The Incredible Power of a Potluck
Dinner table gatherings help to build cultural ties and tear down political walls.
Health & Happiness
Lovehacking, and Other Habits of Happy Couples
Marriage research shows how strong relationships survive (even in these hard times).
6 Horrifying Foods You鈥檝e Probably Eaten
Are you going to eat that? Because the food industrial complex is the stuff of nightmares.
Unapologetically Fat: A Challenge to How We See Women鈥檚 Bodies
Meet the social media stars fighting fatphobia.
American Workers Let 662 Million Vacation Days Go Unused Last Year
And 24 other facts you should probably know.
Fed Up With How Women Are Portrayed in Media, These Girls Started Their Own Radio Station
A Boston radio station trains teens, helps them find their voice, and gives them a chance to be heard.
Meet the Playwrights Bringing 修车大队 to the Stage
These women are helping audiences empathize with issues in a way that a book or an article can鈥檛.
After Las Vegas, These Are the Questions That Can Bring Us Peace
If we can stop clinging to stories that obscure the truth of what happened, then what follows easily is, How can I help?
Love Little Free Libraries? These People Didn鈥檛 Stop at Books
From seed banks to free food pantries, the little library movement is taking off in neighborhoods across the country.
What Cuba Can Teach Us About Health Care
Even Trump supporters agree we can learn something from the country鈥檚 universal, low-cost health care system. It鈥檚 that good.
Comic: We Sent Our Illustrator to Activist Summer Camp. Here鈥檚 What Happened
Meet Jen, who went to sleep-away camp a newbie activist and came back ready to fight for social change.
6 Simple Ways to Preserve Foods From Your Garden
Here鈥檚 how you can enjoy summer foods all year long.
It鈥檚 Not Just Nostalgia: 鈥淩eal Things鈥� and Why They Matter
In his new book, David Sax explains how giving into the lure of things like vinyl records and paperback books might actually make you happier.
What the Garden-Hacking Grandmas and Grandpas of South Korea Know
Gardening here is not a hobby. It comes from the realization within people that there is inherent value in tending a garden and taking time to be a part of nature.
Fight Fascism With a Dance Party
Where fascism aims to instill fear, joy is the perfect resistance.
Why Police Violence Against Women of Color Stays Hidden
Data show more Black men are killed at higher rates than women, but police-misconduct attorney Andrea Ritchie says that doesn鈥檛 tell the whole story.
The Podcast Taking on Racism in the Food Industry
A chef and journalist started 鈥淭he Racist Sandwich Podcast鈥� to address inequity in the restaurant industry. Today, it鈥檚 winning award nominations and fans worldwide.
How Horror Films Are Bringing More Gender Equality to Hollywood
A new study finds that horror is the only film genre where women appear and speak as often as men.
Decolonize Your Diet
Love your Mexican food? Traditional indigenous food from Mexico is misunderstood in the U.S.鈥攁nd is actually among the world鈥檚 healthiest.
Cruel to Be Kind? When It鈥檚 OK to Make Someone Feel Bad
Research suggests sometimes inducing a little negative emotion in someone else can improve their long-term well-being.
Your Chocolate Might Have Survived This Fungus in Ecuador
Half of all cacao grown in Ecuador is ruined by a disease called frosty pod rot. But farmers, exporters, and chocolate-makers are finding sustainable ways to combat it.
Nostalgia Isn鈥檛 Just an Escape鈥擲cience Says It鈥檚 Important for Coping, Too
The bittersweet benefits of yearning for the past.
Trumpcare Is Not the Health Plan We Need (but Neither Is the ACA)
Under both GOP plans, we鈥檒l have high costs, spotty coverage, and ad hoc solutions鈥攚hich we have enough of already.
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