The Texas Abortion Ban, Explained
Texas鈥� new anti-abortion law has just gone into effect after the Supreme Court refused to step in. Here鈥檚 what it means.
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Uganda鈥檚 Long History of Hosting Refugees
The country has a reputation of being progressive on refugee issues鈥攂ut its efforts are underfunded.
How to Confront Vaccine Refusal in Black and Brown Communities
Getting communities of color vaccinated is a matter of racial justice鈥攁nd that means confronting the history of medical racism in the U.S. and massive online misinformation.
How U.S. Wars Abroad Are Intimately Tied to Police Brutality at Home
The demands to defund the police are linked to the call for ending militarism. There is a strong case to be made for these movements to join forces against both forms of violence.
Afghan Feminists Told Us War Wouldn鈥檛 Free Them
Afghan feminists told the world 20 years ago what to do (and what not to do) to help them. The U.S. didn鈥檛 listen, and today鈥檚 disastrous outcome is the inevitable result.
As Our Bodies and Planetary Systems Become 鈥淚nflamed,鈥� How Do We Heal?
In their new book, authors Rupa Marya and Raj Patel explore how capitalism and colonialism have caused sickness and how Indigenous knowledge can offer healing.
How to Prevent Crime Without Relying on Police
Crime is rising in America. But rather than rely on the knee-jerk response of increased policing, one violence-prevention expert offers his solutions on using a justice-lens to reduce crime.
How Will Recent Political Instability Shape Haiti鈥檚 Earthquake Response?
The devastating temblor came just weeks after the assassination of President Jovenel Mo茂se鈥攁n event that underscored the precarious political and security environment in modern-day Haiti.
What Does the Taliban Stand For Today?
Can the Taliban鈥檚 less-extreme public statements be trusted? Afghans and regional experts are skeptical as the extremist group retakes control of Afghanistan amid the departure of U.S. and NATO forces.
What the Taliban Takeover Means for Women
The Taliban "has not changed," say women facing subjugation in areas of Afghanistan under its rule.
Tribes Get Creative in Teaching Tradition and Community
鈥淚 want our kids to dare, to imagine, and want the best.鈥�
How 鈥淲hitey on the Moon鈥� Perfectly Captures Bezos鈥� Space Joy Ride
The themes of Gill Scott-Heron鈥檚 seminal poem written decades ago resonate more strongly than ever as billionaires like Jeff Bezos spend their money on lavish vanity projects.
There Is Enough Food, Just Not Enough Food Access
Community fridge networks across the country are an important start鈥攁nd symbol鈥攊n the work to make sure everyone has enough to eat.
Decolonizing Our Dreams
Dreams aren鈥檛 practical, they are a vision of what is possible.
Shapeshifting: Discovering the 鈥淲e鈥� in Mixed-Race Experiences
For mixed-race people, especially those of us who have one White parent, the answers to questions of identity can be confusing to sort out.
How I Survived Prison With Native Spirituality and Mystery Science Theater 3000
A Native writer finds meaningful connections between his heritage and his love for a show about bad movies and goofy robots.
Call for Submissions: A New Social Justice Movement鈥�
Send us your leads and pitches by Aug. 9.鈥�
How Civil Rights Leader Bob Moses Used Math Literacy to Push for Racial Equality
The Algebra Project sprang directly from Bob Moses鈥� civil rights work in Mississippi, which transformed the state from a segregationist stronghold into a focal point of the civil rights revolution.
How Immigrant Communities Are Addressing Colorism and Anti-Blackness
The #BlackLivesMatter protests in 2020 sparked hard conversations within immigrant communities on how internalized biases based on skin-color remain prevalent.
How Haunani-Kay Trask Shaped Her People鈥檚 Struggle for Independence
The Hawaiian movement for self-determination was forever changed by the fierce and unapologetic leadership of the late Haunani-Kay Trask. This loving obituary written by one of Trask鈥檚 mentees explores her powerful legacy.
How the Women of Standing Rock Inspired the World
鈥淎 nation isn鈥檛 defeated until the hearts of the women are on the ground.鈥�
The Unsung Caribbean Roots of the Vegan Food Movement
While eating a plant-based diet is often presented as a White, millennial fad that accompanies gentrification, Black people have a long and rich tradition of plant-based eating.
Why Reparations Are About 麻豆社事件 Than Money
Addressing histories of mass violence have to include both material reparations and public and visible symbolic gestures.
Protesting Shouldn鈥檛 Be Banned at the Olympics
Athletes continue to be punished for speaking out at the Olympics. But that鈥檚 contrary to the celebration of intercultural connections that the Olympics are supposed to represent.
What Critical Race Theory Is鈥攁nd What It Isn鈥檛
Critical race theory is more patriotic than those who are opposed to it because its framers believe in the promises of equality.
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