Smoked Salmon For Amelia: A Native Perspective On Homelessness
The Puyallup tribe has its own tiny home village for the homeless called “ʔay’gʷasilali” (pronounced Igwasilali), which is a Whulshootseed word meaning “place of transformation.”
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Good News Headlines 1/26/2022
Scientists have discovered a new coral reef that stretches for around two miles off Tahiti that appears untouched by the climate crisis and offers hope that there is more biodiversity to be discovered in unexplored parts of the ocean.
Speak The Truth, But Not To Punish
Beloved Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away at 95. View live memorial services from Plum Village, in France to offer collective energies of peace, love and gratitude.
Omicron Notes From Massachusetts General Hospital
Edward Ryan, MD, Director of International Infectious Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital has good news to share about Omicron, Delta and life getting back to normal.
Good News Headlines 1/19/2022
The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program that celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of our country.
Custodians Ensure Our Well-Being. It’s Time We Ensure Theirs
Despite the stress of the pandemic, my mother’s satisfaction in her work remains, as it does with other custodians. The time is now for us to nurture a culture of care for those who care for our spaces, and to pay and protect them.
Good News Headlines 1/12/2022
When April Stringfield took the keys to her new 3 bedroom house in Virginia, a special bit of history was made. The new home for April and her 13-year old son is the first one constructed by Habitat for Humanity on the East Coast using 3D printing.
How To Revolutionize Social Services
As leaders of a New Mexico initiative committed to health and education goals, we have had a front-row seat to an underfunded and understaffed public health care system. Today, New Mexicans are speaking up and taking action.
Good News Headlines 1/5/2022
Millions more Americans now have the right to vote in non-English languages as newly released data from the US Census Bureau requires that 331 jurisdictions in 30 states must offer non-English voting materials.
E.O. Wilson’s Lifelong Passion For Ants Helped Him Teach Humans About How To Live Sustainably With Nature
Wilson, who died Dec. 26, 2021, at the age of 92, discovered the chemical means by which ants communicate. And he was the first to understand the evolutionary basis of both animal and human societies.
May We Rage And Love Well In 2022
We now draw near to the end of another year. We as human beings have a creative way of relying on this construct of time—a new year—to initiate new beginnings on our behalf.
Good News Headlines 12/29/2021
Years of resistance and legal battles over tribal sovereignty and civil rights have allowed Indigenous populations to rebound to their largest size in modern U.S. history.
Stress Is Contagious In Relationships – Here’s What You Can Do To Support Your Partner And Boost Your Own Health During The Holidays And Beyond
You might already know stress can affect your own health, but what you may not realize is that your stress – and how you manage it – is catching. Your stress can spread around, particularly to your loved ones.
10 Stories That Gave Readers Hope In 2021
Looking back at the year’s top 10 most popular stories, it’s clear that you, dear readers, were hungry for hopeful stories. We’re inspired by your willingness to learn—about transformative justice, the roots of modern food movements, and the possibility of an ecological civilization.
Good News Headlines 12/22/2021
As they committed to doing last April, on the occasion of the 35th commemoration of the Chernobyl accident, the Swiss-based company Exlterra has reported spectacular results after one year of decontamination.
Good News Headlines 12/15/2021
The country's prime minister has agreed to roll back laws that threatened to corporatize agriculture, jeopardizing the food security of more than 800 million people and further enriching the ultra-rich.
Monitor Or Talk? 5 Ways Parents Can Help Keep Their Children Safe Online
As with any venue, parents might be concerned about what dangers lurk on the internet. Here are five tips on how parents can encourage their children to adopt safer online behavior beyond using spyware or computer surveillance.
Good News Headlines 12/8/2021
The simple act of staring at a deep-red or near infrared light source for about three minutes was found to be enough to improve color vision in those suffering from failing eyesight.
Quitting Your Job Or Thinking About Joining The ‘Great Resignation’? Here’s What An Employment Lawyer Advises
One of the things I learned over the years as a lawyer and later as a professor specializing in employment law is that timing and preparation matter when it comes to quitting a job.
Banned In 32 Countries, Paraquat Use Is Expected To Increase In The United States
Attempting to keep up with the high demand for inexpensive produce, agricultural workers are using dangerous pesticides that endanger their health and the well-being of their communities. One such weed-killer is paraquat.
Good News Headlines 12/1/2021
Ontario’s northernmost First Nation has switched on a 300 kilowatt solar power station, freeing them from the burden of flying diesel by charter plane 500 miles up the Canadian coastline.
How The Women Of Standing Rock Inspired The World
The women of Standing Rock fought on. And in the process, they inspired the world. Kring spoke of Indigenous women with whom she’d collaborated in Honduras and Scandinavia, who told her that Standing Rock changed what seemed possible.
Earth Talk: What Are Conservation Dogs?
Most commonly conservation dogs are used to help biologists understand where and how threatened or endangered wildlife species are hanging on—or if they are still around at all.
Good News Headlines 11/24/2021
Union workers for equipment manufacturer John Deere voted to approve a new contract on Wednesday, ending a strike sustained by over 10,000 workers at 14 locations for nearly five weeks.
Good News Headlines 11/17/2021
The International Handball Federation will no longer require women to compete in bikini bottoms. The move comes after Norwegian players staged a protest by wearing shorts to a championship match and called for a change to the dress code.
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April 28, 2026
Before the Sun rises the Moon enters Libra. Lunar aspects to Uranus and Neptune provide the morning hours with purely magical inventiveness. A midday trine between Venus and Pluto is a call to love deeply, passionately...
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