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But activist groups say that’s not enough: There’s no resting, even after divestment victories.
From the Current Issue
We’ve got enough political commentators. We need more fact checkers.
There are so many ways we can slow and stop the burning of fossil fuels in the United States. But we need to get to work.
Is there anyone in your life—you included—who is not comfortable being referred to as “he” or “she”? Write a letter to Cole, founder of the Brown Boi Project, on how you feel about this expansion of gender pronoun language. How do you deal with this cultural change?
The ACA Had Just Begun to Fix Rural America’s Health Care Inequality
Rates of insured people in rural areas had reached almost 86 percent in early 2015.
From the Current Issue
A creative support system—including housing, legal aid, and training for detention centers—emerges to address the unique challenges of LGBTQ immigrants.
How new moms spend their time on social networking sites can affect their well-being and adjustment to parenthood.
Innovative restoration projects are working to prevent the state’s salmon from going extinct.
The Montana Moms Who Decided Refugees Will Be Welcome in Their City
Even in a conservative and rural state, Mary Poole and her book club felt Missoula was a good place for refugees. So they made it happen.
In explaining why his city got rid of monuments to Confederate generals, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu eloquently summarizes our country’s history of diversity.
No, I Won’t Stop Saying “White Supremacy”
White people like me should use the term because it shifts the race problem to us, where it belongs.