Why I Teach a Course Called 鈥淲hite Racism鈥�
When it comes to professors who deal with racial stratification, we should not be whitewashing reality.
Social Justice
Yes, Lots of People Go to Jail Because They Can鈥檛 Pay a Fine
One of the most chilling reasons for being sent back to prison is failure to pay a fine or court or supervision fees.
These 5 Charts Show Why Mass Incarceration Harms Everyone鈥檚 Health
It鈥檚 not just the prisoner who suffers.
How the Wonder of Nature Can Inspire Social Justice Activism
The complex systems of the natural world can open our eyes to a new way of being.
11 Disturbing Words From Trump鈥檚 State of the Union
The danger to our democracy is not the electoral college. Not gerrymandering. It鈥檚 a power imbalance that is old and structural.
One College鈥檚 Shift to Training Social Justice Activists
At a time when many young Americans are seeking avenues for change in their communities, more schools are offering degrees in social justice.
Inside the Move to End Gerrymandering
As partisan redistricting increasingly biases election results, people are mobilizing through the courts and the ballot box to make elections fairer.
Do Protests Matter? What the Tea Party Movement Can Teach the Trump Resistance
This is how rallies grow into movements and create social change.
Why Rural America Isn鈥檛 a Lost Cause for Progressive Ideas
Too often, liberal candidates write off red states. But their policies could find a willing audience there.
We Need Radical Imagination
Imagination, as Hawaiian Native rights advocate Poka Laenui describes it, is more than an antidote to hopelessness. It is a source of power.
A Letter to Ursula Le Guin After Her Departure
When I lost hope in this world, you offered me a plethora of fully formed universes to learn from.
Can the President Really Do That?
Trump鈥檚 power is limited. Here鈥檚 how people can use their own power to support or oppose his actions.
How to Bring Caring for Kids and Elders (and Other Acts of Love) Into the Economy
It鈥檚 one of the most concrete representations of love that we have, yet it鈥檚 extremely undervalued.
The Sassiest Signs From the Seattle Women鈥檚 March
PHOTO ESSAY: Everywhere, walking shoes, water bottles, and thousands of people with a lot to say.
When Economic Growth Indicates Failure
For the well-being of most everyone鈥攊ncluding the rich鈥攅quality is more important than growth.
With Marijuana Now Legal, L.A. Goes Further to Make Amends for the War on Drugs
The city creates a 鈥渟ocial equity鈥� tier of applications who will receive priority for marijuana business permits.
I Stood Up to ICE, and Now They鈥檙e Trying to Deport Me
With the letter delivered to my house, ICE has officially made the leap from a law enforcement agency to a political repression agency.
Appalachia Puts Environmental Human Rights to the Test
The region is often written off as a 鈥渘ational sacrifice zone.鈥� But can it find new and more robust legal remedies for limiting harmful extraction?
Love Letters to the Resistance
麻豆社事件 than 30 writers send messages of hope to loved ones in the time of Trump.
Believe Me, You Don鈥檛 Want Someone to Save the World
The change we need comes from the daily actions of many, many people.
The Unexpected Significance of a Shithole Comment
Perhaps the president will grind his base down to the smallest nubbin of a demographic. Polls show his numbers are dropping.
How Tenants Use Digital Mapping to Track Bad Landlords and Gentrification
In social justice cartography, the technology is being harnessed for activism as it becomes more accessible.
How Much Does Climate Change Cost? Try $1.5 Trillion (and Counting)
Last year was record-breaking.
Call for Submissions: Solutions to Our Housing Crisis
Send us your pitches by Feb. 1.
After #MeToo: Healing From the Trauma of Sexual Assault
Within two weeks, 94 percent of women survivors will experience PTSD. #HealMeToo wants to give them a place to share and recover.
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