Reckoning With Right-Wing Violence
When one of the nation鈥檚 two political parties no longer believes in the democratic process, what happens to democracy?
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The Most Important Midterm Election
There are some positive signs heading into Election Day. But there are just as many indicating a far grimmer outcome.
Assessing the True Extent of Poverty in the Richest Nation on Earth
To address the problems of our 鈥渟urprisingly impoverished democracy鈥� in the midterm elections, Liz Theoharis argues that policymakers would have to take seriously the realities of tens of millions of poor and low-income people.
Rediscovering the Family Wisdom of Yoga
As a stressed young adult, I reconnected with my family's yoga practices to help with healing and sleep.
Manchin鈥檚 Pipeline Loss Shows Frontline and Green Groups Are Gaining Steam
鈥淲e launched our movement to breathe clean air 鈥� amid the Movement for Black Lives chanting 鈥榳e can鈥檛 breathe鈥� and a pandemic disproportionately killing Black people.鈥�
Murmurations: Accountable to Our Ancestors
adrienne maree brown ponders how (and whether) we should be accountable to ancestors who held beliefs vastly different from our own.
Reclaiming Abundance Under Capitalism
Is there a way we can be critical of our cultures of consumption, while also preserving the spirit of abundance?
Going Beyond Charity: How Businesses Can Achieve Permanent Sustainability
A shift away from maximizing profits and to employee ownership can yield a more positive impact.
We Need to Replace White Feminism With Inclusive Feminism
By centering feminism on gender alone and conveniently sidelining the impact of whiteness, class, culture, imperialism, and religion on gender parity, white women have co-opted the feminist space. It鈥檚 time to change this.
On the Other Side of Reparations, a New World Awaits
Inspiring stories about our past can open portals to the world that awaits us and help us dream what a world with reparations looks like.
The Climate Injustices鈥攁nd Solutions鈥擲hared by Puerto Rico and Jackson, Mississippi
Solidarity can go a long way in connecting communities working through similar challenges.
An Indigenous Perspective on Reconnecting With the Land
鈥淥nce we collectively feel this connection, this relationship, we can then begin to understand the responsibility we have鈥攖he responsibility that I feel, and that my ancestors felt.鈥�
What My Green Card Love Story Taught Me About Immigration
Insecurity and powerlessness are the norm for immigrants navigating the U.S.鈥檚 immigration system鈥攅ven when they are married to a U.S. citizen.
We the People Are All in This Together
Changing course to transform into an ecological civilization will take international cooperation. But the U.S and China are setting a poor example.
What if We Believed Anything Was Possible?
If we don鈥檛 address our cognitive dissonance, we鈥檒l get stuck where we are, and diminish our capacity for progress.
Consider the Banana
A new book of poetry by Paul Hlava Ceballos digs up the history of the ubiquitous fruit.
Murmurations: Accountable to Earth
In their September column, adrienne maree brown asks how we can hear beyond the human cry for help.
In the Wake of Yet Another Hurricane, Puerto Rico Needs Real and Equitable Investment
This crisis is political as much as environmental. Solutions require justice.
Murmurations: A Spell for the Fall Equinox
As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, adrienne maree brown offers a seasonal spell to honor the fall equinox.
Reimagining Safety and Liberation Without Police
We can work for safety and liberation by investing in community-based alternatives to policing, like mental health programs, public education, restorative justice practices, and economic justice.
What Capitalism Has to Do With Falling in Love
Even though most of us are sincere in our pursuits of true love, how much do we actually perceive love as a product, and how does this influence our relationships?
How TikTok Helped Me Find Community When the Health Care System Failed Me
鈥淚 can finally manage my PCOS in a healthy and sustainable way thanks to an unlikely ally: TikTok.鈥�
Accent Bias and the Myth of Comprehensibility
Expecting people to speak a language in a specific way is more indicative of a colonial mindset and less of the speaker's ability to utilize and comprehend English.
We Can Talk About Abortion Without Being Ableist
The intersection of disability rights and abortion rights is complex.
Can a Third Party Be the Charm for Polarized Politics?
Outsider parties can have an effect on electoral outcomes aside from being labeled spoilers. But they almost never change the two-party dynamic.
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