I was unexpectedly emotional watching the Biden-Harris inauguration. Then I remembered the last time I felt so bowled over by basic decency.
From making comfort food to speaking with ancestors, immigrant families across the U.S. are turning to cultural traditions to cope with the isolation and stress of quarantine.
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The youngest inaugural poet encouraged us to own our history and repair our nation.
With one political party standing in support of a violent insurrection, we need better solutions than just “reconciliation.”
We’re in a time of global and national crises. President Biden must rise to the task.
Multiple investigations at the state and federal level—plus private lawsuits—await Trump in private life.
President Biden’s inaugural address focused on bringing the nation together. But that won’t happen if “unity” means we revert to the way things used to be.
They are political polar opposites, but through Braver Angels, they’re forging a path toward productive conversations, and even friendship.
Activists prepared for months, expecting Trump to steal the election. They were right, and he failed.
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“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
There is a long history of racism in U.S. policing. For all Americans to be truly safe, it is important to weed out White supremacy, especially in the institution sworn to protect us all.
Not if it sends a message to future presidents.
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.
The U.S. finds itself in a different place and time than postwar Germany, but the challenge is similar.
A community in Colombia is ditching traditional capitalist models in order to build a collective future.
Nursing homes using the Green House Project’s model of residential care are weathering the pandemic better than traditional institutions. Here’s why.
Despite the onslaught of climate disasters, there is more momentum for political action now than ever before.
The human “fight or flight” response gives demagogues like Trump a tool for political manipulation. But we could replace oppression with a system of care.
“No way would Black or Brown people be treated that way had they attacked a symbol of our democracy.”
A veteran activist describes the international movement to abolish capital punishment.
We can’t afford to wait 13 days until Trump is gone. The time to act is now.
This country was founded on violence and desecration. If you want it to be better, prove it.
The pandemic is traumatizing students. It must be a wakeup call for us to change how we educate.
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