For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
Government-sponsored Medicaid and Medicare are efficient and reliable—and already cover 36 percent of Americans.
Over 100 studies have shown that being in nature—or even watching it in videos—benefits our brains, bodies, feelings, thought processes, and social interactions.
Big science publications put important peer-reviewed research behind expensive paywalls. But some scientists have found creative ways around them.
If you want to sustain yourself for the work ahead, here’s some advice: It doesn’t matter whether the other side “deserves” anger.
Dried cocoa beans historically have been shipped to Europe and the U.S. for chocolate making. But keeping the process close to home empowers farmers and supports local economies.
The social justice implications of spitting into a test tube.
What’s at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
By halting a proposed $150 million police precinct, Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.
“It is important to celebrate these women who are building a more peaceful world that is open, just, and filled with love.”
We must shift the structures of society to ensure the Earth remains healthy and everyone has access to a decent livelihood.
Here’s how to show other women you have their backs.
Research shows that ethnic identity is shaped not only by the loss—and revitalization—of mother tongues but also by the remixing of English.
U.S. organizers of International Women’s Day urge women to find creative ways to strike on March 8.
The president spoke in complete sentences and praised a fallen soldier, and now, for some people, the world is less chaotic. Trump is upping his game, and we as resisters aren’t ready.
Intensifying the anxiety, Trump has announced he is ending protections for Dreamers—those who were brought to the U.S. as children, grew up here, and consider it their home.
Trumponomics fails because it ignores the American worker. Here’s what we should do instead.
After Kalamazoo, Michigan, offered college tuition for nearly all high school graduates, dropout rates declined and the city’s population began to rebound.
Immigrants make up 17 percent of the state’s workforce. If Washington’s undocumented workers were deported, nearly $14.5 billion in economic activity could be lost.
You decide. Send us your ideas by March 14.
There are 60 stations licensed to tribes or tribal entities in the United States. They stand to lose a lot if Trump cuts federal funding.
By collecting climate change data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin, locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
The parent-led effort shows how cities can empower and protect noncitizens at a time of uncertainty for many immigrant families.
And two other people advocating for immigrants and refugees.
The Dakota Access pipeline is set and oil will flow. But this is not the only fight about water, and Standing Rock is only one chapter somewhere in the middle of a long story.
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