The mission of Boston-based nonprofit Bikes Not Bombs? “Using the bicycle as a vehicle for social change.” What started as a group of passionate cyclists in 1984 providing aid bicycles to people in ...

For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the United States. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, ...

Zac Clark was a freshman at the University of San Francisco when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He moved out of his dorm and into the Tenderloin, a low-income neighborhood in the Bay Area. From his ...

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... Veterans Day should not be the only day we celebrate veterans, rather, it should be a jumping-off point for us to continue to fight and ...

November is Native American Heritage Month, when we all come together to honor and celebrate the culture, traditions, history, and contributions of American Indian and Alaskan Natives. Though Native ...

The same article of clothing that some of us literally walk all over is the same item being used to address today’s most urgent social issues. So, if we’re already buying socks, why not make a ...

Veterans Day is a national holiday in the United States celebrated on November 11th, dedicated to honoring veterans and active military members. Its origin began in 1918, marking the end of the first ...

While I love a good kitchen gadget or some versatile, eco-friendly home goods, in my mid-twenties, the gifts on the top of my wish list always relate back to my dog. A gift for my 5-year-old Shiba Inu ...

Dungeons & Dragons, a table-top roleplaying game beloved by many since 1974 — and made especially popular by things like “Stranger Things” and “Critical Role” in recent years — may be more than just a ...

As electrification infrastructure expands across Europe, Austria encountered a problem: the general public is not fond of how the new pylons — which resemble traditional power lines — look. So, the ...

As an estimated 1.4 million federal workers enter a third week either furloughed or working without pay, private nonprofits continue to show up in support of those impacted by the government shutdown.

The whir of an otherworldly machine coupled with the claustrophobic requirement of staying completely still while a doctor peeks at your organs isn’t exactly a recipe for comfort — no matter the age ...