When White Nationalism Lives Too Close to Home
Even the liberal Bay Area is not immune to a newly empowered wave of extremism. Now is the time for us to be constant gardeners of wisdom, compassion, and courage.
Activism
5 Ways New Movement Leaders Are Effecting Change
The Parkland students and others are reinventing models for people-powered activism that adapts to today鈥檚 rapid pace of change.
The #MeToo Movement鈥檚 Roots in Women Workers鈥� Rights
An unsung shero of the early 20th century, Rose Schneiderman organized women to fight for laws to protect them from sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
To Love and Worship Freely: Young Muslim LGBTQ Activists Stand Up
These people are fighting the good fight because LGBTQ+ Muslims shouldn鈥檛 have to sacrifice one identity at the expense of the other.
What the Maps of Hate Groups Reveal
New research offers clues to stop the spread of organized hate groups in the U.S.
I Was Catcalled by 11-Year-Old Boys and Wish I鈥檇 Responded in the Moment
Their coach, with his young son on his lap, just sat there and laughed. Here鈥檚 what happened next.
Locals Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community
More than 40 families in Iowa are fighting to contain the spread of concentrated animal feeding operations.
Civil Rights Tours Draw in New Generations
The current political landscape is inspiring more people from the U.S. and abroad to visit the sites where the civil rights movement made history.
How to Sue a Dictator
A brutal regime from across the Pacific Ocean ordered the assassination of two union activists in Seattle. Here鈥檚 the true story of how the killers鈥攊ncluding the president of the Philippines鈥攚ere made to answer for the murders.
4 Black Female Judges Use Their Courtrooms to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Inspired by Ava DuVernay鈥檚 documentary 鈥�13th,鈥� and their own experiences, these women mentor youth to keep them out of the criminal justice system.
I Support NFL Players鈥� Protests. But I鈥檓 Not Boycotting the NFL
Because at this moment in time the power of Black athletes is overcoming the power of White billionaires.
What History Books Left Out About Depression Era Co-ops
It would seem that a movement that provided livelihood for more than 300,000 people in California alone would merit discussion in the history books.
A Way to Talk About Race, 6 Words at a Time
The Race Card Project eases people into conversations around the uneasy topic of race and racism.
#MySmallWorks: Your Small Actions Have Big Power
Don’t listen to the cynics. Your small actions can create powerful change.
All around us are tiny opportunities to make the world a better place. Do you take public
9/11 Brought Them Together. They鈥檝e Been Preaching Love Ever Since
A rabbi, a minister, and an imam forge a bond, discovering new spiritual depths via dialogue and friendship.
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
Activists are building meaningful connections among borrowers to counter the taboo of admitting they can鈥檛 pay their bills.
This Chef Is Fighting Gentrification With Hot Chicken
Tunde Wey鈥檚 dinner series-slash-public art project raised $50,000 to address Nashville鈥檚 affordable housing crisis.
If They Die of an Overdose, Drug Users Have a Last Request
Thousands of drug users across the country signed their names to a sort of last will and testament, requesting that prosecutors not file homicide charges against their loved ones.
World to Flint Kids: We Still See You
An 11-year-old social media celebrity collects thousands of encouraging letters from around the globe to remind her Flint schoolmates they are not forgotten.
Harry Belafonte and 鈥楾he Long Road to Freedom鈥�
On the anniversary of the March on Washington, we revisit an interview with the musician and civil rights activist about his anthology of Black music.
Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home
Entrepreneurs have limited access to capital and business education on the reservation. A Navajo incubator wants to change that.
U.S. Cities Issue IDs to Protect Undocumented Immigrants
A growing number of communities have implemented municipal identification programs, and not just in politically progressive areas.
Water Protectors Take Action to Keep Pipeline Out of Black and Indigenous Communities
An encampment of protesters in Louisiana is resisting the crude oil industry, whose environmental disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color.
Lawyers Turn to Activism as Civil Liberties Come Under Attack
A new generation of social justice attorneys has risen to defend against the hard-line policies of the Trump administration, from immigration and abortion access to voting and gender rights.
Native rights | Immigration | Reproductive rights | Gender justice | Democratic reforms | Local power | Citizens United | Racial Justice
How to Reclaim the Narrative鈥攁nd Power鈥攊n Post-Truth America
Hope plus action and investment equals revolutionary muscle. Now is the time for the progressive majority to set the terms of the conversation.
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