The public banking movement is creating an opening wedge for the transfer of our financial system from private to public control.
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Survivors of one of the worst storms in Puerto Rico's history share their stories and how they resorted to mutual aid in the face of government neglect and incompetence.
Texas’ new anti-abortion law has just gone into effect after the Supreme Court refused to step in. Here’s what it means.
The Taliban "has not changed," say women facing subjugation in areas of Afghanistan under its rule.
When schools achieve environmental justice, the whole climate benefits.
Amid a pandemic biking boom, cycling education organizations are working to make sure access is equitable and inclusive.
Private equity firms snatched up rental properties, then neglected them. So Minneapolis activists organized the tenants to fight for their rights.
Bills have been introduced in several states that saw the pandemic recession as a clarion call for keeping their money at home.
An Indian biologist went door-to-door, listening and helping people develop livelihoods, to ultimately save an endangered species.
With every aspect of Uyghur life under threat in Xinjiang, China, young Uyghurs in the diaspora have rallied to connect with their culture and each other
Multiple investigations at the state and federal level—plus private lawsuits—await Trump in private life.
Activists prepared for months, expecting Trump to steal the election. They were right, and he failed.
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined?
There’s a growing environmental movement in Kentucky, and more leaders than ever are speaking the language of sustainability.
Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.
American climate policy can be salvaged, but environmentalists say action has to be swift and sweeping.
The energy and intersectionality of youth along with the experience and engagement of elders are putting climate issues at the forefront of the 2020 elections.
We are witnessing a historical push toward the dismantling of imperialism, the decentralization of power, and the welcoming of non-white, non-European values into conservation.
Militarized federal interventions can actually escalate conflict and often leave the underlying causes of protests or crime unresolved.
Research suggests vigilantism doesn't arise from an absent or weak government, but rather when the very principles that make up a government and its people themselves seem to be changing.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, politicians from both parties are scapegoating youth—just as they’ve done before with crime and drugs.
Surveys show that, rather than reflexively voting Democratic, young Black voters are pessimistic any Democrat can make a difference.
Across the U.S., racial segregation was not the byproduct of urban planning but often its intention. Minneapolis, one of the most liberal cities in the country, is no exception.
By decolonizing the atmosphere and making climate reparations, Eric Holthaus shows just how hopeful the next 30 years could be.
Electors thought they could vote their consciences in 2016. The Supreme Court just said “no.”
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