The MacArthur Foundation has awarded Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee a five-year, $100 million grant to educate displaced children in the Middle East, specifically those affected by conflict and persecution.

World Bank announces in Paris it ‘will no longer finance upstream oil and gas’ after 2019 in response to threat posed by climate change.

As we move forward in the era of Trump, facing vast structural problems, let us remember that Nature is and always will be the ultimate teacher if we heed it accordingly.

Under the Sumner Street overpass in East Boston, a crowd of people gathered in the crisp December air Friday morning for the unveiling of a new mural…

There are more than 100,000 local Baha'i communities in places as diverse as Chile, Cambodia and the United States. On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith, the question remains: What is the reason for their persecution?

Coral bred in one part of the Great Barrier Reef was successfully transplanted into another area, Australian scientists said Sunday, in a project they hope could restore damaged ecosystems around the world.

I know what C Corporations, S Corporations and LLCs are, but what are “B Corporations” and how does this status help the environment?

In Tulsa, Okla., philanthropist George Kaiser is mounting one of the most ambitious efforts in the US to help the poor.

Want to keep the Internet equally accessible to everyone?

The concept of ownership is a social contract that allows certain individuals and groups to have rights to certain resources or items while excluding others from that access.

Currently, under the Affordable Care Act signed by former President Barack Obama, insurers are required to cover contraceptives without cost-sharing. But Republican efforts to repeal the ACA mean the future of that requirement is uncertain.

In partnership with GE Healthcare and the University of Pittsburgh Hospital, Doug Dietz redesigned the rooms with the MR scanners to feature “adventure” environments that excited kids, rather than scared them.

PR people, increasingly dependent on sophisticated cellphones for news, info and communication, must be aware of dangers they present.

Pangolins may not be very good at protecting themselves, but that is why they have a team of men who are dedicated to watching over them.

Is Lee Carter’s shocking victory a sign of things to come across America?

In the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations involving Harvey Weinstein and Bill O'Reilly, Americans may be learning just how prevalent sexual violence is in our society.

Another country has joined efforts to stop the plastic pollution crisis by banning single-use plastic bags…

Liberals and conservatives have too much in common—and too much at stake—to keep hiding behind differences.

Can Israel and Palestine work together? One group is proving it’s possible.

Even Trump supporters agree we can learn something from the country’s universal, low-cost health care system. It’s that good.

By helping donors ‘pay it forward,’ these teens are working to ensure that no student goes hungry…

The notion underlying both the DACA repeal and the wall – which is that “illegal” immigrants, most of them from Mexico, are stealing U.S. jobs and hurting society – reflects a profound misunderstanding of American history.

Cathy Rude has braved her share of storms and flooding to get to a laboring patient. But last week was the first time the 63-year-old faced flood waters so high that her only way to work was to hitch a ride on an inflatable swan.

The winners of the 2017 Right Livelihood Awards—often referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize—were announced in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday in order to honor and reward the dedication and positive impact from this year's four recipients.

Today’s social justice movements must seize opportunities, mobilize quickly, and, finally, embrace a carnival spirit.