Why Climate Change Belongs in the Health Care Debate
We know climate change is affecting the environment鈥攂ut it鈥檚 also threatening people鈥檚 health.
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Trumpcare Is Not the Health Plan We Need (but Neither Is the ACA)
Under both GOP plans, we鈥檒l have high costs, spotty coverage, and ad hoc solutions鈥攚hich we have enough of already.
White People, the Philando Castile Acquittal Should Make You Mad as Hell
You鈥檝e been lied to.
How to Go the Resistance Distance: Pop-Up Schools for Novice Activists
Modeled after the Civil Rights Era鈥檚 citizenship and freedom schools, the new Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership teaches skills for the Trump Era.
Stop Making Excuses for Hateful White Men
Why is mental illness the go-to line for white men who commit acts of terrorism against people of color?
U.S. Doesn鈥檛 Need Trump to Honor Paris Climate Agreement
American cities have already spent billions of dollars on climate action and are committed to environmental goals that go beyond the Paris accord.
The Unlikely Uprising of Progressive Politics in Alaska
As the Arctic heats up and the oil economy tanks, progressives find their voice in a conservative state.
CEOs Now Make 300 Times More Than Their Workers. This City Is Putting a Stop to That
Runaway CEO pay contributes to income inequality and ultimately harms companies, so local governments aren鈥檛 waiting for a federal fix.
The Superrich Have Profited From a Broken System鈥擜nd Their Money Alone Won鈥檛 Fix It
Giving back requires humility. It will be a true test of learning new skills.
To Billionaire Doomsday Preppers: Your Wealth Won鈥檛 Save You
The only solution is to bring your wealth home and invest in community resilience to ensure the survival of all.
To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Stand Up to Wall Street and Global Corporations
If Democrats want to retake government, they will need to do more than be the party that isn鈥檛 as bad as Trump, starting with closing the wealth gap.
Changing Hearts and Opening Minds鈥擨t Happens When We Listen
We can start difficult conversations by speaking from the heart and sharing our wish for a world where everyone is safe and free.
Obama鈥檚 Quiet Climate Legacy: A $5 Trillion College Divestment Campaign
Inspired by a president they propelled to office, college students have led a successful effort to pressure institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
To Women Marchers: Just Because You Don鈥檛 Feel Welcome Doesn鈥檛 Mean You Don鈥檛 Belong
Issues that impact the womanhood of any one of us鈥攄irectly or indirectly鈥攊mpact all of us.
How Comfort Food Is Getting Me Through These Rough Post-Election Days
I鈥檝e learned that when we鈥檙e vulnerable, when we鈥檙e unsure about the world and our place in it, food is the way back home.
White People, It鈥檚 the Bigots Where You Live That Need You the Most
To address the bigotry that helped elect Trump, White people might consider the work ahead in their own families and communities.
When They Shot Terence Crutcher, This Time I Watched
Now I see that nothing can guarantee my son鈥檚 safety if he encounters police. That鈥檚 a hard thing for a mother. But it should be a hard thing for everyone.
Yes, They鈥檙e Killing the Wolves鈥擝ut There鈥檚 More To It
Misdirected public outrage over the killing of a Washington wolf pack may do more harm than good.
If It Hadn鈥檛 Been for Those Meddling Climate Kids …
We can thank our children鈥攁nd their lawsuits鈥攆or insisting that public trust and hard science be part of climate decision-making.
Why We Need to See Those Videos of Police Brutality
Outrage over videos of violent injustice will help spark deep social change.
A Tough Choice for Feminist Black Lives Matter Activists
Protesting a police killing and marching in support of a man convicted of rape can pose a real dilemma when one in five women nationwide has suffered a sexual assault.
Why We Shouldn鈥檛 Call Trump an 鈥淚gnorant Bully鈥� (Even When We Really Want To)
Name-calling is Donald Trump鈥檚 stock-in-trade. Here are five more logical fallacies that kill political discourse and threaten democracy.
Why Progressives Need a Strong Republican Party鈥攁nd What Republicans of Color Are Doing to Save It
A one-party democracy is no democracy at all. Meet the new generation of Republicans working to bring their party back to life and into the 21st century.
Our Continued March to the Mountaintop
In his speech delivered in Seattle, 猫咪社区! reporter Marcus Harrison Green acknowledges that realizing King鈥檚 dream will require more than kind words and promises.
It Took Me Years to Believe That Black Lives Matter. Now Here鈥檚 What I Need From You
Internalized racism prevented me from seeing how the system works.
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