The Supreme Court’s Crisis of Legitimacy
The Supreme Court has demonstrated that the highest law of the land is whatever they feel like saying it is. What do we do when the court and other institutions are widely seen as illegitimate?
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Collective Bargaining for the Workplace and Democracy
Rubynell Walker-Barbee shares her story of service workers organizing in Georgia.
What Would It Mean to Codify Roe Into Law?
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates and politicians are calling on states and congress to codify Roe. But what does this actually mean for abortion rights?
For Indigenous Peoples, Abortion Is a Religious Right
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a long legacy of American Christian values being forced on Indigenous communities.
Murmurations: Returning to the Whole
To heal ourselves, we must remember that we are a small part of a much greater whole, writes adrienne maree brown in their June column.
Making Sense of Our Post-Roe World
Knowing this day would come doesn’t make the reality any easier to process. But as trite as this may sound so soon after such a devastating loss, the fight is far from over.
We Need Racial Solidarity to Restore Abortion Rights
The politics of abortion revolve around White supremacy and the role it plays in trying to manage the reproduction of different racialized populations. We need to unite in order to fight back.
The Indigenous Food Cafés Transforming Local Cuisine
The modern food system has a huge carbon footprint. These Indian cafés want to change that.
Roe Has Been Overturned. Now What?
Scholars offer five takeaways to begin understanding the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision revoking the constitutional right to safe, legal abortion in the U.S.
Contextualizing the Jan. 6 Hearings
According to political analyst John Nichols, the House Select Committee hearings remind us that Trump was at the center of an attempted coup and, at the very least, that ought to make him ineligible for future elections.
How to Process Our Collective Grief
During a time of relentless violence and mass shootings, it is important to understand how grief impacts us all.
Building Community for the Climate Movement
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, joining, organizing, and building a climate community.
Murmurations: A Summer Solstice Spell
With longer days comes more joy, but also more risk, adrienne maree brown reminds us on the summer solstice.
How Indigenous Traditions Are Saving Zimbabwe’s Endangered Wildlife
Local communities’ traditional methods of conservation reduce conflict and can offer strong protection for threatened animals.
The Tree That Saved My Father’s Life
As an Indigenous child soldier caught in El Salvador’s civil war, my father found safety in a deep, reciprocal relationship with nature.
Why We Need Nurturing Fathers
All men who support and care for children have a critical role to play in instilling positive social values in future generations.
From Juneteenth to Reparations: Reclaiming Our Stolen Stories
In order to achieve full reparations, we need to reconstruct media systems built on violence, specifically anti-Black violence.
Can Juneteenth Move Beyond Symbolism?
In order to fully realize the promise of Juneteenth, historian Yohuru Williams says we need to move beyond symbolism to doing the hard work of addressing structural racism.
Decolonizing California’s Wildfire Zone
Verbena Fields in Northern California is an emerging model of what decolonizing land via Traditional Ecological Knowledge can look like, supported by partnerships between Native and non-Native communities.
The Hate Groups Behind the Think Tanks
Corporate media often quote anti-immigrant groups as legitimate sources of information. That’s misleading.
Mass Shootings and the Culture of Violence in the U.S.
Gun violence cannot be abstracted from a broader culture of violence and authoritarianism that calls for more gun ownership, more police, and more national security.
How to Relax in a Climate Crisis
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, music camp memories, preconditioned anxiety, and slow work.
Are Mental Health Care Apps Actually Helping People in Need?
More and more people are experimenting with mental health apps and discovering their benefits and limits.
Making Space for Wildlife
Four essential reads offer insights into how wild animals view humans and how our presence affects nearby animals and birds.
How to Reduce School Shootings
A combination of policy changes and increased safety measures could help reduce the risk of school shootings, says psychology professor Paul Boxer.
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