June 08, 2026 Why Repair Cafés are becoming more popular amid the anti-consumerism movement BY Associated Press On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church was filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers, and balky zippers. About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods … Continue reading Why Repair Cafés are becoming more popular amid the anti-consumerism movement
January 25, 2026 How coal mine waste could power America’s next clean energy movement
January 14, 2025 A new movement wants to protect social media from billionaires An initiative called Free Our Feeds, backed by the founder of Wikipedia, is raising money to protect the technology that powers Bluesky. BY Chris Morris Over the past few years, concerns about billionaires using media outlets they own to signal boost their own … Continue reading A new movement wants to protect social media from billionaires
January 08, 2025 ‘My goal is to spend under $1,000 this month’: The no-buy movement is making waves on TikTok Most participants stick to the basics, limiting their spending to nondiscretionary items like groceries and transportation. BY Eve Upton-Clark The no-buy trend isn’t anything new, but it gains fresh momentum every January, right on the heels … Continue reading ‘My goal is to spend under $1,000 this month’: The no-buy movement is making waves on TikTok
September 27, 2024 How Stephen Miller and the anti-DEI movement are going after small businesses At Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, panelists discussed the legal strategy being used by anti-DEI conservatives, including Stephen Miller. BY AJ Hess On July 3, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, prohibiting U.S. colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s race … Continue reading How Stephen Miller and the anti-DEI movement are going after small businesses
September 06, 2024 The growing movement to help workers achieve digital balance More companies are encouraging their employees to achieve better digital balance, empowering them to disconnect after work hours. BY Henry Chandonnet If Carly Taylor was going back to in-person work, she had some ground rules. There would be no more after-work responses to her … Continue reading The growing movement to help workers achieve digital balance
September 01, 2024 How ‘scab’ became an insult used by unions in the labor movement Its use actually dates to medieval Europe. BY The Conversation Over its long history, the American labor movement has displayed a remarkably rich vocabulary for shaming those deemed traitors to its cause. Some insults, such as blackleg, are largely forgotten today. … Continue reading How ‘scab’ became an insult used by unions in the labor movement
May 22, 2024 Why more and more organizations are adopting the slow work movement Productivity isn’t always about getting things done as quickly as possible BY Rachel Karl We live in a world that reveres speed and worships breadth over depth. But a quiet revolution is brewing, and it’s called the slow movement (or specifically, the … Continue reading Why more and more organizations are adopting the slow work movement
Lateral Movement: What Every Business Should Know Gilad Maayan / Sep 27, 2023 Lateral movement is a term that has become increasingly prominent within cybersecurity circles, but is largely unknown to a general business audience. However, as we’ll show in this article, business leaders and IT professionals must understand this term and its implications … Continue reading Lateral Movement: What Every Business Should Know
By Kristin Toussaint December 28, 2022 Strikes, walkouts, union wins, and even more workers organizing—the wave of labor action that gained momentum during the pandemic showed no signs of slowing down in 2022. In fact, it ramped up even more: The number of union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board increased … Continue reading Can the labor movement capitalize on its big wins from 2022?
