Now the Trump Administration wants to reopen it.
The fires that spread swiftly across the Amazon in recent weeks drew international attention to a problem Indigenous Brazilians have been facing for years.
Efforts to end partisan gerrymandering suffered a blow in the Supreme Court, but the push to end it now moves to state legislatures, starting with North Carolina.
Twice in 20 years, a president has won office without winning the popular vote. A new movement is looking to change that.
“It can’t just be young people. It needs to be all of us.”
A huge share of U.S. employment is in low-wage jobs where workers are pushed to their limits to maximize profits for massive corporations.
Building a new world will require first reexamining—and dismantling—the cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
In the face of the climate crisis imperiling endangered species, some activists and governments are turning to a radical, rights-based approach to protect nature.
Part two of this six-part series explores the plurality of reparations that includes Black people’s spiritual and psychological healing.
“Like racism, violence and white supremacy, heat is inextricable from the Black American experience.”
For families of missing or disappeared persons, mourning the ambiguous loss of their loved ones is complex.
Developing technology that doesn’t perpetuate racism demands putting social values before profit.
Where gun access gets easier and abortion access gets harder, women pay the price.
Reading the celebrated author is a fitting way to mark the 400th anniversary of the first slave ship arriving on U.S. shores.
Food security, traditional agriculture, and local self-reliance are key to regenerative societies of the future, say water protectors taking the movement’s lessons forward.
Breakups happen to friends, too. Here’s how to find closure, while preserving your heart and dignity.
If games are a reflection of our values as a society, and can influence how we think and act, can we game our way to a better world?
…and they want to bring back “The Good Death.”
For disabled people, getting around Seattle is a constant challenge. This app wants to make it easier and safer.
The Detroit Blk Gurls Do Tarot Facebook group empowers women in traditional spiritualities.
For African Americans, homegoings are the ultimate form of liberation.
Humanity’s existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want.
Fossil fuel leasing on public lands is worsening the climate crisis. But there's hope.
Composting toilets keep waste out of the water cycle. But have you heard about the phosphorus cycle?
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