The First Guaranteed Basic Income Program Designed for Single Black Moms
The Magnolia Mother鈥檚 Trust asks participants what they need to not only pay the bills but also to fight generational poverty.
Social Justice
What Dr. Seuss Can Teach Kids About Consent
It鈥檚 never too early to learn that 鈥渘o鈥� is a boundary, not a punishment.
This Isn鈥檛 the First Time White Supremacists Have Tried to Cancel Birthright Citizenship
History shows that a broad coalition of civil rights activists is how to fight back.
Free College Tuition Is Nice, But How About Food?
Some schools are looking to helping students meet much more basic needs.
Have Republicans Rallied the Native Vote?
Native voters in North and South Dakota embrace the value of their vote since Standing Rock.
Kids in the Classroom Can Help Single Moms Rise from Poverty
Educators across the country are adopting a policy to allow children in classes, and allowing more student parents to stay in school.
What Is the Real Cost of Mass Incarceration?
The documentary 鈥楳ilwaukee 53206鈥� depicts the toll of the prison epidemic on families and entire communities.
3 Things You Can Do to Help Avoid Climate Disaster
Hint: Putting solar panels on your house and walking to work are not on the list.
When White Nationalism Lives Too Close to Home
Even the liberal Bay Area is not immune to a newly empowered wave of extremism. Now is the time for us to be constant gardeners of wisdom, compassion, and courage.
The Power of Sharing Stories
A growing body of evidence points to the mental health benefits of oral storytelling.
5 Ways New Movement Leaders Are Effecting Change
The Parkland students and others are reinventing models for people-powered activism that adapts to today鈥檚 rapid pace of change.
The #MeToo Movement鈥檚 Roots in Women Workers鈥� Rights
An unsung shero of the early 20th century, Rose Schneiderman organized women to fight for laws to protect them from sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
What It Means to Be a Nation of Immigrants
Pramila Jayapal writes about the Night of 1,000 Conversations, in which more than 2,500 strangers in 28 states gathered to discuss the role of immigration in the country鈥檚 past, present, and future.
To Love and Worship Freely: Young Muslim LGBTQ Activists Stand Up
These people are fighting the good fight because LGBTQ+ Muslims shouldn鈥檛 have to sacrifice one identity at the expense of the other.
Indigenous People Invented the So-Called 鈥淎merican Dream鈥�
Liberty, equality, the pursuit of happiness鈥攖hese values date back to well before Columbus arrived in the Americas or Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock.
Women in Male-Dominated Harvest Industry Help Each Other
HarvestHER establishes a community for women, recognizing stresses and loneliness of life in conventional agriculture.
What the Maps of Hate Groups Reveal
New research offers clues to stop the spread of organized hate groups in the U.S.
What Brett Kavanaugh Should Have Said
鈥淚 support the proposal that the FBI be invited to investigate the allegations, so that we may get closer to the truth of what happened.鈥�
Men, We Can Do Better
Survivors of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford deserve our support, not our opposition.
I Was Catcalled by 11-Year-Old Boys and Wish I鈥檇 Responded in the Moment
Their coach, with his young son on his lap, just sat there and laughed. Here鈥檚 what happened next.
Indigenous Culture Reasserts Women鈥檚 Power Through Dance
Native women revitalize ceremony to resist the legacy of patriarchy that supports a long-entrenched history of abuse.
What Will Climate Change Do to the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Rather than continue on a path to militarize the border, we should consider the alternatives.
A Boost for the Worker-Owned Economy
A new measure will make it easier for retiring owners to sell their businesses to employees鈥攁nd save jobs into the bargain.
Are Today鈥檚 White Kids Less Racist Than Their Grandparents?
To explore more fully what White kids think about race, I went straight to the source: White children themselves.
Activism | Local economies | Local power | Citizens United | Sustainable food and farming | Pollution
Locals Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community
麻豆社事件 than 40 families in Iowa are fighting to contain the spread of concentrated animal feeding operations.
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