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Voting won’t solve the nation’s problems. But it’s a start.
Singer-songwriter Taina Asili’s latest video, “And We Walk,” makes the connection between racial justice and climate justice.
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Decades of coal mining in the Jaintia Hills have trashed the once thriving Myntdu River. Now, indigenous communities are uniting to take a stand.
“The Federal District and Appeals Courts are willing to do what the Supreme Court wouldn’t do, which is acknowledge the reality that racial discrimination in voting persists today.”
Well, it doesn’t have to be. People of color make up the fastest-growing demographic among cyclists, and everyone benefits.
We can refuse to accept the pervasive, but false, claims that money is wealth and a growing GDP improves the lives of all.
We can thank our children—and their lawsuits—for insisting that public trust and hard science be part of climate decision-making.
A new book explores what it means to settle down and love where you live.
A new social media crew is calling out fellow White people who use their accounts to post racist comments, as well as those who simply need a quick privilege check.
The U.S. national women’s soccer team has won far more championships than the U.S. men’s team. So why are they paid less?
The Illuminate Literacy project encourages neighborhood youth to hold onto their identities and histories by expressing themselves in words.
As California reduces its prison population by tens of thousands, the TimeList Group’s unique approach to rehab keeps parolees from going back.
When a California history class noticed the U.S. 1930s Mexican Repatriation had been left out of the curriculum, they decided to take it up with the state Legislature.
Our hope lies in shifting power to communities and regions that prioritize safety, clean air, children’s health, and locally rooted livelihoods.
A unique community-owned broadband cooperative will free dozens of tiny towns and farms from reliance on slower corporate providers.
As the Democratic presidential primary drama unfolds, there’s a lot of talk about glass ceilings, of how far women have come, and of how beneficial it would be for women
With 4 million more Latinos eligible to vote in 2016, Unidos brings news and information to a group that could play a major role in the 2016 elections.
How the simple act of walking can open us up to confront and heal our toughest problems.
Outrage over videos of violent injustice will help spark deep social change.
In a growing number of states, communities are demanding more self-governance over everything from environmental sustainability to gun control.
Too many headlines and stories right now are contributing to a polarized society, but media could instead play an important role in revealing our shared humanity.
Will we respond to Trump’s appeal to the reptilian brain or choose Clinton’s call to our higher nature?
As the presidential race has demonstrated, 2016 is the year for outsiders, and no group can be considered further from the establishment than Native Americans.
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