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Tourists, Beware: Trump Administration Wants Your Social Media Handles Before You Travel
Such scrutiny will affect people coming to the U.S. for work, for business, for tourism, or simply to visit family.
The Surprising Tourist Destinations Reviving Coal Country
From punk rock to theater to ultramarathons, Kentucky towns are diversifying their economies—and uplifting local voices.
Why Misunderstanding Identity Politics Undermines Intersectionality—and Goals of a Just Society
A white patriarchal system should not define who ideal citizens are.
4 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Activism
Here’s how to use different platforms to spread awareness and get other people excited about your cause.
How to Eat as if the Planet Mattered
Consuming less, wasting less, and varying your food choices can all benefit the planet—and you.
Pipeline resistance | Renewable energy | Divestment | Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands | Pollution
13 Climate Justice Leaders Imagined as Comic Superheroes
“Rogue Scientists” was an inspired choice.
When Robots Take Our Jobs, Platform Cooperatives Are a Solution
This thriving new sector is a critical step toward a fair and vibrant economic future.
Native Language Schools Are Taking Back Education
More than a century ago, the last fluent speakers of Wôpanâak passed away. Now this school is working to revive the language.
30,000 Copies and Counting: This Newspaper Helps Inmates Prepare for Life on the Outside
A former inmate’s resource guide is now helping others released from jail find their way back into society.
What You Learn from a Life Surrounded By Troublemaking, Kickass Women
Why Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards believes that now, more than ever, women are the most important political force in America.
Why Are We So Sleep Deprived, And Why Does It Matter?
Not many things matter more to our health than a good night’s sleep, but fewer and fewer of Americans are getting one.
8 Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who Has Just Given Birth
Why you shouldn’t ask about sleep, weight loss, or breastfeeding. But especially sleep.
7 Surprising Tax Facts You Should Know
Here’s where your tax dollars go (and who isn't paying taxes at all).
Why Black Stories Matter: They Build Empathy and Heal Trauma
In New York state, a writing and performance program helps people of color share their stories as a pathway to empathy and healing.
How Indigenous Knowledge Is Transforming the March for Science
“Indigenous peoples were always scientists. Their lives depended on it."
Here We Go Again: Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Won’t Fix Anything
Current trade agreements are great at creating more billionaires, not so much at protecting the interests of workers.
YES! On Air: Why This Montana Farmer Grows Food Year-Round in Shipping Containers
This radio story was produced by KBCS in partnership with YES! Magazine.
To Decolonize Our Minds, Start With Words
Where is the clear image of a decolonized society we are to emulate? There isn’t one. Yet if we are to free ourselves, we need practical steps.
How Compassion Lowers Health Risks for Pregnant Women With Trauma
Mothers who experience toxic stress in childhood are more likely to have gestational diabetes and hypertension. But they can benefit from the right supports.
A Year Later, Fewer Deportations in Cities That Adopted “Welcoming” Policies
Where local governments collaborate with ICE, deportations have increased more than 75 percent. New Mexico shows a different way.
Dear White Feminists, We Can Do Better
Step one: Please stop arguing with people of color about what is or isn’t racist.
YES! On Air: “Decolonization Starts Inside of You”
This radio story was produced by KBCS in partnership with YES! Magazine.
Taking MLK’s Message Global
The civil rights icon saw economic issues to be intertwined with racial justice. Today’s globalized economy makes justice that much harder to achieve.
How Tucson Preserves Its Native Food Heritage
The prevalence of food-related disease among indigenous people, like members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, is glaring—and drives many of the city’s food justice efforts.
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