How can we hold accountable systems that are designed only to understand punishment?
Social Justice
In the face of the escalating climate crisis, a New Jersey organization has created a replicable shelter simulation model that makes temporary housing more inclusive for disabled people.
Coast Salish water warriors in canoes delayed a U.S. military ship believed to be carrying weapons from the Port of Tacoma to Israel.
Indigenous writer Robin Wall Kimmerer explains why a new massive green-energy powered industrial park in western New York State threatens communities and habitats.
The National Climate Assessment affirms that Indigenous peoples bear both the weight of climate change’s impacts and carry knowledge that may help lessen its burden.
A scholar of Palestinian history offers critical context for the now-controversial slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
Medea Benjamin sees a pattern in how Western media reported on the U.S. war in Iraq and how they are covering Israel’s war on Gaza today.
Voters in Republican-led Ohio elected to enshrine reproductive freedom into the state constitution. Here's what that could mean for the 2024 election.
The latest addition to the prestigious UNESCO list—the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, created by Indigenous people 2,000 years ago—“preserves the future of our past.”
Indigenous writer and critic Frank Hopper says that while Martin Scorsese’s new film is a masterpiece, it’s still told through a white lens.
While the U.S. government refuses to use its considerable power as leverage for peace, ordinary Americans seem to know better.
Khury Petersen-Smith explains why he and thousands of other Black Americans are calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
To decolonize college campuses, BIPOC students, allies, alumni, and faculty are reintroducing Indigenous growing practices.
Israel’s war on Gaza is built on dehumanization of Palestinians. Physician Rupa Marya urges the world to ”rehumanize” Gazans.
This community-developed plan could serve as a model for how to simultaneously decarcerate and decarbonize.
Despite its flaws, advocates hope the film will promote awareness and understanding of the complex MMIW issue
Black Americans have long expressed solidarity with Palestinian people, going back to Dr. King and the Black Panthers.
Religious ideals such as "'Til Death Do Us Part" are hindering intimate relationships from flourishing. Here's one clinical psychologist's secular guide to long-term love.
We live in an era where, in theory, we have accepted that all human beings are deserving of equal treatment—that skin color, national origin, language, accent, clothing, and other markers
Black students are disproportionately impacted by student loans, but this debtors' union is taking steps to repair that disparity.
After three weeks of Israel’s war, the devastation in Gaza has surpassed anything I have seen in 30 years as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon working in conflict. The sheer
Will New York perpetuate the shameful practices of the colonialist past—or take a stand for justice at last?
Analyst Lindsay Koshgarian counters President Biden’s claim that American interests require funding Israeli militarism.
Language has the ability to shape narratives about justice and war. Norman Solomon suggests applying the same standards to all violators of human rights.
India is among the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, but its Indigenous languages have been marginalized—along with those who speak them.
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