No Impact Man鈥檚 Guide to Activism
I鈥檝e learned a lot about how to be an ordinary person, filled with self-doubt, who still takes the risk of trying to do something about the world.
Social Justice
17 鈥淚mpossible鈥� Success Stories That Prove We鈥檙e Making Progress
From poverty and women鈥檚 rights to public health and the environment, we鈥檙e making strides.
In 鈥淪hout Your Abortion,鈥� a Celebration of Life
The viral social media campaign #ShoutYourAbortion is now a book that celebrates life and freedom as much as choice.
Cincinnati Neighborhoods Cross Cultural Divides With Storytelling
Cincy Stories gives people a platform to share their stories and build connections.
The Part About MLK White People Don鈥檛 Like to Talk About
Dr. King was widely disliked for his message of liberation for oppressed people in this country鈥擝lack people, Brown people, Native people, all poor people.
Video: How This Tribe Got Their Coastal California Lands Returned
The Kashia鈥檚 success might be the first time that a tribe in the U.S. has held a private deed鈥攁s well as management rights鈥攖o their ancestral lands.
How Native Culture Helped Shape Rock 鈥檔鈥� Roll
Native musicians played an oversize role in the history of American music. A documentary to air on PBS sets the record straight.
Turning Tragedy Into Healing: Oscar Grant鈥檚 Family 10 Years Later
The film 鈥淔ruitvale Station鈥� told the story of Grant鈥檚 death on a train platform. Now his family is building bridges between police and their communities.
How to Really Divest From R. Kelly鈥攁nd Other Disgraced Celebrity Favorites
Withdrawing support, both intentional and inadvertent, from harmful entertainers begins with knowing how they make their money.
What Right-Wing Whites Miss When They Talk About Secession
White Americans need immigrants and diversity. That鈥檚 not do-gooder talk. It鈥檚 math.
9 Things You Need to Know About the Pipeline Blockade in B.C.
Since 2010, the Unist鈥檕t鈥檈n have fought the transit of fossil fuels through their hereditary lands. In the last few days, police finally moved in. Here鈥檚 how we got to this point.
Black Mothers Change the Narrative By Telling Their Stories
Black women have been poorly represented in the mainstream. So a new yearlong fellowship prepares women to redefine the stories that are being told and control who gets to tell them.
Why You Couldn鈥檛 Find Big 麻豆社事件 Coverage of Haaland and Davids
Time has run out to convince colonized newsrooms that Indigenous issues and perspectives are necessary to the national narrative.
Standing Rock鈥檚 Surprising Legacy: A Push for Public Banks
The effort to divest from Wall Street鈥攁nd stop environment-killing projects gained momentum after the historic pipeline protest. Here鈥檚 what a city needs, and could gain, from municipal banking.
12 Photos: What Hope Looks Like for Refugee Camps at the U.S. Border
The caravan movement is sustained by self-organized migrants and the volunteers who stand with them. It鈥檚 an organized, mobilized hope.
Our Ladies of Perpetual Activism: Nuns for Social Justice
These spirited sisters act to change the world in specific ways.
Why Rituals Are Good for Your Health
Research shows rituals reduce anxiety, improve performance and confidence鈥攁nd even work on people who don鈥檛 believe in them.
How Native and White Communities Make Alliances to Protect the Earth
Tribal nations have always been on the front lines of environmental protection. Now their neighbors are catching up.
Racial Justice | Native rights | Wealth and inequality | Local power | Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands
10 Podcasts That Every Social Justice Nerd Should Listen To
These shows inspire, teach, advocate, and provoke.
When Crafts Become Activism: A 麻豆社事件 Beautiful Movement
With a unique 鈥済entle protest鈥� approach, new craftivists are channeling homespun energy into social justice.
Grandmothers Bring Food and Comfort to Asylum-Seekers at Bus Stations
Each day at Greyhound stations across the nation, families released from detention and traveling to sponsors鈥� homes find grandmotherly help.
Why Hondurans See Migration as an Act of Civil Disobedience
In walking out of their country en masse, Hondurans are making a loud, bold statement about the extreme injustices they face at home.
8 Gift-Buying Alternatives to Amazon That Support Communities of Color
Ditch the big companies for your last-minute holiday shopping and support these small businesses instead.
Why You Shouldn鈥檛 Donate Angry: Pitfalls of Rage Giving
Anger can be a good motivator for donations. But not everyone wins when it鈥檚 the only factor.
I Walked Right Up to Militarized Police at the Border
Behind the agents, we could see our brothers and sisters watching from the Mexico side of the wall. We could hear them singing.
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