How Celebrating the Day of the Dead Abroad Brought Me Home
Living in the United States, I came to understand the ancient Mexican tradition of honoring the dead.
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Should You Have Kids Despite Climate Change?
This decision comes with the privileges of race, class, and citizenship status鈥攚hich is why reproductive justice needs to be part of the climate conversation.
America Is Not a Democracy, But We Must Become One
The founders of this nation did many things, but establishing democracy was not one of them. That鈥檚 our job.
Climate Literacy Is Essential for Effective Change
We need to make it easier to understand basic climate science and emissions reductions.
In This Election, We Can鈥檛 Let Down Our Guard
There are some positive signs, but otherwise this is still the biggest trash fire of an election since鈥� well, since 2016.
鈥淢r. Vice President, I Am Speaking鈥�: A Culture of Interruption
Politics is a realm where men have been given a free hand to interrupt and talk over women. We can change this.
Trump Gets Socialized Health Care. What About the Rest of Us?
The president has free access to the best medical care in the world. There鈥檚 no reason why the rest of America shouldn鈥檛 get what their taxes pay for.
How to Stop a Coup
While keeping people focused on a strong, robust election process is a must, we also must prepare for the worst.
How to Nourish Your Resilience in a Time of Trauma
These daily actions can help heal your nervous system for right action instead of reaction.
Vanessa Nakate: America Needs to Lead on Climate Change
The 23-year-old Ugandan climate activist explains what the U.S. election will mean for the future of the planet.
Black Voters Know Climate Justice Is Racial Justice
If climate activists invest in Black voters leading up to the election, they could be a crucial voting bloc in November.
Democrats Need to Be Pressured on Climate, Too
A first-time voter explains why this election is our opportunity to lead on the climate crisis鈥攍ocally, nationally, and globally.
Vote Like the Planet Depends on It鈥擝ecause It Does
Four more years of Trump鈥檚 anti-environmental policies will make it too late to change course. So come November, let鈥檚 turn this ship around.
A New Supreme Court Nominee Before the Election May Spark a Crisis of Legitimacy
With Trump and Senate Republicans planning to push through a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it鈥檚 an open question if American democracy can survive.
Out With Predatory Capitalism, In With a 鈥淟ife Economy鈥�
Prioritizing short-term profits over everything else has created a system that is consuming itself to extinction. Here鈥檚 what an economy that valued human life and the planet would look like.
Where the Election Can Go Badly鈥擜nd What We Can Do About It
It starts with knowing how we actually elect a president, and what your vote really means.
Police Encounters During Mental Health Crises Don’t Have to Be Violent
In the wake of another police killing of an unarmed Black man struggling with a mental health disability, I asked what cops鈥攁nd everyone鈥攃an do to help.
How Public Schools Can Break the Digital Divide
This NYC teacher says going back to school amid COVID-19 is an opportunity to finally stop virtually segregating schools.
It鈥檚 Time to Dismantle Caste in the U.S.
Race and caste are not the same system, but they are parallel oppressions that have the same logic.
NBA Athletes Weren鈥檛 Just Boycotting Games鈥擳hey Were on Strike
When NBA players refused to take the court, athlete activism escalated to a new level.
Are Police Unions Part of the U.S. Labor Movement?
Historically, police have used their legal authority to protect businesses and private property over the working class.
Where the Post Office Goes, So Goes America
Trump鈥檚 war on the post office is primarily about cheating to win re-election. But it鈥檚 also part of the Republican Party鈥檚 long-term plan to destroy government.
This Native Tribe鈥檚 Response to COVID-19 Is Working鈥攁nd Addressing Another Community Problem
The Eastern Band of Cherokees is applying lessons from the pandemic to help them fight addiction in their community.
Advocating for Climate Justice as an Act of Love
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, what 鈥淚 love lamp鈥� has to do with climate communications.
Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?
The COVID-19 outbreak is the planet鈥檚 way of telling us to do better, both in the environment and in the economy.
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