Video: The Story of Stuff
. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge … Continue reading
Majid Naficy: First Snow
Mother stands by the window And looks at the falling snow. It is the first snow fall On Father‘s grave. She has wrapped herself In a red blanket And leaned … Continue reading
Richard St. John: December, New Millennium
So warm, the hedges almost bloom, though the jagged skeletons of fake, electric icicles are twined along a front-yard chain-link fence. In the windows, faded Steelers signs, tribal gear still … Continue reading
Video: An Amish Man
. This short lyrical film offers a rare glimpse into modern Amish life. Originally Swiss Anabaptists, the Amish are a fellowship of Christians who live in small communities in the … Continue reading
Eric Holthaus: Ice Apocalypse
Rapid collapse of Antarctic glaciers could flood coastal cities by the end of this century. . In a remote region of Antarctica known as Pine Island Bay, 2,500 miles from … Continue reading
Mary Annette Pember: Try Something New — Decolonize Your Mind
I tend to lie low during Native American History Month and dodge the Moon of Explaining Indians to White People. But not this year. . Traditionally, Ojibwe people observe a … Continue reading
Video: Women of These Hills — 3 Cultures of Appalachia
. Three Appalachian women in their 80’s share their stories of growing up in the rural regions of the Appalachian mountains. Take a glimpse into their lives as they share … Continue reading
Video: The Joy of Local Food
. In this short video, Sir Roger Scruton and Helena Norberg-Hodge explore what’s wrong with the current global food economy, and share an alternative. For more videos in this series from … Continue reading
Video: The Inner Life of the Cell
. In 2006, Harvard University teamed up with XVIVO to develop an animation that would take their cellular biology students on a journey through the microscopic world of a cell. The … Continue reading
Yael Bromberg and Eirik Cheverud: Punishing Dissent in the Age of Trump — What’s in a Riot?
On the morning of President Trump’s Inauguration, police trapped and arrested over 230 people. Some were anti-Trump demonstrators; some were not. The next day, federal prosecutors charged them all with … Continue reading
Sarah van Gelder: Americans Are Stressed About the Future. Here’s Why That’s Promising
The era of empire, white supremacy, dirty energy and global capitalism is coming to a close. Americans are really stressed out, according to a new poll by the American Psychological … Continue reading
Mary Swander: Hunger Among the Amber Fields of Grain
“Over 80 percent of our school children here in Storm Lake, Iowa, are in danger of going hungry,” the director of a Food Insecurity Summit tells me. “They eat breakfast … Continue reading
Ian Boyden: Spider Field
for the Dalai Lama on his 82nd birthday First leg I awoke to an island held by cloud a meadow held by mist that had returned to admire something it … Continue reading
Laurel Wales: 2017 Elections Mark the Dawn of Change
What a difference a year makes! Waking up after Election Day in 2017 is incredibly different from last November, when we faced the prospect of a misogynist-in-chief in the White … Continue reading
