“At the end of the day, how does the gender binary and heteronormativity support the extraction and moving of wealth to this handful of global elites?”
The public banking movement is creating an opening wedge for the transfer of our financial system from private to public control.
“In my blood is a culture that is inextricable from its food. How could I reclaim this after years of denying myself this birthright?”
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Native Hawaiian organizer Kaniela Ing on the moral path forward.
“Maybe people are indeed loving places and species to death, but since BIPOC are largely disconnected from the organized outdoors, it’s white people who are spreading this toxic form of tough love.”
The podcast, produced by the Detroit Justice Center, highlights how organizers are engaged in the hard work of abolishing police and prisons, and offers a counter-narrative to mainstream media reports.
Just as slavery couldn’t be reformed and had to be ended, policing can’t be reformed and has to be abolished, say leaders of modern-day abolitionist movements.
In 1970, tens of thousands of people in East Los Angeles marched for equality, identifying themselves as “Chicano.” Today, the Chicano Moratorium continues as young and old learn from one another.
The theme for our 100th issue was inspired by the political earthquake of 2020 and the butterfly model of transformative social justice.
New momentum in the continuing march toward a more equitable society.
The modern environmental justice movement understands the health of the planet and well-being of people are connected.
Conventional banking hasn't worked for businesses owned by people of color. But a new network is designed to get money flowing fairly to BIPOC economies.
Movements adapt and evolve toward a new social justice.
How to decolonize wealth through reparations.
Until federal reparations happen, local organizations across the country are stepping up.
The Wiyot Tribe regained its sacred island home after decades of unrelenting prayer and relationship-building.
Following a lunar-inspired menu means eating seasonal and hyperlocal ingredients.
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As more states enact punitive laws restricting abortions, reproductive justice organizations look for new ways to regain ground and expand their movements.
Share of U.S. adults who “lack proficiency in literacy,” reading below the sixth-grade level: 52% [1] Share of adults with the lowest literacy levels who live in poverty: 43%
“The Dawn of Everything” confronts deep assumptions about how human society developed from its humble origins.
“Our job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering.”
With a simple gesture, Colin Kaepernick started a movement.
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