New Federal Guidelines For Campus Assault Put Heavy Burden on Victims
College administrators worry a more rigorous process for proving sexual assault could send the wrong message to students.
Democracy
My Trouble With #MeToo
We are limiting the potential of this campaign if we insist that everyone get in a box and become one of three things: perpetrators, victims, or allies.
The High Cost of Free Speech on College Campuses
Public universities must walk a delicate line when it comes to upholding free speech in this charged political environment.
Fed Up With How Women Are Portrayed in Media, These Girls Started Their Own Radio Station
A Boston radio station trains teens, helps them find their voice, and gives them a chance to be heard.
Van Jones’ “Messy Truth”: We’re All a Little Right, and We’re All a Little Wrong
Liberals and conservatives have too much in common—and too much at stake—to keep hiding behind differences.
Meet the Playwrights Bringing Social Justice to the Stage
These women are helping audiences empathize with issues in a way that a book or an article can’t.
After Las Vegas, These Are the Questions That Can Bring Us Peace
If we can stop clinging to stories that obscure the truth of what happened, then what follows easily is, How can I help?
Las Vegas Massacre Dispels the Myth of Who’s Most Violent in This Country
While young and non-White people are perceived as more dangerous, middle-aged White people have the highest rates of gun ownership and gun deaths.
10 Examples That Prove Straight Privilege Influences Everything
We still live in a society that affords heterosexual individuals more rights, power, and freedom.
A Surprisingly Simple Solution to a Transportation Mess in India
Electric rickshaws have become an economic and environmental lifeline for both drivers and passengers.
What’s Stopping Media From Calling Las Vegas Killer a “Terrorist”? His Whiteness
Like other mass shooters before him, Stephen Paddock has the benefit of White privilege even in the most vicious of circumstances.
6 Myths You Probably Believe About Success
No, nice guys don’t always finish last.
In Photos: Water Protectors Return to Standing Rock—This Time for Healing
The camps are gone now, but the awakening to protect the water, land, and tribal sovereignty continues.
Who Owns the Future of California’s Energy? Its Residents
Despite all the money in politics, the future of cleaner energy is in the hands of local communities.
It’s OK to Laugh About Gentrification (While Watching an Episode of The North Pole)
New series shows “the reality of the problem but also the joy, humor, and humanity that we’re trying to fight for in the first place.”
I’m an 80-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor. Antifas Aren’t Scary. Neo-Nazis Are
More than 70 years after hiding in a Berlin cellar, I’m faced once again with neo-Nazis spewing and spreading their hate and beliefs around white supremacy.
Author Jim Wallis on Faith’s Leading Role in Dismantling White Supremacy
“The original sin is the doctrine, ideology, myth, lie, and social construct of racial difference and superiority.”
Kaepernick Remains Unsigned, but NFL Anthem Protests and Black Solidarity Continue
During the national anthem of their opening game, the Cleveland Browns locked arms with law enforcement and emergency workers.
The Importance of Training Teachers to Better Understand Their Native Students
Native students have the highest dropout rates, but a college program for educators aims to change that.
“Carpe Diem Politics”: How to Do More Than Just Resist
Today’s social justice movements must seize opportunities, mobilize quickly, and, finally, embrace a carnival spirit.
Can You Celebrate American History Without Celebrating Colonialism?
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, the move to decolonize the annual Entrada celebration shows how complex identity and culture are.
Racist Voter Suppression Revealed in a Small-Town Voter Fraud Trial
As the nation faces demographic shifts, the push to suppress voting intensifies.
How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste—and Hunger
Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them—no questions asked.
Comic: We Sent Our Illustrator to Activist Summer Camp. Here’s What Happened
Meet Jen, who went to sleep-away camp a newbie activist and came back ready to fight for social change.
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