Can organized labor continue its recent momentum into the next presidential administration?
Creating a space where magic can unfold and meaningful change can occur requires intentionality, trust, and courage.
After a 19th-century treaty left them landless, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians are reclaiming their ancestral lands—and their traditional wildfire management practices.
Donald Trump’s debunked claims tap into a centuries-long racist narrative that has real impact on Haitian immigrants and Haitian Americans, in Ohio and beyond.
As the seasons change and the light retreats, a poet invites us to be patient and discerning in knowing what is for us—and what is not.
Right-wing forces are recruiting Asian Americans. Here’s how community members are countering this growing extremism.
Votes are power, and many protestors are declaring that without an arms embargo on Israel, no candidate will get their vote.
Restorative justice can be a challenging approach to domestic violence, but it can also be rewarding when the people involved are participating with genuine desire to find a path forward.
Despite muted microphones during the first debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, each candidate's face spoke volumes.
The beguiling, mist-covered forest of Los Cedros provides a vision of a future where the rights of the natural world are actively and effectively protected.
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Waorani people continue to resist the violence of the white “savior.”
To show their support of a future Madame President, Gov. Tim Walz and others in the party are publicly relinquishing male power and privilege.
In the wake of AIPAC’s ouster of two pro-Palestine congressional Democrats, a Jewish American digs into the reality of Zionist influence in American politics.
Recognizing the generational harm caused by Native “boarding schools” is just the beginning. True healing must center the Indigenous ways of being that these genocidal institutions tried to extinguish.
In my faith tradition, there’s a well-worn adage that the truth will set us free. This idiom, expressed from the pulpits and at dinner tables, is an encouragement to uphold
By embracing harm reduction principles, our culture can collectively empower and protect sex workers.
On stage and in the courthouse, these queens prove drag is not a crime.
Citizens in Puerto Rico and other colonized U.S. territories can’t vote, but they are still active participants in democracy.
Advocates are on a quest to build a survivor-centric society that frees us all from violence.
For centuries, the gifts of nature have been thoughtfully nurtured according to seasonal rhythms, and foods now deemed “wild” have been cultivated with the same devotion as a cherished garden.
The more we learn about people, cultures, and environments different from our own, the more empathy we have for the experiences of others—and the more our moral compasses veer toward
These bibliophiles teach kids to love reading—and themselves.
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