Michael Laxer
Recycling the Discarded
Greenfield, Massachusetts’s Compost Co-op gives ex-inmates a living wage through meaningful work. Image via video screenshot By Damon...
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Michael Laxer
- Aug 17
- 6 min
Home Improvement
The North Missoula Community Development Corporation brings permanent affordable housing to Montana. Image via the North Missoula...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 4
- 8 min
Trump’s Battle for U.S. Sports
Donald Trump’s targeting of established sports leagues and promotion of alternatives have partly reshaped the American sports landscape....
Michael Laxer
- Aug 3
- 6 min
Community in Motion
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling. Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4....
Michael Laxer
- Jun 18
- 6 min
Facing a Surge in Wildfires, the U.S. Government Turned to Native Wisdom and Advanced Archaeology
Collaborative efforts between forest agencies and Indigenous communities are improving wildfire management by combining oral histories...
Michael Laxer
- May 20
- 9 min
Procter & Gamble, Mondelēz, and Nestlé Are Among 10 of the Leading Consumer Brands Driving Global Deforestation
Despite corporate commitments, deforestation rates remain high, and community land conflicts continue. Activists protest P&G's role in...
Michael Laxer
- May 3
- 5 min
Student Demands for Divestment Are Not New
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and...
Michael Laxer
- Apr 28
- 10 min
Banks and Investors Are Fueling a Global Biodiversity Crisis
Commercial financial flows to the forest-risk commodity sectors are driving the majority of tropical deforestation. By Laurel Sutherlin...
Michael Laxer
- Apr 19
- 10 min
Telling the ‘Untold’ Stories of Palestinian Lives, Dreams, and Hopes—in Gaza and Beyond
The media collective Untold Palestine gathers the stories mainstream media doesn’t tell about Palestinians—videos, photographs, and...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 22
- 7 min
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. By Richard Heinberg Those advocating for artificial...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 28
- 12 min
The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency
Architects and everyday people are teaching each other to build spaces for community and climate resilience using local, natural...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 26
- 7 min
Outdated Narratives Have Humanity in a Downward Spiral—It’s Time to Tell ‘Stories for Life’
A short film and narratives project “Stories for Life” seeks to bring about the shift in culture that humanity needs to survive....
Michael Laxer
- Feb 17
- 8 min
Why Ecosystems Need Healthy Populations of Apex Predators to Be Restored
Wolves benefit the entire ecosystem they inhabit. So why hunt them? A pack of grey wolves after a successful hunt near La Ronge, just...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 29
- 11 min
The Animal Feed Industry’s Impact on the Planet
The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe. By Vicky Bond In some parts of the...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 10, 2023
- 6 min
Do Grandmothers Hold the Key to Understanding Human Evolution?
By Brenna R. Hassett Of the innumerable species on the planet, just a bare handful have evolved to have one of the most counterintuitive...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 9, 2023
- 6 min
‘Practices for Care and Endurance’ Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza
Amid genocidal violence and mass civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, well-known writers, artists, healers, and activists shared practices...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 28, 2023
- 6 min
Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago: The UAE’s Occupation and Destruction of a World Heritage Site
The United Arab Emirates is destroying the biodiversity of a Yemeni archipelago. A view from Socotra showing some of its unique trees,...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 24, 2023
- 8 min
Why the United Arab Emirates Is a Poor Choice for a Global Climate Summit
The UAE is destroying the ecosystem of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and yet its oil company chief will preside over COP28. An ADNOC...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 28, 2023
- 20 min
POOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement
A mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 6, 2023
- 6 min
Palm Oil: The Ingredient Behind Human Rights Abuses and Eco-Destruction That’s Probably in Your Home
Palm oil is found in 50 percent of all consumer goods. And it’s killing the environment. By Reynard Loki “Oil palm is one of the...
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