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These Moms Lost Their Kids to Violence. On Mother’s Day Weekend, They’re Marching on Washington鈥�

Maria Hamilton's son Dontre was killed by police officers. After no one was charged, she sought out hundreds of other parents and decided to take their demands to Washington.

Araz Hachadourian, Mary Hansen | May 8, 2015

Native rights

Young Guatemalan Farmers Fight For Land Rights, Local Food, and Sustainable Traditions Endangered by Global Trade Deals鈥�

The same forces that have driven many onto the migrant trail have led to the emergence of a movement of young campesinos organizing to stay on their land.

Jeff Abbott | May 5, 2015

5 Numbers to Help You Understand Life in Freddie Gray’s Baltimore

The #BaltimoreUprising isn't just about one death. Years of systemic neglect have left people with shorter lives, poor educations, and few employment opportunities.

Araz Hachadourian, Jennifer Luxton | May 1, 2015

Mental health

Photos: Baltimore Protests Inspire Renewed Sense of Direction For Community Leaders鈥�

鈥淚f people are calling for peace, we need to push the narrative toward policies and political changes that are actually going to give people the conditions to deal with structural violence.鈥�

Cecilia Garza, Mary Hansen | May 1, 2015

Supportive Group photo by g-stockstudio / Shutterstock.

Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users With Communities Instead of Jailing Them

Fifteen years ago, the Portuguese had one of the worst drug problems in Europe. So they decriminalized drugs, took money out of prisons, put it into holistic rehabilitation, and found that human connection is the antidote to addiction.

Johann Hari | Feb 12, 2015

Wealth and inequality | Sustainable food and farming

What White People Can Do for Food Justice

Creator of Master Cooks Corps train-the-trainer program Chef Nadine Nelson says White people in the food movement should ask themselves: What are you doing to hold yourself accountable to people of color?

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Jan 24, 2015

Teacher and students. Photo by US Department of Education

Mental health

How #FergusonSyllabus Helps Teachers Discuss Police, Racism, and History

鈥淭eachers are better prepared because #FergusonSyllabus created a space for exchange among educators about best practices and materials for illustrating the best and worst of our democracy.鈥�

Liz Pleasant | Jan 13, 2015

Mental health | Native rights

Restorative Justice at Work: How This Indigenous Wood Carver Is Finding Peace After a Seattle Officer Killed His Brother

Rick Williams asked for calm when protesters demanded justice for his brother, who was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer. But he realizes that "the only way you can help change the system is show them you are a human being."

Kayla Schultz | Dec 27, 2014

Mental health | Criminal justice reform

Kids on Chicago鈥檚 West Side Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Restorative Circles

For these Chicago students, restorative justice isn鈥檛 just about causing less harm to those around us. It鈥檚 also about actively creating safety, on their own terms.

Maya Schenwar | Dec 20, 2014

Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Photo by Joshua Wanyama.

Mental health

“Forgiveness Is Liberating”: Desmond Tutu On Healing A Nation’s Racist Past

In 1997, he asked: "Who could have thought we would ever be an example, except of awfulness; who could ever have thought we would be held up as a model to the rest of the world?" Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.

Desmond Tutu | Dec 13, 2014

From College Campuses to Conflict Zones: Violence Against Women Is Both Personal and Political

Ending gender-based violence is not just about changing laws. It's about changing how we think.

Samir Goswami | Dec 6, 2014

Indigenous activists at the People's Climate March. Photo by Allan Lissner.

Native rights

An Indigenous View on #BlackLivesMatter

I was reminded over and over this week that black and indigenous communities of struggle are deeply connected through our experiences with colonialism, oppression, and white supremacy.

Leanne Simpson | Dec 6, 2014

"Hands Up Don't Shoot" with cop car by Joshua Sinn

Mental health

Why I Want to Burn Everything Down Right Now鈥擜nd Why I鈥檓 Not Going To

What I learned from James Baldwin鈥檚 writing about race, in a moment of great anger.

