2,200 Women Who Ran for Office in 2018 Lost. What’s Next for Them?
A record number of female candidates won in the 2018 midterm elections. Even more lost. But defeat isn’t the end for most.
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What Your Favorite Christmas Movies Say About Social Justice
Get your warm fuzzies with a side of righteousness.
Sorry, Bearded Hipsters. The Original Brewers Were Women
Before Big Beer and microbreweries, beer-making was the domain of goddesses and alewives.
No, You Don’t Need to Go to Holiday Parties If You Feel Lonely
There are better ways to find connection.
When Crafts Become Activism: A More Beautiful Movement
With a unique “gentle protest” approach, new craftivists are channeling homespun energy into social justice.
A Practical Approach to Making Co-ops Work
We don't need a revolution to achieve a fair economy.
Grandmothers Bring Food and Comfort to Asylum-Seekers at Bus Stations
Each day at Greyhound stations across the nation, families released from detention and traveling to sponsors’ homes find grandmotherly help.
How Funding Black Businesses Can Help Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap
The Runway Project is making entrepreneurship more accessible to Black communities.
Why Hondurans See Migration as an Act of Civil Disobedience
In walking out of their country en masse, Hondurans are making a loud, bold statement about the extreme injustices they face at home.
8 Gift-Buying Alternatives to Amazon That Support Communities of Color
Ditch the big companies for your last-minute holiday shopping and support these small businesses instead.
Why You Shouldn’t Donate Angry: Pitfalls of Rage Giving
Anger can be a good motivator for donations. But not everyone wins when it’s the only factor.
Money Talks: How to Make Those Hard Conversations Easier
Tips for preserving your boundaries and other people’s dignity.
I Walked Right Up to Militarized Police at the Border
Behind the agents, we could see our brothers and sisters watching from the Mexico side of the wall. We could hear them singing.
Dear Activist: The Healing of Handwritten Letters of Thanks
As an immigration attorney, I have reasons to feel defeated every day. I take solace in writing letters.
How Standing Rock Changed the Course of a Doctor’s Life
The camp was “one of the most soulfully powerful places I’ve ever been,” says a volunteer medic.
From IVF to Miscarriages: 5 Ways We Can Talk About Infertility
By opening up about her struggles with pregnancy, former First Lady Michelle Obama launches a public conversation about something many women suffer in private.
How to Fight the Latest Attempts to Erase “Transgender”
Purging the identity from federal websites makes transgender people more vulnerable to discrimination. Here's how you can help.
Europe’s History With Refugees Has Something to Tell the U.S.
Germany, Serbia, and Sweden hosted tens of thousands of migrants three years ago. Can the U.S. take a page from the EU as caravans mass at our border?
Para Los Niños de la Caravana de Migrantes: Este Es Mi Deseo Para Ustedes
“Que sus días cambien pronto y que el amor que sus padres y familiares sienten por ustedes brille fuerte dentro de ustedes y les de fuerza.”
To the Children Seeking Asylum in the U.S.: This Is My Wish for You
“That your days may soon change, that the love your parents and relatives feel for you glow inside you to give you strength.”
How First-Time Voters Led Change in a Deep-Red State
Election night’s most surprising Democratic victory defies the trend of a growing urban-rural chasm.
What Welcome Really Looks Like: Softening Hearts to a New Generation of Refugees
The story of the Central American refugees is so essentially American that it’s a wonder we can’t recognize how much they belong here.
How to Treat a Stranger in Need: A Moral Response to the Migrant Caravans
Throughout history, the biblical story of Exodus has inspired people around the world fleeing persecution.
How My Settler Ancestors Set Us Up for Uncontrollable Wildfires
I want us to go humbly to the very people our culture tried to exterminate to listen to what they can teach us.
Why the Migrant Caravan Story Is a Climate Change Story
Drought, crop failure, storms, and land disputes pit the rich against the poor, and Central America is ground zero for climate change.
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