The Global South Widens the Frame on Climate
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on the necessity of real representation in the climate movement.
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Hearing the Language of Trees
The author of "Braiding Sweetgrass" on how human people are only one manifestation of intelligence in the living world.
To Resist Tyranny, Cross Social Boundaries
A graphic edition of 鈥淥n Tyranny鈥� draws democracy lessons from the 20th century.
Frances Moore Lapp茅: Why I Wrote 鈥淒iet for a Small Planet鈥�
In 1969, experts said the cause of hunger was world overpopulation. Frances Moore Lapp茅 showed they were wrong.
Identity and Islamophobia in a Post-9/11 Graphic Novel for Teens
In 鈥淧iece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin鈥檚 Hijab,鈥� a young teen struggles to define her identity in the aftermath of a hate crime.
Growing Food Justice in Brooklyn
Over 70 different fruits and vegetables are grown in this urban biodiversity oasis, including specialty crops from the community鈥檚 diverse cultures.
The Present and (Possible) Future Arctic
鈥淭he Atlas of Disappearing Places鈥� presents a realistic but not completely hopeless future for the Arctic.
Lobster Gangs and Debunking 鈥淭he Tragedy of the Commons鈥�
Research by Elinor Ostrom and her colleagues show how people cooperate to manage, and sustain, common resources.
How to Recapture Your Imagination
A celebrated storyteller draws on myth and metaphor to direct our gaze away from the screen and toward the wonder of the world.
For Black Women, Self-Care Is a Political Act
鈥淭o thrive, we must embrace both our strengths and our vulnerabilities, and give ourselves permission to be human.鈥�
Rights for Rivers: Fighting for the Legal Rights of Nature
Arguing for the legal standing of nature was greeted as ridiculous in the 1970s. But now the idea is catching on.
On Board with Queer Labor and Racial Solidarity
It was okay to be gay in the Marine Cooks and Stewards. And in the 1940s, MCS integrated to become one of the most progressive unions in the United States.
Veterans Find Peace on America鈥檚 Trails
The remote woods and mountains鈥攁ccessed on long, challenging thru-hikes鈥攁re places of healing for former soldiers who suffer from the trauma of war.
To End Fossil Fuels, End Settler Colonialism
Much environmental framing misses the point about capitalism and Indigenous sovereignty.
Imagine a World Without Borders
Walls and fences at national borders enforce inequality, racial divides, and climate catastrophe. But most of them began as invisible lines in the sand.
We Don鈥檛 Need Prisons to Make Us Safer
To the statement that prisons provide safety, we should ask, 鈥淪afety for whom? And from what?鈥�
Asian American Sisters in the Movement for Racial Liberation
A look back at inter-racial solidarity between Black Americans and Asian Americans, from Nobuko Miyamoto in 鈥淣ot Yo鈥� Butterfly.鈥�
It Takes a Village. After an Accident, I Found One
Sonora Jha was new to America and on her own with a 6-year-old when she was injured in a car accident. But she found a new community willing to help out鈥攚ith songs, play dates, and kimbap.
Body Shame and Transformation
The only way to beat a rigged system of body shame is to give ourselves what the system never will: compassion and radical love.
Talk to Your Kids (and Other Parents) About Racism
Raising resilient, anti-racist children means having conversations about racial injustice.
The Everyday Resistance of Enslaved Women
Studying history is like detective work鈥攅specially when the rebellion of Black women has been left out of the story.
The Enchantment of Ceremony
An Indigenous writer describes how ritual is the entryway to connection and wholeness.
A Supreme Symbol of Hope: The Life of Paul Robeson
A new comic depicts the life of the legendary Black singer, star, and activist.
The Hill We Climb
The youngest inaugural poet encouraged us to own our history and repair our nation.
To Dismantle Tyranny, We Need Racial Integration
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.
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