A New Center Brings New York’s Activist Past Into the Present
The newly inaugurated Puffin Foundation Center for New York City Activism explores how movements born in New York continue to inform the people working on issues that affect us all
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Keeping Children’s Laughter Alive in Wartime Sumy
In Sumy, Ukraine, two cultural activists run an underground family theater that withstands Russian missile strikes to bring comedy to the city’s children
Inside the City’s Best Open Houses
Open Houses Invite You in
Step into the homes of writers, artists, and thinkers where discussions and debates nested democracy in our cities—and be part of today’s conversations at these historic locations
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In Search of a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine— With Imagination
Dozens of Israeli-Palestinian peace groups have spent decades building dialogue and reconciliation. But which of them can turn grassroots action into real change?
Who Really Controls What Gets Painted on Tehran’s Walls?
In Tehran, murals shift with the political weather overnight, and almost no one knows who’s really holding the brush
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Honduras’s Little-Known Resistance to Land Speculation
The struggle for indigenous land rights in Honduras points to an alternative to the global tourism development model, with lessons that reach far beyond its borders
Andrew Berman on Who Gets to Live in Manhattan’s Historic Neighborhoods
Andrew Berman, who has spent 25 years leading Village Preservation in New York City, on the tension between protecting Manhattan’s historic neighborhoods and making room for affordable housing
Tokyoites Make Their Own Wine—and Save Urban Farmland
Tokyo’s rich mosaic of urban farmland—including its vineyards—will endure only as long as people are willing to work the land
