The United States has experienced fundamental changes that are dramatically detrimental to democracy.

The state's restrictive abortion law went into effect on Friday. Merritt Tierce, executive director of Texas Equal Access Fund, talks about how women in Texas are faring.

As newcomers flock to New York, the city's affordable housing crisis is a symptom of its growing inequality. Can de Blasio stop -- or even slow -- these trends?

A new short film from the creator of The Story of Stuff examines the path to a less wasteful economy and a more sustainable future.

A Facebook fan alerted us to the work of the Wisconsin organizer, who is taking on big business in the fight for workers rights. Learn more about her.

Mother Jones science reporter Chris Mooney on the psychology of ideology.

Some climatologists are raising their voices to call for an overhaul of the economic systems that cause climate change.

Sandy was a wake-up call on how climate change will increasingly affect communities along coastlines. But are we ready for the next disaster?

A short time ago LGBT rights were a wedge issue that divided Dems. The tables have turned.

From Amnesty to Occupy, the Velvet Underground singer was on the frontlines when it mattered.