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John Lewis’ Moving Graphic Novel Brings the Civil Rights Struggle to a New Generation
by Valerie Schloredtposted Mar 06, 2014 - In the tradition of “Maus” and “Persepolis,” “March” tells the story of young African Americans who, like its author, rose up from the Jim Crow South to assert their human rights.
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This Is What Happened When Scholastic Tried to Bring Pro-Coal Propaganda to School
by Bill Bigelowposted Mar 06, 2014 - “The United States of Energy” was a colorful series of lessons on the advantages of coal, aimed at 4th-graders—and sponsored by Big Coal. Here’s how educators and activists worked together to get it out of classrooms.
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Teenage Defender of First Nations Rights Becomes Literal Superhero
by Christopher Zumski Finkeposted Mar 05, 2014 - Shannen Koostachin, a teenage activist who died before ever seeing the results of her work, has inspired a new hero in the DC Universe.
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The Radical Homemaker Turns 40
by Shannon Hayesposted Mar 04, 2014 - I've learned to embrace the dreams I most deeply desire, but also the burdens that so often work against them.
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West Virginians Raise Alarm as Research Links Coal Mining to Cancer, Birth Defects
by Erin L. McCoyposted Feb 26, 2014 - Recent studies suggest that coal mining affects the health of everyone who lives nearby—not just those who work in the mines.
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From Trayvon Martin to Jordan Davis: Can Art Provide Justice When Courts Fail?
by Carla Murphyposted Feb 21, 2014 - "Having not been a judge or a witness who could've helped communicate what Michael Dunn did, my art is the only way I can give Jordan Davis justice."
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Meet the New Rebels Taking Back Our Public Schools
by Sarah van Gelderposted Feb 21, 2014 - For decades the myth of failing public schools justified industrial-scale testing and a privatization agenda. Now radical educators are bursting the bubble test, getting culturally relevant, and restoring justice to the classroom.
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Discipline With Dignity: Oakland Classrooms Try Healing Instead of Punishment
by Fania Davisposted Feb 19, 2014 - As executive director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, Fania Davis sees programs like hers as part of the way to end the school-to-prison pipeline.
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My Year Without Porn: Some Surprising Lessons
by Dan Mahleposted Feb 19, 2014 - Since I quit watching porn a year ago, I've become more present in the moment, more loving, and a better friend to the women in my life.
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How the Fight Against Alabama's Anti-Immigrant Law Transformed a Community
by Levana Saxonposted Feb 17, 2014 - Gwendolyn Ferreti Manjarrez is an organizer with the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Here, she speaks about the role of grassroots groups in the fight to roll back HB 56.
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This Couple's Marriage Healed the Planet and Cost Just $3K—Here's How They Did It
by Linnea M. Patonposted Feb 13, 2014 - Four ways to have an equitable, earth-loving, and awesome wedding.
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How an American Lama Finds Joy in Turbulent Times
by Sarah van Gelderposted Feb 11, 2014 - Lama Tsomo is a Tibetan Buddhist lama, a former homesteader, and an heiress to a family fortune who lives a quiet life in the mountains of Montana. Now she is beginning to teach the practices and insights gained through years of solitary retreats and study.
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"Human Libraries" and Classes Taught By Babies? They're All Part of the Empathy Revolution
by Roman Krznaricposted Feb 10, 2014 - Empathy can be a force for radical social change, but only if we understand how to unleash it.
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In Pete Seeger's Letters, A Voice for Justice Sings On
by Sam Rosenthalposted Feb 07, 2014 - In the midst of Seeger's countless documents was one that stood out. The editor who found it reflects on coming back to that letter today.
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Darth Vader's Death Star Created Jobs, Too! New Video Pokes Fun at Keystone Pipeline Claims
by YES! online staffposted Feb 07, 2014 - The public comment period for the Keystone XL pipeline opened on Wednesday. This video is the comment from California-based climate group Movement Generation.
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