7 Reminders for White Parents Talking to Their Kids About Police Killing Black People
Don鈥檛 worry about traumatizing children. Show them that having strong feelings about horrible things happening in the world is part of being human.
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The Women of Color Out to Reclaim Marijuana Culture
Most commercial pot shops are owned by rich white men. This all-female art collective wants to remind us of the drug鈥檚 community and healing roles.
A New Zealand River Has Human Rights. Now Will Modern Law Come to Its Senses?
Our system of law has the rights issue exactly backward. But humanity is slowly reawakening to the simple logic that Mother Earth鈥檚 rights must come before human rights.
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.
Our Best Shot at Meeting Paris Goals? Make Energy Public
A new report finds public ownership is the best way for cities and towns to meet renewable energy and efficiency targets.
Banks Have Cut Funding for Fossil Fuels Projects 22 Percent
But activist groups say that鈥檚 not enough: There鈥檚 no resting, even after divestment victories.
The ACA Had Just Begun to Fix Rural America鈥檚 Health Care Inequality
Rates of insured people in rural areas had reached almost 86 percent in early 2015.
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.)
Debt Relief鈥擩apanese-style鈥擟ould Work Here
Japan has found a way to write off its national debt without creating inflation. Why can鈥檛 we do that?
The Montana Moms Who Decided Refugees Will Be Welcome in Their City
Even in a conservative and rural state, Mary Poole and her book club felt Missoula was a good place for refugees. So they made it happen.
He Bought a $500 House in Detroit. But It Was Never About the House
A young white man discovered what transcends race and class divides among neighbors.
No, I Won鈥檛 Stop Saying 鈥淲hite Supremacy鈥�
White people like me should use the term because it shifts the race problem to us, where it belongs.
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.
Thanks to Amazon, Brick-and-Mortar Stores Have Lost 295K Jobs
And 32 other facts you should probably know.
There Are Good Policing Rules鈥擶hy Won鈥檛 Officers Use Them With People of Color?
鈥淭he good stuff never applies to people of color, ever.鈥�
Call for Submissions: How Can Our Economy Spark Joy?
Send us your ideas by August 18.
For Women Like Charleena Lyles, Trauma Has Trickled Down for Generations
How symptoms of mental illness manifest in Black women, and the steps you can take toward healing.
You Don鈥檛 Need a Sanctuary City to Help Your Immigrant Neighbors
In Greensboro, North Carolina, sanctuary policies are banned. But that hasn鈥檛 stopped residents and local police from supporting immigrants in their community.
Health Care Has Been Cut Before. Here鈥檚 What Happened
Yes, we鈥檝e cut health care before. But the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and cuts to Medicaid would make history.
4 Myths About Slavery We Should Stop Believing Now
To understand the origins of wealth inequality and discrimination, we must look at the history of slavery.
Youth Sentenced to Life in Prison Get a Second Chance
A nationwide movement is seeking to end the practice of trying teenage criminals as adults and, instead, granting them a new start.
Wage Love to End Debt鈥檚 Stranglehold
Instead of using debt to punish communities of color and the poor, we should invest in everyone and defend our civic legacies for future generations.
When Hospitality Was the Norm and Multiculturalism Was a Good Thing
Despite border walls and travel bans, the Middle East is still a region where the weary traveler is welcomed and embraced.
Naomi Klein Pushes Us to Dream Big to Get Beyond Trump鈥檚 Shock Politics
The activist鈥檚 new book challenges the pessimism that sets in when we think radical change is politically impossible. But it misses something big.
White People, the Philando Castile Acquittal Should Make You Mad as Hell
You鈥檝e been lied to.
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