What We Want for 2018: The Biggest Movement Leaders Envision the Changes Ahead
From Alicia Garza to Annie Leonard, nine organizers share their hopes for the new year.
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After Erica Garner’s Death, I Can’t Breathe Through the Tears
Perhaps our grief can spark people to join the movement to end the oppression.
7 Acts of Native Resistance They Don’t Teach in School
It is irresponsible to teach the tragedies without also teaching the resistance movements that oppose colonial violence.
The Fierce Urgency of “How”
When we have reconsidered the lives we have built, how will we live?
We Can Reimagine and Reinvent Our Society
Let’s say goodbye to top-down revolutions and embrace grassroots action.
Dear Activists: Throw a Better Party
Five ways to make your next protest more inviting and impactful.
Nature Is So Good for You That Even Watching It on TV Improves Well-Being
Watching a few minutes of “Planet Earth” can lead you to feel 46 percent more awe and 31 percent more gratitude.
A Radical Vision for Food: Everyone Growing It for Each Other
Unlike capitalism’s many specialized goods and services, food is practical to barter—or, better yet, to gift.
Kids These Days Know Better Than Older Generations. Let Them Lead
Younger people consistently see human rights—racial, immigrant, gender, LGBT—as important and uncontroversial.
Think of Spielberg’s “The Post” as Your Fake-News Palate Cleanser
Maybe journalists will watch those old-timers with their glorious combovers and remember their own responsibility and power.
The Biggest Thing We Forget When Talking About Food Justice
Creating a just food system begins with land—who owns it, how they own it, and how it gets passed down from one generation to the next.
The Really Scary Thing About the CDC’s Seven “Banned” Words
The two words we should be worried most about? Fascism and authoritarianism.
What Went Wrong With Men That 12 Million Women Said #MeToo?
No one is born a rapist, a sexual abuser, or a porn addict.
In Norway, Racism Is Losing. Here’s Why
The Scandinavian success comes from focusing on economic justice and making immigrant success stories more visible.
How to Decolonize the Way You Think About Your Body
When it comes to eating disorder awareness, communities of color are too often left out of the conversation.
Meet the Woman Who’s Boosting Arizona’s Mom-and-Pop Business Culture
One strategy is to reintroduce people to their towns, show them what they can buy locally, and dispel the myth that it’s more expensive.
We Saved Net Neutrality Once. We Can Do It Again
Just a few years ago, powerful grassroots pressure rose up to protect a free and open internet.
The Unlikely Industry Empowering Women in Afghanistan
In this deeply conservative society, these women are busting stereotypes every day.
The Radio Show Bringing Prisoners Messages from Home
For inmates that can’t afford phone calls, this weekly program connects them to faraway family and friends.
Trump Supporters Infuriated Me. But Then Van Jones Changed My Mind
I saw shades of the men in my own life in Jones’ story, and deeper understanding set in.
Trump’s Planned Visit to Civil Rights Museum Triggers Boycotts
A tone-deaf choice to honor civil rights leaders: Trump is supported by the KKK and refused to denounce white supremacists after Charlottesville.
How Northwest Communities Are Stopping Big Oil Projects
Last week, a Washington state energy panel voted unanimously to oppose what would be the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal.
Why Trump’s Shrinking of Bears Ears Will Be Reversed
Research by environmental and natural resources law scholars shows the president’s action will likely be overturned by the courts.
Hey, Trump: Navajo Elders Aren’t Your Political Props
This week, Trump is using Natives to target the Bears Ears National Monument. Last week, it was Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
How to Help My Daughter Face Climate Change With an Open Heart
In his new book Being the Change, climate scientist Peter Kalmus shows why, on the cusp of climate catastrophe, we are neither choiceless nor powerless.
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