Featured articles
Featured Articles
Factory farming has devastating environmental impacts, but there are ways we can protect our vital resources.
By: Vicky Bond
When the way things are isn’t working, we can build something better if we draw from our collective power and focus on care and interconnection.
By: April M. Short
Using the same land for the production of both agriculture and solar energy is a win-win for the climate and farmers.
By: Tina Casey
Twin research sheds light on genetics, behavior, and evolutionary psychology, helping us understand human nature and individual differences.
By: Nancy L. Segal, PhD
From grammar rules to everyday slang, debates over descriptivism and prescriptivism reveal how we balance authority with the way people really speak.
By: Danica Tomber
A famous photographic hoax illustrates how confirmation bias and flawed investigation can lead people to misinterpret evidence and accept extraordinary claims.
By: Mary Losure
Kidnapped from West Africa as a child and brought to Boston, Wheatley became the first African-American woman published in English, using her poetry to navigate freedom, fame, and the politics of her time.
By: Vincent Carretta
Social hierarchies based on gender, race, appearance, and status are often learned rather than inevitable. Human ecology education offers one framework for helping people recognize these patterns and build more equitable relationships and communities.
By: Sandra Ericson
The worker-owned collective ChiCommons helps Chicago residents find local mutual aid-based organizations.
By: Damon Orion
By: Upton Sinclair