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After Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore photographer Devin Allen’s photo landed on the cover of Time Magazine. Today he’s teaching local youth how to use cameras to tell their own stories.
From a better hairbrush to modern 3D technology, ten things that might never have existed without the invention or innovation of black women.
Low-income communities continue to look for the best ways to improve their schools as the income gap grows across America.
After doctors realized their exam room reminded traumatized patients of torture chambers, they invited Buddhist monks and Cambodian healers to bring age-old therapies to the clinic.
How the city is promoting local economic growth that goes beyond deals for big companies.
“Nebraska” writer Bob Nelson on his new film and how economically depressed father and son characters are pulled from his own life story.
Twelve years ago, John Perkins published his book, “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.” Today, he says “things have just gotten so much worse.”
The struggle for labor rights started decades ago among private household workers, mostly Black American women.
On April 11, thousands of marchers with Democracy Spring will arrive in the nation’s capital. It’s expected to be the largest civil disobedience action in decades.
Scientists aren’t the only ones who can solve problems like malnutrition—in fact, people who face hunger might be better at solving it.
The landmark deal between 27 First Nations, environmentalists, forest industry, and government preserves 85 percent of old-growth in one of the world’s great forests.
A successful energy transition to renewables could not only rescue the planet but create a more just economy.
The new Nonviolent Cities project asks us to go beyond calls to end violence and instead create a pervasive culture of nonviolence.
From canine cellmates to computer training, prisons across the country are finding small ways to make life behind bars better for inmates.
After estimating how his daily actions contributed to global warming, this climate scientist found a better way to live. How does your carbon footprint stack up? Measure your impact with our emissions calculator.
New studies show being in nature may increase your willingness to be generous, trusting, and helpful toward others.
Two-thirds of women behind bars are mothers of children under the age of 18, and even a short stint in jail can cause them to lose their jobs, housing, and kids. Here are four policies to help prevent that.
As Hollywood directors race to cash in on the growing interest in the trans community, the results aren’t always good.
Just in time for this year’s presidential primary, a new law in Maryland will allow former offenders on probation or parole the right to vote.
It's not just young girls and big bad wolves. Lies and misconceptions about sex work can hurt women and keep negative stereotypes alive.
In Indonesia, a growing number of women are speaking up to report violence and finding the economic means to get out of abusive marriages.
In the face of corporate domination, economic injustice, and climate change, movements led by women offer a revolutionary path.
When Yasmin Mulbocus found no justice after being sexually abused, she was drawn to an Islamic extremist group she believed could protect her. Twenty years later, she’s trying to stop other women from making the same mistake.
From Internet voting to automatic registration, the chairman of the Election Assistance Commission discusses what it takes to ensure honest elections.
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