James Edwards | Dec 5, 2014

Activism

Science Fiction and the Post-Ferguson World: 鈥淭here Are as Many Ways to Exist as We Can Imagine鈥�

Radical science fiction and fantasy are a remedy for the belief that there is no alternative to the violence and inequality that surround us.

Mary Hansen | Dec 4, 2014

Criminal justice reform

Mentally Ill People Often Face Violence From Police鈥擝ut These Cities Are Trying to Fix That

Crisis Intervention Teams train police officers to understand mental illness without resorting to violence.

Daniel Ross | Nov 29, 2014

Chris Magnus courtesy of Richmond Police Department

Police Violence Is Not Inevitable: Four Ways a California Police Chief Connected Cops With Communities

鈥淎 critical look at any institution with as much power and authority invested in it as the police is probably a good thing.鈥�

Steve Early | Nov 29, 2014

Inside Palestine: 3 Families On What Life is Really Like, From Making a Living to Staying Together

Missile strikes in Gaza and home demolitions in the West Bank make headlines, but rarely are they presented in the context of everyday life. Meet three Palestinians trying to make ends meet and keep their families safe.

Cate Malek, Mateo Hoke | Nov 27, 2014

Black Lives Matter Boy photo by Sarah-Ji

#Ferguson Thanksgiving: A Former Slave Proposed the Holiday 55 Years Before Lincoln. Why His Version Matters Today

鈥淔or some, racial inequality and fear are raw realities every day, and anything inspiring in American history rings false and remote. For others, the call to reflect on injustice feels like a personal accusation. But we are caught in this history together.鈥�

Jedediah Purdy | Nov 27, 2014

Criminal justice reform

Undercover University: Palestinians Study Up in Israeli Prisons

More than 40 percent of Palestinian males have spent time in Israeli prisons. The schools that operate within are increasingly important.

Emily Mulder | Nov 26, 2014

Jobs | Sustainable food and farming

New Film Shows How Florida Farmworkers Won Fairer Pay From America’s Biggest Food Companies

"This is not a film about oppression," said Food Chains executive producer Eva Longoria. "It's actually about transformation."

Nur Lalji | Nov 22, 2014

Fall of Berlin Wall photo by Roberto Moldeno

25 Years Later: How the Fall of the Berlin Wall Inspired Global Uprisings from Occupy to Ferguson

Every so often, we witness a period of mass insurgency that seems to defy the accepted rules of politics. If ever there was a time in modern history that exemplified such a moment, it was the second half of 1989.

Mark Engler, Paul Engler | Nov 8, 2014

To Curb Gun Violence, Chicago Residents Hit The Streets鈥擜nd Really Listened to Their Neighbors

When a group of volunteers walked the streets of Chicago's east side, they learned that gun violence was not the only problem plaguing their neighborhood.

Panyin Conduah | Oct 31, 2014

Dryhootch Coffeeshop photo by Ricardo Torres

Mental health

These Two Vets Walked Thousands of Miles to Heal Trauma and Raise Money

Two veterans trekked across America to leave behind the trauma of war and raise money for fellow vets. Now they want to offer the same healing experience to others like them.

Ricardo Torres | Oct 29, 2014

Yes, They鈥檙e Mostly Students Occupying a Public Square. But Here鈥檚 Why Hong Kong鈥檚 Protesters Are Different

Hong Kong鈥檚鈥淥ccupy Central鈥� movement is neither revolutionary nor subversive: It鈥檚 a basic demand for a more responsive and accountable government.

John Feffer | Oct 21, 2014

Bangladeshi Domestic Worker photo courtesy of UN Women

Jobs

Bangladeshi Workers Organize to Protect Their Most Valuable Export: Themselves

In the evolving global economy, migrants facing virtual indentured servitude abroad鈥攁nd coming home to debt and social isolation鈥攆eels like the new normal.

Tiffany Williams | Oct 9, 2014

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