Nicole Young argues that Black people鈥檚 conscription into America鈥檚 endless war-making machine only ensures they will never be safe.
Switzerland鈥檚 鈥淣o Blame鈥� approach eschews punishment, instead focusing on empathy, tolerance, and respect.
Holding on to home and humanity in the face of occupation, displacement, and genocide.
The freedom to move is a survival strategy.
Making workplaces more inclusive requires normalizing accommodations like those offered at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What if we lived in a world where access was not treated as an afterthought, but was embedded in every element of our society instead?
Organizers working to end police violence refuse to be intimidated by growing efforts to criminalize free speech.
It will take concerted action to ensure that women belong in the House.
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion freedom now hinges on access to pills.
Fifty years ago, the Boldt decision reaffirmed Indigenous fishing rights and recognized tribes as equal partners in resource management.
Disabled people know the health care system is hostile. But it doesn鈥檛 have to be.
All people deserve access to this necessary medical care.
These community activities are about equality as much as entertainment.
While the government has declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, clean air clubs are still working hard to keep people safe.
Public libraries help us reimagine collective responsibility.
How communities around the world are preserving their endangered music.
Alice Wong is a disabled activist, writer, and editor. She鈥檚 also the editor of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century. Her memoir, Year of the Tiger: An Activist鈥檚
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To reach its full potential, the immigrants鈥� rights movement needs to reject anti-Blackness and build a coalition as diverse as the people who comprise it.
A tribal college internship aims to train the next generation of stewards for a recovering prairie ecosystem鈥攊ts land, animals, and people.
In 2022, Michigan enshrined abortion in its state constitution. Now, activists want to expand access for young people by repealing parental consent laws.
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