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Tech titans are fostering new forms of digital colonialism, both within wealthy countries and on the global stage. But it’s not too late to build a digital economy that works for everyone.

When people taking part in 22 pilot programs across the US got free fruits and vegetables, their health improved.

Around the world, cities are evolving at an unprecedented pace, grappling with profound challenges driven by urbanization, demographics, and climate change. City leaders face extraordinary pressures to manage this growth…

Despite sex workers clearly voicing their needs and interests, the feminist movement has not always listened. This has caused deep harm, not only to sex workers but to many facets…

Lack of information, poor transit access, and plain old boredom keep people away from public cooling facilities.

Nitrogen dioxide levels are on the rise in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a new study.

We need more storytellers to spotlight the humans behind our favorite products—and we need to recognize the people behind our favorite recipes.

A digest of events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentucky. Links may expire, require subscription or go…

The Community Food Navigator is a Chicago-based hub of resources and connections, helping communities work toward food sovereignty.

More organisations need to start campaigning alongside the environmental movement for urgent policy change.

People aren’t the only ones harmed by heat waves. The hotter it gets, the harder it is for machines to keep their cool.

Two weeks ago, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) activated our organizational plan for the Hawai’i wildfires. We knew it would be devastating, but cell phone service and communications towers…