Life Can Be Sweeter

Hyvemind is an independent publication about what it means to live well in the world we share.

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About Hyvemind

Hyvemind is an independent publication committed to helping readers understand the world we share and find their place in shaping it.

At Hyvemind, we believe life can be sweeter. Everyone deserves dignity, a healthy environment and a meaningful say in their future. Those commitments guide our coverage of both the challenges we face and the people working to overcome them.

Our journalism extends beyond traditional reporting by giving readers context for understanding the news, frameworks for thinking through problems and resources for getting involved. We investigate power, policy, culture and ecology, examining the challenges facing our shared world alongside people putting alternatives into practice.

From worker-owned businesses to community-led conservation, we explore what these efforts make possible, what stands in their way and what others can learn from them. We want people to leave our pages better informed, better equipped and more confident in their ability to make change alongside others.

“The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”

David Graeber

Mission

We seek to expand what working-class people understand about the challenges shaping their lives and what is possible beyond them. Our mission is to build a culture rooted in human dignity, ecological stewardship and care for the people and places that sustain us.

How we work

We help people move from awareness to understanding, and from understanding to active participation in shaping the places they live.

Our work examines the forces shaping everyday life, explains how power and systems operate and connects readers with the people, ideas, organizations and resources already working toward change.

The goal is to give people greater knowledge of the forces affecting their lives, greater connection to the living world and greater capacity to participate in shaping their communities and collective futures.

Our work combines

Public-interest journalism

Reporting that follows power, policy, institutions and the systems shaping everyday life.

Ecological understanding

Reporting grounded in the relationship between human wellbeing and the living world.

Cultural storytelling

Stories about the ideas, relationships and cultural forces that shape how people understand themselves and one another.

Resources for action

Practical pathways that help readers learn more, find organizations, share information and participate in their communities.

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Editorial Team

  • Gabriella Bock

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

  • Alex Lindstrom

    EXECUTIVE EDITOR

  • Connor Bock

    DIRECTOR OF VIDEO PRODUCTION

  • Tripp Gomez

    REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR, SYSTEMS

  • Michael Muyot

    REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR, SYSTEMS

  • Maggie Schwenn

    REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR,
    CULTURE