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Mental Health Experts Say Trump Is Dangerous
Thousands of mental health professionals agree with Bob Woodward and the New York Times op-ed author: The president’s behavior should worry us.
Maternity Care Gets a Racial Justice Focus
Black birth workers give mothers of color healthier, safer options for labor and recovery.
Patience Gray’s Italian Slow Food Education
Foraging for weeds and mushrooms with a visionary of the sustainable food movement.
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
Activists are building meaningful connections among borrowers to counter the taboo of admitting they can’t pay their bills.
Searching for Words in Indian Country
A non-Native journalist encounters a tribal-managed forest and an indigenous garden. “I had no idea how to use the English language to describe what I was seeing.”
This Chef Is Fighting Gentrification With Hot Chicken
Tunde Wey’s dinner series-slash-public art project raised $50,000 to address Nashville’s affordable housing crisis.
Here’s Why Capitalism Can’t Fix Climate Change
With all due respect to The Guardian’s economics editor, our planet will not be saved by capitalism.
If They Die of an Overdose, Drug Users Have a Last Request
Thousands of drug users across the country signed their names to a sort of last will and testament, requesting that prosecutors not file homicide charges against their loved ones.
World to Flint Kids: We Still See You
An 11-year-old social media celebrity collects thousands of encouraging letters from around the globe to remind her Flint schoolmates they are not forgotten.
First Nations Celebrate Win Against Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Here’s how indigenous leaders pulled together a grassroots movement to resist the pipeline expansion.
Why Childbirth and Abortion Are Not Separate Issues
While we debate abortion, women are dying in childbirth.
Berry Farmers Break Free From Big Agriculture
These farmworkers created an organic co-op that guarantees fair wages and healthy working conditions while preserving indigenous heritage.
When School Is Based on What Kids Want to Learn
With self-directed education, students become their own teachers. But the biggest learning curve may be for parents.
Why We Need to Stop Saying “Man Up”
This outdated, gender-specific, and illogical phrase is disrespectful and avoids the real issue.
Before You Try to Decolonize Your Diet, Read This
A new book digs into the paradoxes of American Indian diets most people don’t know.
What to Do When a President Believes He’s Above Justice
To protect our democracy, Congress must value the Constitution over partisan politics.
5 Ways Communities Are Coping With Climate Anxiety
From action-oriented toolkits to talk therapy and meditation, these responses facilitate recovery, hope, and activism.
Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home
Entrepreneurs have limited access to capital and business education on the reservation. A Navajo incubator wants to change that.
U.S. Cities Issue IDs to Protect Undocumented Immigrants
A growing number of communities have implemented municipal identification programs, and not just in politically progressive areas.
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way.
Can a Strict Vegetable Diet Cure Cancer?
A review of the documentary “The Food Cure,” which follows patients undergoing an intensive and controversial nutritional therapy.
Aretha Franklin, “Queen of Soul” and Civil Rights Icon
The legendary singer’s voice came to represent the emotion, frustration, and strength of the civil rights era.
The Black and the Blue: Tackling Police Racism and Abuse on a Systemic Level
An African American law enforcement expert finds hope in the firing of a racist police chief.
Water Protectors Take Action to Keep Pipeline Out of Black and Indigenous Communities
An encampment of protesters in Louisiana is resisting the crude oil industry, whose environmental disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color.
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