
Alicia Kozlowski: Leading With Heart
Growing up, Alicia Kozlowski was exposed to sicknesses including…

Plant-Based
Allison Austin teaching a remedy class. (Photo by Raven Words…

The Big Lake Effect
Carah Thomas-Maskell (Photo by Nita Anderson)
I grew up…

Growing Community
Khou Lor (Photo by Maik Vue)
Minnesotans find themselves…

My Sanctuary of Wildcats
Tammy Thies is the founder and executive director of The Wildcat…

Being the Bulldozer
Teresa Konechne makes art, film, rituals, and trouble. (Photo…

Voices From Greater Minnesota
Everyday women respond: “How Do You Engage In Our State?”
Andrea…

Undercover
There are more than 90 pregnancy crisis centers in Minnesota.…

Taking Action Statewide
For more than a year, communities have met as part of the…

Protecting Wilderness
The Boundary Waters is a vast, interconnected system of waterways, with no capacity to buffer acids, heavy metals, and sulfates — all signatures of copper-nickel mine waste.

Doula to the Next Economy
Consent is about sex, and consent is about pipelines and mega-projects. In the old days, company men and governments used to just rape and pillage. That was how it went. It is not supposed to be those days now.

Wave Rider
Jenny Schwietz (Photo by Erik Gaffron)
The first time Jenny…


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