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How Internet Co-ops Can Protect Us From Net Neutrality Rollbacks
Smaller internet service providers offer alternatives and could disrupt the monopolies.
8 Tips to Get You Through Difficult Conversations This Holiday Season
The point isn’t to win. It’s to ignite understanding.
The “Redneck Revolt” Is Showing Up at Gun Shows and KKK Rallies to End White Supremacy
This rural White organization put out a call for working-class Whites to “reject the idea of whiteness.”
For Black Women Across the U.S., a 30-Minute Walk Builds Better Health—and Sisterhood
“I can lace up my sneakers, walk out my front door, and change my entire body.”
This November, Try Something New: Decolonize Your Mind
I tend to lie low during Native American History Month and dodge the Moon of Explaining Indians to White People. But not this year.
Why Science Says You Should Be Reading Small Independent Media
While trust in corporate news has gone down over the past few years, trust in independent news is strong.
Americans Are Stressed About the Future. Here’s Why That’s Promising
The era of empire, white supremacy, dirty energy, and global capitalism is coming to a close.
Trumpism Didn’t Just Lose—Progressives Won
It wasn’t just Democrats who won this election, but progressives who didn’t shirk the label.
The Incredible Power of a Potluck
Dinner table gatherings help to build cultural ties and tear down political walls.
Preventing Sexual Harassment Begins in Early Childhood
Sexual abuse is not just a “women’s issue,” and we need to stop treating it as one.
Unapologetically Fat: A Challenge to How We See Women’s Bodies
Meet the social media stars fighting fatphobia.
How Inmates, Scientists, and Government Workers Are Teaming Up to Save This Butterfly
The effort to restore prairie ecosystems in Washington state before they disappear.
New Federal Guidelines For Campus Assault Put Heavy Burden on Victims
College administrators worry a more rigorous process for proving sexual assault could send the wrong message to students.
The Essential Ingredient of Democracy
We need more than good-heartedness to save our democracy. We need the courage to act on it.
My Trouble With #MeToo
We are limiting the potential of this campaign if we insist that everyone get in a box and become one of three things: perpetrators, victims, or allies.
6 Signs Your Callout Isn’t Actually About Accountability
In many ways, holding each other accountable has come to mean punishing each other. Here’s how you can refocus on the bigger picture instead.
The High Cost of Free Speech on College Campuses
Public universities must walk a delicate line when it comes to upholding free speech in this charged political environment.
The New Co-op Helping Ex-Inmates Find Work—and Recover
Washington, D.C., has the highest incarceration rate in the country. That’s why Juan Reid launched this cooperative owned and operated by ex-inmates.
#SwipeItForward: Why People With Transit Passes Are Swiping in People Without
The campaign is working to end the criminalization of people who can’t afford subway fares—because no one should go to jail for $2.75.
Why I’ve Started to Fear My Fellow Social Justice Activists
We are alienating each other with unrestrained callouts and unchecked self-righteousness. Here’s how that can stop.
Hospital Beats Federal Bureaucracy to Offer Local Traditional Foods
A unique program in the Arctic tundra finds a way around federal regulation to put traditional foods on the hospital menu.
Texas Activists Combine Social Media With Old-School Tactics to Resist Conservative Agenda
Intersectional movements are helping the left gain ground, not just play defense.
West Virginia Rises to Protect LGBTQ Rights
With the highest percentage of teens who identify as transgender, the state is emerging as a national leader when it comes to protecting LGBTQ rights at the local level.
Meet the Chef Teaching Kids How to Cook Healthy Meals on a Budget
Seattle chef will soon open a crowd-funded restaurant and arts co-op to honor the city’s arts history and unite its residents.
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