adrienne maree brown shares unabashed love for the visionary writer, here and in the new documentary “Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin.”
Democratic reforms
There are only a few men who seem not to have gotten the memo. Unfortunately for us, they’re the men at the top of the Democratic field.
Maybe not the one you think: When all you do is pitch to your base, it turns out no one else has much to gain by playing ball with you.
Life after Trump will mean reckoning with our divisions. Can we?
Oregon may become the first state to lower the voting age to 16 years in all local and statewide elections.
It took a long time, and a lot of activism. But the shift in public opinion wasn’t led by legislators or think tanks or journalists. It was led by young people.
And it offers a blueprint for reforming other districts that suffer from overpolicing.
We need true democracy if we’re to halt the slide into self-extinction.
A clear alternative to the prevailing nihilism followed the president’s State of the Union address.
The founders of the United States have the society they wanted—one that keeps people like them in power.
What does a Donkey Kong fundraiser have to do with the annual gathering of the world’s elite capitalists in Davos? They both mark a cultural turning point.
A program that doubles the spending power for food stamp recipients who buy fresh produce just got more funding.
A record number of female candidates won in the 2018 midterm elections. Even more lost. But defeat isn’t the end for most.
The racial wealth gap is real. But a guaranteed income is not going to fix it.
Election night’s most surprising Democratic victory defies the trend of a growing urban-rural chasm.
Activists among tribes want to rally the Native vote. Because when they show up to the polls, they’ve shown significant political power.
Voters targeted corruption in government in both red and blue states.
The largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever is on its way.
The U.S. doesn’t have a problem of economic scarcity. The problem is unequal power.
In light of important midterm election wins, two Native journalists revisit the influence of Indigenous peoples on democracy through the ages.
Record turnout in the midterm elections shows there’s a strong desire for change. Here’s where it’s happening.
Here’s what’s on the line.
And several other reasons that the midterm elections are testing how far some states can go in disenfranchising certain voters.
Instead of complaining about younger people being politically apathetic, older generations need to show empathy and provide mentorship.
A brutal regime from across the Pacific Ocean ordered the assassination of two union activists in Seattle. Here’s the true story of how the killers—including the president of the Philippines—were made to answer for the murders.
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