More than a hundred people have so far been documented to have died in the devastating wildfires that swept the Hawaiian island of Maui, making it one of the deadliest such disasters in
Social Justice
A Progress 2025 Vision for Immigration
Hundreds of movement leaders, activists, organizers, funders, and journalists gathered in Atlanta in June 2023 at Alight, Align, Arise, an invitation-only conference on reparations organized by the Decolonizing Wealth Project.
How Zionism Wove Itself Into U.S. Politics
Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds of thousands of residents without water or power. Maria caused extensive
Alaska Natives Use Virtual Imagery to Preserve and Pass on Culture
Thanks to digitization, a fragile Tlingit ceremonial garment is once again teaching traditional weaving techniques.
How TikTok Helped Me Find Community When the Health Care System Failed Me
“I can finally manage my PCOS in a healthy and sustainable way thanks to an unlikely ally: TikTok.”
Accent Bias and the Myth of Comprehensibility
Expecting people to speak a language in a specific way is more indicative of a colonial mindset and less of the speaker's ability to utilize and comprehend English.
We Can Talk About Abortion Without Being Ableist
The intersection of disability rights and abortion rights is complex.
Queen Elizabeth’s Death Prompts a Reckoning of British Empire
How the queen and her reign is remembered depends on where the remembering is taking place—and by whom.
How Counter-Recruiters Take on the U.S. Military
Military recruiters count on economic hardship to lure young people of color to sign up. Counter-recruiters are working hard to thwart their efforts.
How Central Americans Expanded the U.S. Labor Movement
Guatemalan and Salvadoran immigrants helped organize far-reaching workers’ rights campaigns in industries that mainstream unions had thought to be untouchable.
What a “Green Amendment” Can Do for Environmental Justice
The Supreme Court curbed the EPA’s ability to restrict emissions, so states are looking to enshrine rights to “healthful environments” in their constitutions.
What Student Loan Forgiveness Means
Experts on banking, public spending, and education policy look at the impact of Biden’s plan.
A Rhyming Guide to Eclipse Science
Have you ever seen a solar eclipse? A new book for readers of all ages explains the science behind the rare and wonderful event.
The Immigrant Workers Disrupting the Cleaning Industry
New York City’s Liberty Cleaners co-created an innovative training program that’s providing the skills to bring about their vision of the gig economy.
Growing Up Gay in North Dakota
For the author of a new memoir, North Dakota was a place of beauty and danger.
An Activity Book for the Anti-Racist
Comedian W. Kamau Bell together with his co-author Kate Schatz have written a new activity book, chock full of coloring pages, crosswords, thought experiments and exercises.
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Beyond Decolonization
These activists are working to ensure Indigenous perspectives are included in fields as diverse as education, health care, and scientific research.
From The Current Issue
On Becoming a Somatic Abolitionist
Resmaa Menakem intersperses political commentary and predictions about American democracy with explanations of how racialized trauma presents in our bodies, and offers body-focused exercises to deal with it.
To Transform Work, Start With Schools
Centering schools around the well-being of our students (and their teachers) is the most straightforward path to positive change in the workplace.
Why Is America Obsessed With Racial Trauma?
People of color are pigeonholed almost exclusively into constrained narratives of trauma and rejection, our anguish commodified for consumption. It’s time to change this.
The Rise of Indigenous Candidates Raises Awareness of Key Issues
Indigenous values helped shape American democracy, and now they’re helping increase Native representation.
The Pope’s Non-Apology to Indigenous Canadians Furthers a History of Abuse
Listening to survivors share their stories of horror does not absolve the Catholic Church of wrongdoings or release it from further accountability.
How the Korean Concept of “Han” Teaches Solidarity
It is high time for the U.S. to do some serious soul-searching. Communion and fellowship are what will get us through.
Beyond Nichelle Nichols’ Iconic Interracial Kiss
Nichols’ career arc shows how diverse casting on the screen can have a profound impact in the real world, too.
Can Twerking Be an Expression of Power?
A Black queer lawmaker posted a video on social media of herself twerking in a bikini. In response to the maelstrom of criticism, she’s reclaiming her bodily autonomy and pushing back with a new campaign.
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