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Mental health
Why Hope Is Different Than Optimism
Hope is not a positive expectation but a moral commitment.
Kendra Thomas | Apr 19, 2024
Pollution
Bhopal Survivors Continue 40-Year Fight for Justice
Four decades after the deadly gas leak, Dow Chemical continues to avoid accountability for the world's worst industrial accident.
| Apr 19, 2024
Racial Justice
Why Are Elite Schools So Attached to the SAT?
Research shows the SAT is racist, sexist, and classist. So why are some elite schools reinstating the test as an admission requirement?
| Apr 18, 2024
Democracy
Making Arab American Heritage Month Meaningful
Justice for Gaza can be a perfect focus for this year’s Arab American Heritage Month, says Stephanie Abraham.
| Apr 17, 2024
Social Justice
Rethinking Arab American Heritage Month
Cultural heritage months are most useful when they’re leveraged as an opportunity to demand justice.
Stephanie Abraham | Apr 16, 2024
Health & Happiness
Serious About Gender Exploration? There’s a Doula for That.
Just like birth doulas, gender doulas support people at all stages of their gender journey.
Celeste Hamilton Dennis | Apr 15, 2024
Environment
How Folklore Can Shape Our Climate Futures
It’s not just our homes that are at risk from climate change; it’s our customs, songs, and stories.
Katie Myers | Apr 12, 2024
Music
Beyoncé’s Requiem for Black Country Dreams
With “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé is not only topping the country charts, but also challenging old narratives about genre.
Francesca T. Royster | Apr 11, 2024
Democracy
Haitians Hope for a New Chapter
Understanding the roots of Haiti’s political crisis is critical to rebuilding the Caribbean nation’s democracy.
| Apr 11, 2024
Social Justice
Activists Organize Gaza “Freedom Flotilla”
In the face of global inaction on Israel’s genocide, activists will sail to Gaza to bring desperately needed aid directly to Palestinians.
| Apr 10, 2024
Environment
The Climate Lessons a Typhoon Taught Us
A decade after Typhoon Haiyan decimated the Philippines, the city of Tacloban is setting a new standard for surviving global catastrophes.
Gabes Torres | Apr 09, 2024
Social Justice
Chess Captures Life Lessons for Argentinian Youth
Bottle caps transform into queens, knights, and pawns that help kids learn how to regulate emotions, socialize, and resolve conflicts.
Eva Marabotto | Apr 08, 2024
Democracy
Ending Water Apartheid in Palestine
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank fighting for the right to a homeland, and for their basic right to water—which Israel continues to deny.
Marianne Dhenin | Apr 08, 2024
Environment
For the Good of the Hive
A bee caretaker learns just how much humans can gain from tuning in to nature’s cues.
Jamie Liu | Apr 05, 2024
Environment
The Water Came Early
Grappling with the fantasy and memory of flooding on California’s last remaining almond farm.