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Standing With Malala: Meet the Teenagers Who Survived the Taliban and Kept Going to School
In the Taliban assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai, Shazia Ramzan, and Kainat Riaz were also shot鈥攆or no more than daring to go to school. Three years later, they鈥檙e more committed to education than ever.
Why We Need More Shame-Free TV Characters Who Reflect the Reality of Abortion
The internet has been buzzing about Olivia Pope鈥檚 abortion on ABC鈥檚 Scandal. If nearly one-third of American women have an abortion by age 45, why don鈥檛 we see more female characters make the same decision?
In Photos: Minnesotans Face Gunfire and Cold in 11-Day Occupation of Police Precinct
In Minneapolis, demonstrators are demanding police release video of a fatal shooting of an African-American man. Earlier this week, five were shot by alleged white supremacists.
Compost Your Corpse? This Woman Wants to Make It Legal
Katrina Spade, creator of the Urban Death Project, talks about human composting and why she's trying to make it legal in Washington state.
5 Ways Voters Stood Up to Big Money, Despite Losses
From campaign finance reform to protecting small business, Tuesday's elections had a few big victories.
Can Seattle Boot Big Money Out of Elections By Giving Everyone 鈥淒emocracy Vouchers鈥�?
Early results show Seattle passing the Honest Elections ballot initiative. Voters will receive four $25 鈥渄emocracy vouchers鈥� every election year, which they can donate to the campaign of their choice.
Meet the 1 Percenters Finding Solace in Wealth Redistribution
A growing cadre of the owning class is crafting a healthier relationship to the other 99 percent: 鈥淚t is not about individual therapy or even engaging in philanthropy or charity. It鈥檚 about collective action.鈥�
Colorado Pushes for Universal Health Care That鈥檚 Governed by the People
Next year, residents will vote on replacing the Affordable Care Act with ColoradoCare, a plan that works like a cooperative. In a purple state like this, it just might work.
Remembering Grace Lee Boggs and the Revolution She Inspired in Us
大象传媒 has put together a tribute page to honor Grace Lee Boggs and the lives she touched while she was with us. Share your own thoughts with #RememberingGrace.
Saying Goodbye to Grace Lee Boggs
Rest well, dear friend. Millions of us have been enlivened and empowered by your wisdom and spirit.
Do Your Local Politicians Want to Limit Access to Women鈥檚 Health Care? This New App Can Tell You
Hinder is a reproductive justice messaging hub that tells you what your representatives say about women鈥檚 bodies. Meet the cabal of comics and writers behind it.
A Techy Management Fad Gives Workers More Power鈥擴p to a Point
Holacracy aims to liberate workers from micromanagement by replacing bosses with code-like rules modeled on computer programming.
The Feds Raided This Gay Sex Website鈥擜nd Pushed Sex Worker Rights Into the Mainstream
After the seizure of Rentboy.com, many in the sex worker and LGBTQ movements are finding common ground where they were once divided.
5 Steps to Turn Your Business Into a Worker-owned Co-op
Learn how to turn any business into a worker-owned cooperative with this checklist.
Dear Donald Trump: Pissed Off Latinos Are Powerful Latinos
History has shown that when Latinos feel threatened, they fight back鈥攚ith their voices and voting power.
This Artist Collects Your Worst Fears and Turns Them Into Something Great
The Fear Project uses art to visually interpret the parts of life that scare us the most, normalizing fear as a part of ourselves.
I Learned More by Leading a Student-Debt Strike Than I Did at College
After graduating from Everest College with a bad education and no job prospects in sight, I refused to pay my student loans. Now I鈥檓 helping lead the first student-debt strike in America.
Pardon the Interruption, Bernie: Why Black Lives Matter Is in Politics to Stay
The criticism aimed at Marissa Johnson and Mara Willaford has ranged from the deeply piercing to the explicitly racist. But what they did was necessary, a welcome harbinger of more direct disruption.
This NYC Real Estate Co-Op Helps Small Businesses Stay Put
A New York City co-op raises $1.2 million in pledges to fight gentrification and provide affordable rent for local business owners.
Seattle Led the Country鈥檚 Minimum Wage Revolution. Can It Do the Same With Rent Control?
New York and San Francisco both suffer from soaring rents and gentrification, despite decades of regulation. How Seattle socialist Kshama Sawant plans to do affordable housing right.
In a Place Where Teaching Girls Can Get You Poisoned, This Afghan Woman Got Men on Her Side
How do you spark a movement in a conservative community? A Q&A with Razia Jan, founder of the Zabuli Education Center.
All Sign Language, No Subtitles: Behind the Ukrainian Thriller That鈥檚 Changing How We Experience Cinema
"The Tribe" has no spoken dialogue at all鈥攙iewers must search for meaning through body language and emotion. This is why it works.
Six Ways TPP Opponents Have Won鈥擡ven as Fast Track Advances
Critics of the TPP forged relationship with foreign allies, firmed up union positions, and forced some concessions on the secrecy of the text.
鈥淢ad Max: Fury Road鈥� Is a Resource-Conscious Blockbuster for Our Time
Who ruined Mad Max鈥檚 world? The new film isn't afraid to lay blame 鈥� and suggest a way forward.
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