. . . and its incalculable effect on the civil rights movement and on the development of blues, jazz and rap. By Stephen Richer.
movements and communities
Becoming more tightly knit as we're forced to rely on one
A Dancer Mourning Charges Memory
How an artist's eloquent grief charges memory of a departed loved one. By Whitney Smith.

Farmers Rain on Monsanto's Parade
Threats to centuries of farming tradition bring farmers and artists together. By Chris Lowry.

Recognizing 'White Fragility' in Asia
Racial bias . . . not just in their town. By Jessa Geronimo.

A Young Care Monger Spreads Mutual Aid
Becoming more tightly knit as we're forced to rely on one another. By Gordon Winch.

Seams of Division Coming Unstitched
Reflections on how a mostly white, humanist society has appropriated pretty well everything over ecological accommodation. By John Davis.

A Revolutionary Moment: Morsels of Insight from Chris Hedges' Wages of Rebellion
Chris Hedges' book 'Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt' offers welcome guidance for this period in the history of human calamity. By Chellis Glendinning.

Are we aware of what public controls are doing to everyday life?
Is delighting in social spontaneity and freedom to discover being increasingly extinguished in British public events? By Lisa Ann Wilson.


Mayors, Be Our Agents for a Deal
Can trickle-up politics make change at the top?
