A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
The fracking boom is flooding the world with Ziploc bags, ketchup packets, and single-use spoons.
Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.
They started a troop focused on girls of color, exposed a human smuggling operation, and generally stepped up when adults didn’t.
Whether from your phone or on the front lines of the border crisis, here are things you can do to help.
Step-by-step advice, whether your member of Congress is a Democrat or a Republican.
The chalk drawings aim to educate and surprise.
A Kentucky program trains women to advocate for their reproductive health.
Together we saved lives and sparked changes in the healthcare and social support systems that were crumbling around us.
The 152-year-old tradition launched by formerly enslaved people has emerged as a celebration of freedom.
In 1988, global warming became front-page news—and 30 years later the U.S. has yet to take meaningful action.
The best way to discourage voting—and thwart democracy—is to predict a big win for any party. Here’s what the primaries are indicating about the political landscape ahead of the midterms.
Houses for large moderate-income families are scarce. A few innovative developers are looking to change that.
As Congress prepares to debate separating families at the border, a look back at the U.S.’s past with the cruel practice.
It wasn’t enough for a group of students to provide free meals. They’re looking to tackle systemic problems.
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
Threatened by a mining company, indigenous women in the remote highlands of Guatemala are marching, increasing productivity, and planting trees.
From food assistance for the poor to subsidies for a corporate food system, the nation’s next farm bill is taking shape.
Parents and teachers aren’t angry over what the new book says about the president, but rather what it leaves out.
Nature offers solace for a man living with depression—and a lesson in acceptance for his anxious partner.
As feminist parents, we tell ourselves we’re trying to break down the gender binary. But what’s wrong with skirts and baby dolls?
The author of the Declaration of Independence had sought to protect not just Christians, but Americans of all faiths.
Jim Crow endures in Georgia as voter suppression efforts persist across the state. But get-out-the-vote activists are undaunted.
Movements such as #MeToo and #SheShouldRun have re-energized the Equal Rights Amendment.
The decision upholds 19th century promises and should increase the number of fish for everyone.
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