What if we lived in a world where access was not treated as an afterthought, but was embedded in every element of our society instead?
Organizers working to end police violence refuse to be intimidated by growing efforts to criminalize free speech.
It will take concerted action to ensure that women belong in the House.
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion freedom now hinges on access to pills.
Fifty years ago, the Boldt decision reaffirmed Indigenous fishing rights and recognized tribes as equal partners in resource management.
Disabled people know the health care system is hostile. But it doesn’t have to be.
All people deserve access to this necessary medical care.
These community activities are about equality as much as entertainment.
While the government has declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, clean air clubs are still working hard to keep people safe.
Public libraries help us reimagine collective responsibility.
How communities around the world are preserving their endangered music.
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To reach its full potential, the immigrants’ rights movement needs to reject anti-Blackness and build a coalition as diverse as the people who comprise it.
A tribal college internship aims to train the next generation of stewards for a recovering prairie ecosystem—its land, animals, and people.
In 2022, Michigan enshrined abortion in its state constitution. Now, activists want to expand access for young people by repealing parental consent laws.
Some educators are using their institutional positions to help create safe spaces for student activism and challenge policies that restrict free speech.
Beaten, doxxed, threatened, arrested, and suspended, college students learned from past movements to put their bodies on the line for Gaza.
A new documentary chronicles efforts to keep rap lyrics from being used by prosecutors, combatting a long-standing trend of criminalizing this particular art form.
Leaning into lineages of resilience and care can be a balm for election-related anxiety for LGBTQ people—and everyone.
As a historian and hairstylist, the owner of community salon Rizo Libre wants her services to go far beyond hair.
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