The best way to discourage voting—and thwart democracy—is to predict a big win for any party. Here’s what the primaries are indicating about the political landscape ahead of the midterms.
As Congress prepares to debate separating families at the border, a look back at the U.S.’s past with the cruel practice.
It wasn’t enough for a group of students to provide free meals. They’re looking to tackle systemic problems.
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
From food assistance for the poor to subsidies for a corporate food system, the nation’s next farm bill is taking shape.
Threatened by a mining company, indigenous women in the remote highlands of Guatemala are marching, increasing productivity, and planting trees.
Parents and teachers aren’t angry over what the new book says about the president, but rather what it leaves out.
As feminist parents, we tell ourselves we’re trying to break down the gender binary. But what’s wrong with skirts and baby dolls?
Nature offers solace for a man living with depression—and a lesson in acceptance for his anxious partner.
Jim Crow endures in Georgia as voter suppression efforts persist across the state. But get-out-the-vote activists are undaunted.
The author of the Declaration of Independence had sought to protect not just Christians, but Americans of all faiths.
The decision upholds 19th century promises and should increase the number of fish for everyone.
Movements such as #MeToo and #SheShouldRun have re-energized the Equal Rights Amendment.
At 23, Myya Jones is running for state representative. She’s at the forefront of a wave of Black women running for office.
Still, there are signs of progress that could lead to increased turnout come November, including 1,800 women running for federal and state offices.
Heirlooms are irresistible, not just because they’re delicious, but because growing them defies capitalism.
Evidence has mounted that he was on to something—people who express love and kindness really do regularly lead healthier lives.
Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on two cases, anti-gerrymandering action at the state level is well underway.
Three years ago I left behind television’s traditional White male narrative and found shows that affirm Blackness.
The world’s fifth largest economy could keep the money in a state-owned bank to fund local infrastructure.
A Black poet answers the questions you’re too afraid to ask.
Shotguns often become hand spades, and a weapon like the AR-15 that was used in recent mass shootings has a thicker barrel that suits an afterlife as a mattock.
Climate change will impact agriculture and food supplies. That’s why this digital classroom is teaching food literacy.
Most of the center’s clients have been middle-aged people who inherit guns and don’t want them ending up in the wrong hands.
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