Isn’t it time for the media to be honest and call white supremacists the domestic terrorists that they are?
Where fascism aims to instill fear, joy is the perfect resistance.
In the 1930s, a million Mexican people were forced out of the United States across the border into Mexico. It wasn’t called deportation then—euphemistically it was referred to as repatriation.
On the 52nd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, 31 states with histories of racial discrimination no longer have federal oversight of their voting process.
Data show more Black men are killed at higher rates than women, but police-misconduct attorney Andrea Ritchie says that doesn’t tell the whole story.
An online platform might be just the thing to spread around our grassroots genius.
“In our country there are two things that move policy. One is money. The other is the power of people.”
Today, 30 percent of American farmland is owned by non-operators who lease it out to farmers. Here’s why that’s a problem.
A visit to the Possibility Alliance reminded me also that the one constant of life is change.
Seattle women make less than men, but especially those with advanced degrees.
Let’s face it. The people who really need to see this film are never going to go near it.
Movement-building approaches from the civil rights era get a 2017 update.
The outdoor-recreation industry delivered a big blow to Utah’s economy because of the state’s attempts to remove protections for public lands.
A recent victory has sent the Army Corps of Engineers back to analyze the environmental justice effects of the Dakota Access pipeline.
While it is true that climate change is a global problem, we have power when we act locally.
Over the past century, we’ve abused our soils. But recent studies suggest they can be revived to support a sustainable food system.
The party’s new agenda promises to be on “the side of working people,” so why aren’t more Americans excited about it?
There are entire generations of social justice activists and environmental protectors that we don’t learn about in school.
We should ditch employer-provided insurance. Administrative costs for Medicaid are nearly half of the cost of private sector plans. Yes, half.
Indian Health Service is a great example of health care run and managed by the government. Let’s use it to figure out what works and what doesn’t.
The “Silent Protest Parade” was the first mass demonstration of its kind and marked a pivotal moment in civil rights history.
We have a long way to go before we lose the fight.
The average woman spends $18,000 in her lifetime on menstruation-related items. But what about women who can’t afford that?
8 things to do before jumping down your uncle’s throat.
Take that lawn by the grass and grow something!
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