The two words we should be worried most about? Fascism and authoritarianism.
It’s no longer a white-people thing, a big city thing, or an ultra-fit athlete thing.
No one is born a rapist, a sexual abuser, or a porn addict.
The Scandinavian success comes from focusing on economic justice and making immigrant success stories more visible.
It’s a radical but simple experiment that builds community and keeps useful things out of the landfill.
When it comes to eating disorder awareness, communities of color are too often left out of the conversation.
One strategy is to reintroduce people to their towns, show them what they can buy locally, and dispel the myth that it’s more expensive.
Tanya Berry challenges our assumptions about women’s work and small-town living.
Just a few years ago, powerful grassroots pressure rose up to protect a free and open internet.
In this deeply conservative society, these women are busting stereotypes every day.
For inmates that can’t afford phone calls, this weekly program connects them to faraway family and friends.
“You have to have people willing to speak out and be visible within the community, and that is not possible given the current climate.”
I saw shades of the men in my own life in Jones’ story, and deeper understanding set in.
For a joyful economy, spread the wealth.
A tone-deaf choice to honor civil rights leaders: Trump is supported by the KKK and refused to denounce white supremacists after Charlottesville.
Last week, a Washington state energy panel voted unanimously to oppose what would be the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal.
Research by environmental and natural resources law scholars shows the president’s action will likely be overturned by the courts.
What do you do when your colleague tells you the department head propositioned her in the hallway?
A professor has created an entire class on the star that focuses on intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. Now you can take it online.
I decided to search for two words on the article’s web page: “patriarchy” or “misogyny.” Zero results.
How music is helping women from war-torn countries express grief and loss.
This week, Trump is using Natives to target the Bears Ears National Monument. Last week, it was Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Forget about the 1 percent. Are you part of the top 20 percent of Americans who own 89 percent of our country’s wealth?
In his new book Being the Change, climate scientist Peter Kalmus shows why, on the cusp of climate catastrophe, we are neither choiceless nor powerless.
She is a reminder of the indigenous women who are missing and murdered every year.
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