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Can Elections Still Help Defund Police?
Efforts to invest in 鈥渃are, not cops鈥� continue in advance of the 2024 election鈥攁lbeit at a slower pace than in 2020.
A New Hollywood 鈥淥rigin鈥� Story
With her latest film, Ava DuVernay is modeling a new way of financing impactful films and ensuring creative freedom.
How Disabled Voters Are Accessing Democracy
The vast majority of U.S. polling locations are not fully accessible. Disability justice activists are working to change that.
The Military鈥檚 Myth of Black Freedom
Nicole Young argues that Black people鈥檚 conscription into America鈥檚 endless war-making machine only ensures they will never be safe.
Students for Gaza Are Undeterred
Beaten, doxxed, threatened, arrested, and suspended, college students learned from past movements to put their bodies on the line for Gaza.
Rap Is Art, Not Evidence
A new documentary chronicles efforts to keep rap lyrics from being used by prosecutors, combatting a long-standing trend of criminalizing this particular art form.
In Cuba, Afro Hair Honors Identity and Cultural Roots
As a historian and hairstylist, the owner of community salon Rizo Libre wants her services to go far beyond hair.
Mothering As a Radical Climate Solution
Emily Raboteau鈥檚 latest book is a meditation on how we can more clearly see and care for all we hold dear.
Gen Z鈥檚 Political Paradox
Zoomers are connected to political issues but disconnected to voting. A young reporter explores the reasons why this is true and what it will take to boost youth voter turnout.
How to Bury Your Abusive Husband and the Laws That Shielded Him
Domestic violence isn鈥檛 funny. But Alexia Casale鈥檚 debut novel finds humor in survivors taking matters into their own hands.
Who Gets to Be a Mother?
Making motherhood accessible for all requires moving away from punitive models鈥攊ncluding foster care鈥攖hat criminalize poverty.
Why Hope Is Different Than Optimism
Hope is not a positive expectation but a moral commitment.
Beyonc茅鈥檚 Requiem for Black Country Dreams
With 鈥淐owboy Carter,鈥� Beyonc茅 is not only topping the country charts, but also challenging old narratives about genre.
The Climate Lessons a Typhoon Taught Us
A decade after Typhoon Haiyan decimated the Philippines, the city of Tacloban is setting a new standard for surviving global catastrophes.
Ending Water Apartheid in Palestine
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank fighting for the right to a homeland, and for their basic right to water鈥攚hich Israel continues to deny.
6 Ways California Can Help Kids With Disabilities Get Care
Experts and disability justice advocates say these changes could help more California families with children who have complex medical needs access the care they鈥榬e entitled to.
Claims of Mass Rape by Hamas Unravel Upon Investigation
This investigative report uncovers questionable sourcing and a striking lack of physical or eyewitness evidence in two early reports that have been widely cited to bolster claims that Hamas committed mass sexual violence in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Cop City Is a Disability Justice Issue, Too
Disability justice activists are joining grassroots efforts to shut down Atlanta鈥檚 Cop City, the largest police training campus in the U.S.
Rebuilding Tulsa With or Without Reparations
Tulsa鈥檚 Greenwood District is measuring its wealth in bonds between people and generations, even as reparations for the 1921 massacre remain elusive.
Spaces As Reparations for Black Youth
Investing in programs, resources, and physical spaces by and for Black youth is critical to narrowing generationally inherited disparities in wealth, health, and beyond.
How Pop Culture Shapes Reparations
As the movement for reparations gains steam, mainstream and independent content creators continue to find new ways to advance the idea of reparative damages for Black people on screen.
The (Identity) Politics of Reparations
Can 鈥渞eparationist鈥� be a distinct identity, akin to feminist or abolitionist, a label worn with pride by progressives who believe in reparative compensation for Black聽people?
Reporting From the Front Lines of a Genocide
Being a Palestinian journalist has never been easy, but Israel鈥檚 escalation of violence against members of the press in Gaza is unprecedented, say press freedom advocates. Can global solidarity help stop the bloodshed?
Writers of Color Are Redefining Nature Writing
A new generation of poets, essayists, memoirists, and novelists is narrating stories of severed connections and exploitation鈥攂oth their own and the Earth鈥檚.
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