Where They Teach Students How to Revitalize Their Local Communities
New college programs offer fledgling community organizers “a sense of optimism about how they can effect change in their own backyard.”
Democracy
How the Neighborhood That Inspired “The Wire” Is Pulling Its Residents Out of Poverty
When large institutions like universities and hospitals agree to hire and spend locally, they can transform neighborhoods hardest hit by poverty and unemployment.
Small-Scale Farming Could Restore America’s Rural Towns
Although many people in these struggling regions voted for the new president, his cynical answers will not bring them prosperity. But I saw what could.
5 Ways to Help Immigrants
People are turning their frustrations with the Trump administration into actions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable community members.
Trying to Be a Proud Latina When People Prefer Whiteness—Even in My Mother’s Homeland
For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
A Small Act of Scientific Civil Disobedience
Big science publications put important peer-reviewed research behind expensive paywalls. But some scientists have found creative ways around them.
How to Resist From a Place of Love: Self-Care for the Long Haul
If you want to sustain yourself for the work ahead, here’s some advice: It doesn’t matter whether the other side “deserves” anger.
The Many Benefits of Making (and Eating) Chocolate Right Where It Grows
Dried cocoa beans historically have been shipped to Europe and the U.S. for chocolate making. But keeping the process close to home empowers farmers and supports local economies.
Why Defending Human Rights Is Women’s Work
“It is important to celebrate these women who are building a more peaceful world that is open, just, and filled with love.”
Why Women Are Skipping Work and Wearing Red Today
U.S. organizers of International Women’s Day urge women to find creative ways to strike on March 8.
How “Rez Accents” Strengthen Native Identity
Research shows that ethnic identity is shaped not only by the loss—and revitalization—of mother tongues but also by the remixing of English.
What Scared Me the Most About Trump’s “Presidential” Speech
The president spoke in complete sentences and praised a fallen soldier, and now, for some people, the world is less chaotic. Trump is upping his game, and we as resisters aren’t ready.
The Mental and Physical Trauma of 750,000 DACA Kids Living in Limbo
Intensifying the anxiety, Trump has announced he is ending protections for Dreamers—those who were brought to the U.S. as children, grew up here, and consider it their home.
In a Rust Belt Town Where Tuition Is Covered, Economy Begins to Revive
After Kalamazoo, Michigan, offered college tuition for nearly all high school graduates, dropout rates declined and the city’s population began to rebound.
What Would a Modern-Day Rosie the Riveter Look Like?
You decide. Send us your ideas by March 14.
6 Ways Citizens Across the U.S. Are Using Science to Build a Better World
By collecting climate change data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin, locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
San Francisco Gives Immigrant Parents a Voice Through Noncitizen Voting
The parent-led effort shows how cities can empower and protect noncitizens at a time of uncertainty for many immigrant families.
The Woman Giving Refugee Kids Free Lawyers
And two other people advocating for immigrants and refugees.
Water Is Life: The Story of Standing Rock Won’t Go Away
The Dakota Access pipeline is set and oil will flow. But this is not the only fight about water, and Standing Rock is only one chapter somewhere in the middle of a long story.
As Police Evict Water Protectors, Tribes Vow to Continue the Fight
“This isn’t the end by any means. This is the spark. The whole world is waking up now.”
We Aren’t So Different—3 Steps to Overcome Hate and Fear
Avoiding Trump supporters only increases our already dangerous polarization. Here’s how to really listen and find compassion.
What It Takes to Change Hearts and Minds
To get someone’s support, you need more than just facts.
The Student-Built Website That Keeps Government Climate Data Safe
Since Trump’s election, scientists have been scrambling to save climate change data sets. And one Michigan graduate student thought the more copies, the better.
To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Stand Up to Wall Street and Global Corporations
If Democrats want to retake government, they will need to do more than be the party that isn’t as bad as Trump, starting with closing the wealth gap.
None of Texas’ Members of Congress Support Trump’s Wall
And 23 other facts you should probably know.
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