The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
By David Wallace-Wells. Brings into relief the climate troubles that await—food shortages, refugee emergencies, and other crises that will reshape the globe.... Read More
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
An independent, nonpartisan federal institution created and funded by Congress with the mission to strengthen the nation’s capacity to promote the peaceful... Read More
The Unsteady March
By Philip Klinkner. Describes the history of race relations in America and its sporadic, isolated and uneven progress towards racial equality. Read... Read More
The Upstream Doctors: Medical Innovators Track Sickness to Its Source
By Rishi Manchanda. Argues that effective care for most illnesses requires understanding the social conditions of patients and that society needs to... Read More
The Urgency of “Inter-Sectionality”
A TED talk featuring Kimberlé Crenshaw who says that now more than ever, it’s important to look boldly at the reality of... Read More
The Value of Work
Produced by We Are the Economy. Gives voice to supporters and the opponents of a proposed minimum wage increase in Seattle, including... Read More
The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right
By Lisa Harper. From Genesis through Revelation, explores God’s intent for a thriving world in light of today’s headlines and how to... Read More
The Vietnam War
A ten-part, 18-hour PBS documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Explores the human dimensions of the war through the testimony... Read More
The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists
By Kevin O’Brien. Argues that we should respond to climate change first and foremost as a case of systematic and structural violence.... Read More