In 2005, after Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina devastated the state, then-Alabama Department of Insurance commissioner Jim Ridling was surveying storm damage when a thought dawned on him. Realizing that ...

Whether you attend a No Kings protest or show up in the streets of your community to speak out against inhumane actions by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, you’ll need a sign. For ...

Studies from RAND show that individuals who participate in educational programs while incarcerated are 48% less likely to return to prison than those who did not have access to these opportunities.

At 18 years old, Kerwin Pittman was sent to prison to serve his time for conspiracy to commit murder. He spent 11 and a half years incarcerated, with over a year of that time in solitary confinement.

Gilah Mashaal, the owner of Minnesota yarn shop Needle & Skein, told Good Good Good, “We’ve had a terrible time keeping red yarn in stock.” It’s a good problem to have. In mid-January, Needle & Skein ...

There’s a role for everyone in the fight against tyranny. Yes, even the knitters and crocheters. Craftivism, or the act of using handicrafts, art, and textiles as a form of activism, is just one way ...

Animal-based food systems come with a huge carbon footprint. And we can’t just blame it on cow farts and sheep burps. Livestock production expends heaps of energy at every level: crops are grown and ...

When people imagine national park sites, they probably envision the geysers of Yellowstone or the crisp ocean breeze of Acadia. But national park sites aren’t just a feature of the great outdoors. Of ...

In late October, a group of 19 Buddhist monks set off for a 2,300-mile trek across the United States, beginning in Fort Worth Texas, with a final destination of Washington, D.C. Their mission? To ...

It’s no secret that homosexual behavior is natural in the animal kingdom. Bonin flying foxes, a type of bat, curl up in same-sex clusters to keep warm during mating season. Male zebra finches form ...

For as long as many of us have encountered vending machines on college campuses, waiting rooms, and workplace lounges, they have been a reliable place to get a chocolate bar and a bottle of soda. But ...

With sea turtles at risk of extinction — and entanglement in fishing gear a primary threat, along with climate change and habitat loss — conservation efforts have been put in place to reduce their ...