Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with “The Serviceberry” author Robin Wall Kimmerer. Robin Wall Kimmerer is ...

Gift Economy Experiments and Privilege Before examining options, I want to explore one more aspect of the gift economy experiment, which is the ways in which privilege plays a role in our ability to ...

Growing 50 percent faster than the overall secondhand goods market, The Buy Nothing Project is scaling the gift economy through a free, person-to-person platform—spanning its dedicated app and global ...