I Was Wrong About the Rural鈥揢rban Divide
Wisconsin dairy farmers reminded me not to allow Fox News and the NRA to define groups of people.
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I Know Why Black Women Are Wary of Reproductive Activism
I鈥檓 burdened with the responsibility of informing the world around me that my body is mine. Historically, it belongs to everyone else.
Yes, Lots of People Go to Jail Because They Can鈥檛 Pay a Fine
One of the most chilling reasons for being sent back to prison is failure to pay a fine or court or supervision fees.
We Need Radical Imagination
Imagination, as Hawaiian Native rights advocate Poka Laenui describes it, is more than an antidote to hopelessness. It is a source of power.
We Must March. But We Must Also Organize Locally
The next women鈥檚 march is in the works. Although big mobilizations are important, they鈥檙e just one tactic.
After Erica Garner鈥檚 Death, I Can鈥檛 Breathe Through the Tears
Perhaps our grief can spark people to join the movement to end the oppression.
Feeling Burned Out? When We Gather, We Get Energized
Removing debris after a hurricane or giving blood after a shooting empowers us.
We Can Reimagine and Reinvent Our Society
Let鈥檚 say goodbye to top-down revolutions and embrace grassroots action.
9 Essential Reads For Your Racial Justice Conversations
These authors will help you talk about White supremacy by using reasoning and research rather than anger and frustration.
How Northwest Communities Are Stopping Big Oil Projects
Last week, a Washington state energy panel voted unanimously to oppose what would be the nation鈥檚 largest oil-by-rail terminal.
The Problem With 鈥淪ilence Breakers鈥� as TIME鈥檚 Person of the Year
I decided to search for two words on the article鈥檚 web page: 鈥減atriarchy鈥� or 鈥渕isogyny.鈥� Zero results.
Hear That? It鈥檚 New Impeachment Talk as Flynn Turns on Trump
While it鈥檚 tempting to consider the end of this presidency, we should consider the long road ahead.
When Buying Nothing Gives You More of Everything
A way to get and give free stuff with your neighbors that is time-consuming, inconvenient鈥攁nd wonderful.
8 Tips to Get You Through Difficult Conversations This Holiday Season
The point isn鈥檛 to win. It鈥檚 to ignite understanding.
Americans Are Stressed About the Future. Here鈥檚 Why That鈥檚 Promising
The era of empire, white supremacy, dirty energy, and global capitalism is coming to a close.
How Inmates, Scientists, and Government Workers Are Teaming Up to Save This Butterfly
The effort to restore prairie ecosystems in Washington state before they disappear.
6 Signs Your Callout Isn鈥檛 Actually About Accountability
In many ways, holding each other accountable has come to mean punishing each other. Here鈥檚 how you can refocus on the bigger picture instead.
What鈥檚 Stopping Media From Calling Las Vegas Killer a 鈥淭errorist鈥�? His Whiteness
Like other mass shooters before him, Stephen Paddock has the benefit of White privilege even in the most vicious of circumstances.
鈥淲e鈥檙e Going to Keep Fighting for That Song鈥�
Royalties for 鈥淲e Shall Overcome鈥� used to go to building the power of African Americans and other marginalized people. Not anymore.
I鈥檓 an 80-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor. Antifas Aren鈥檛 Scary. Neo-Nazis Are
More than 70 years after hiding in a Berlin cellar, I鈥檓 faced once again with neo-Nazis spewing and spreading their hate and beliefs around white supremacy.
My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to Be Honest
He wanted to know how institutional racism has made an impact on my life. I鈥檓 glad he asked, because I was ready to answer.
It鈥檚 Not Too Soon to Talk About the Post-Trump Era
Even when sensible adults finally take back government, 鈥渂ack to normal鈥� is not what we want.
Confederate Statues Have Been Invisible to Most White People
We鈥檝e been living alongside the Confederacy too long, and white people are finally starting to notice.
Charlottesville Was Not a 鈥淧rotest Turned Violent.鈥� It Was a Planned Race Riot
Isn鈥檛 it time for the media to be honest and call white supremacists the domestic terrorists that they are?
Outdoors Lovers Vote With Their Wallets, Move $45 Million Trade Show Out of Utah
The outdoor-recreation industry delivered a big blow to Utah鈥檚 economy because of the state鈥檚 attempts to remove protections for public lands.
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