Her Ancestor Was a Slave to Cherokee Indians.聽Now She鈥檚 Applying to Be a Citizen of the Tribe
A landmark decision offers opportunity for healing between descendants of slaveholders and slaves.
Democracy
Banishing DREAMers: The Meanness Isn鈥檛 Just Trump
Tens of millions of Americans鈥攎any aging and white鈥攁re willing to sabotage young people rather than to accept racial diversity.
Now You Can Instantly Help Those Most Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
The #SupportBlackWomenHOU campaign uses popular money transfer apps to give resources quickly to those in need so they don鈥檛 have to wait for donations from large charities to trickle down.
No Elitist Farmers Market Here鈥擣ree Healthy Food and Profits for Farmers
How one Appalachian county is creating a healthy food system that supports not only nutrition, but also community life.
Tribes Were the First Climate Refugees鈥攁nd the First to Build Resilience Plans
The Swinomish of Washington produced a climate adaptation plan two years before the state. Now it鈥檚 a template for all of Indian Country.
How to Protest Neo-Nazis Without Adding to the Violence
Ways to fight white supremacists without helping their cause.
5 Ways You Can Help Black Moms Take Back Breastfeeding
Insufficient support and stigma make Black women the least likely to breastfeed of any group.
Inside the ACLU: Defending White Supremacists as a Black Attorney
As a constitutional lawyer, I fully support the First Amendment. But as a black person, I鈥檓 conflicted when it comes to defending hate.
鈥淭his Is Our Land鈥�: Indigenous Rights Activists Respond to White Supremacist Rhetoric
At the Trump rally Tuesday, indigenous and Latino rights advocates stood together to protest racial inequality in Arizona鈥檚 justice system. For these groups, facing militarized police is nothing new.
It鈥檚 Not Too Soon to Talk About the Post-Trump Era
Even when sensible adults finally take back government, 鈥渂ack to normal鈥� is not what we want.
There鈥檚 a Myth That White People Are Safer Among Other Whites
New data on violent deaths show that all people are safest living in places with high diversity鈥攂ut especially White people.
I Need to Start With the Racist Attitudes in Me
Some of my anger at the recent actions of white supremacists comes from acknowledging my own capacity for ugliness.
Climate Justice Is Racial Justice Is Gender Justice
What is a 鈥渏ust transition,鈥� anyway? Bill McKibben asks Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.
In Truth and Reconciliation, First Things First鈥擳he Truth聽
Truth-telling needs to come first before we can begin to heal the racial divide and redress past harms.
Dear Fellow Lefties: Know Who the Real Enemy Is
United fronts aren鈥檛 about unity. They鈥檙e about survival. We have a lot of wounds to heal if we鈥檙e going to act in solidarity against what鈥檚 trying to kill us.
The Historical Falsehoods That Feed White Supremacy
Behind the racist slogans are historical tropes that the broader White America clings to, not just those who showed up for the 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� protests.
Goodbye, Small Farmer? Investors Could Soon Own Most of American Farmland
Today, 30 percent of American farmland is owned by non-operators who lease it out to farmers. Here鈥檚 why that鈥檚 a problem.
Al Gore鈥檚 鈥淚nconvenient Sequel鈥� Could Have Gone Further
Let鈥檚 face it. The people who really need to see this film are never going to go near it.
Eastern Europe Makes American Democracy Look Pretty Good
We have a long way to go before we lose the fight.
Remember, Things Can Change for the Better (U.K.鈥檚 Labour Party Proves It)
8 lessons U.S. progressives can learn from Jeremy Corbyn鈥檚 remarkable campaign.
Millennials Aren鈥檛 the First Generation to Be Blamed for Everything
In medieval England, young people stirred similar anxieties.
The Defiant, Refugee-Loving History of New Mexico
How the state鈥檚 unique and open relationship with Mexico is overshadowing Trump鈥檚 immigration policies.
Why Coastal Tribes Are Growing Clam Gardens That Look Like Asian Rice Fields
All along the Pacific Northwest, tribes have been forced to close productive shellfish farming areas due to pollution. But they鈥檝e got a plan.
Cooperatives | Local economies | Wealth and inequality | Consumerism | Democratic reforms | Local power
How We Can Transition to a 鈥淏ottom Up鈥� Economy
Three ways to rewire the economy for equality and ecological sustainability.
Reality Check: More Police Officers Don鈥檛 Equal Safer Neighborhoods
Earlier this year, activists launched a campaign called Freedom Cities to protect and uplift all people of color. (And, no, it doesn't include more police.)
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