What 11-Year-Olds Get—and Adults Forget—About Child Labor in Chocolate
Marie Hogan confronted Hershey’s about using children in its supply chain because she cares about other kids, fairness—and candy. Here’s what we can learn from her.
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What’s Fairer than Fair Trade? Try Direct Trade With Cocoa Farmers
Fair trade is good, but it still leaves cocoa growers in poverty. Here’s how to do better.
Growing Up in a Kenyan Slum Taught Me the Real Value of Stuff
It was only after experiencing the abundance of stuff in the United States that Simon Okelo learned to value life with less, the way he grew up.
Escape from an L.A. Sweatshop: How Modern-Day Slaves Become Lobbyists
Lured from Mexico into forced labor at an American factory, Flor Molina’s human trafficking story was typical. What’s remarkable is what she did next.
For Safer Factories, CEOs Are Listening to Workers on the Frontlines
The future of corporate responsibility means hearing firsthand from factory workers about their conditions.
4 Ways to Share the Season’s Harvest (and Make Friends Doing It)
Guerrilla grafting, crop mobs, and other ways to make the fruits of your labor go further.
Too Much Stuff in Your Life? 7 Ways to Turn it Around
From sharing to repairing, the inspiration you need to lighten your load.
One Thing College Alumni Can Do about Climate Change Right Now
I've respectfully informed my alma mater that, until it divests its holdings in the fossil fuel industry—coal, oil, tar sands, and fracked natural gas—I will not donate another cent.
Bringing Bison and Biodiversity Back to the Prairie
A Montana-based nonprofit is moving to preserve 3.5 million acres of the Great Plains.
After Rana Plaza: Let’s Bring Humanity Back Into Our Stuff
We all know our stuff doesn't grow on store shelves. Here's how we can rehumanize our relationship with our things—and the people who make them.
The TPP Is Another Job Killing Trade Deal—So Why Are Both Parties Supporting It?
Factory owners in the United States say that the Trans-Pacific Partnership—which is being negotiated this week in Brunei—will force them to lay off workers. Yet opponents in Washington are few and far between.
A Safe Place for Bees: Will US Follow Europe in Banning Hive-Killing Pesticides?
While banning the use of bee-killing pesticides is crucial, planting your yard with flowers instead of grass helps, too.
Annie Leonard: How to Be More than a Mindful Consumer
The way we make and use stuff is harming the world—and ourselves. To create a system that works, we can't just use our purchasing power. We must turn it into citizen power.
6.5 Percent of All Humans Ever Born Are Still Alive Today
(And 22 other facts you should probably know.)
“Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth” Is as Beautiful Visually as It Is Spiritually
Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar's presentation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's life will inspire you.
Adam Hochschild: We Can End Slavery—Again
It took just 20 years to end the British slave trade. What history teaches us about ending exploitation today.
The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Why an African American marketing consultant and a white writer took a journey to explore the effects of slavery, racism, and privilege.
The Unexpected Gifts of Photographing Mandela, Tutu, and the Dalai Lama
Photographer Jane Feldman on earning the trust of beloved world leaders—and capturing their laughter.
This Guy Moved Into His Parents’ House So a Homeless Family Could Live in His
Three extraordinary, everyday people who will make your day better.
Slave and Slaveholder Descendants Break Free of History’s Trauma—Together
Responding to past traumas like slavery and acts of terrorism can heal us—and future generations.
Infographic: Your Stuff’s Not As Cheap As You Think It Is
What do we really trade for all of the cheap stuff we buy?
A Marathon Runner’s Lessons for a Saner Civilization
Long-distance running demands that athletes pace themselves and keep the future in mind. Might they have something to teach those who want to create a sustainable society?
Dar Williams: Why the Music of Protest Is Still Worth Defending
We can’t change the world if we can’t even sing together—a star folk singer on what happens if political music dies.
How to See Stars Like Your Ancestors Did
We could all see the sky as our ancestors once saw it just by turning off the lights, according to the International Dark Sky Association.
Peaceful Revolution? Gandhi’s Four Paths to Get There
The Indian leader saw nonviolence as an active and powerful thing—not just the absence of war.
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