How Artists and Neighbors Turned a Bomb Site Into a Medicine Garden
Amid a housing crisis, a London neighborhood found a way to protect a parcel of rewilded land鈥攖hen transform it into something better.
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4 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Activism
Here鈥檚 how to use different platforms to spread awareness and get other people excited about your cause.
Why Are We So Sleep Deprived, And Why Does It Matter?
Not many things matter more to our health than a good night鈥檚 sleep, but fewer and fewer of Americans are getting one.
How Indigenous Knowledge Is Transforming the March for Science
鈥淚ndigenous peoples were always scientists. Their lives depended on it."
A Year Later, Fewer Deportations in Cities That Adopted 鈥淲elcoming鈥� Policies
Where local governments collaborate with ICE, deportations have increased more than 75 percent. New Mexico shows a different way.
Call for Submissions: The Mental Health Issue
Send us your leads and pitches by May 1.
Honoring the Radical Evolution of Martin Luther King Jr.
How the civil rights icon changed from a hopeful reformer to a radical critic.
The Revolution Is Being Podcasted
These popular audio shows use compassion, practical tools, and a little millennial humor to encourage listeners to engage.
Can Not Shaving My Legs Be a Revolutionary Act Against the Patriarchy?
Baby steps, as frustrating as they may be, are sometimes necessary for making important gains on the path to social justice.
The World Is a Miraculous Mess, and It鈥檚 Going to Be All Right
In her latest book, author adrienne maree brown envisions a world of abundant justice, abundant attention, and abundant liberation.
Two-Thirds of Americans Live in the 鈥淐onstitution-Free Zone鈥�
Recent Greyhound bus raids have revealed an obscure law that gives Border Patrol authority 100 miles inside borders, across the entire perimeter of the country.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Lonely People
Those trying to cure a loneliness epidemic by bringing people physically closer to their neighbors are oversimplifying its modern meaning.
9 Ways You Can Use the Midterm Elections to Build Local Power
We can build long-term power in our communities and help elect our favorite candidates if we work strategically, inclusively鈥攁nd independently.
Students Look Beyond Gun Control Laws to Prevent Violence鈥攁nd It鈥檚 Working
As lawmakers argue over how best to address school shootings, student clubs are focused on reducing youth violence at schools and in their communities.
Why Wikipedia Keeps Overlooking Women
Entries on women make up less than 30 percent of the website鈥檚 biographical coverage. Here鈥檚 what people are doing to fix it.
These Photos Will Change the Way You Think About Race in Coal Country
The myth that Appalachia is uniformly White lingers, but communities of 鈥淎ffrilachians鈥� were documented in the 1930s.
Why Irish Americans Should Embrace Their Culture of Colonial Resistance
In telling the story of Irish America, we must grapple with the history of British colonial rule, racial identity, and capitalism.
Photo Essay: 8 Reasons Students Walked Out Over Gun Laws
鈥淎ll of these students will be voting in the next four years. We will be in the driver鈥檚 seat.鈥�
Wakanda in Schools: The Black Panther Curriculum Makes Its Debut
How a Chicago teacher inspired by Black Panther is using the movie to teach about race and colonialism in America.
The Big Reason Young People Don鈥檛 Debate Gun Control the Way Adults Do
A dramatic 25-year reduction in gun violence among youth puts high schoolers in a unique position to influence debate.
Decolonizing Birth: Women Take Back Their Power as Life-Givers
鈥淲e鈥檙e just beginning to bring those Indigenous perspectives forward again.鈥�
And the Winner for Best Political Moment Is … the Oscars
If you鈥檝e got a conscience and you鈥檝e got a few seconds in front of a billion people, how could you not speak out against injustice?
How Master Propagandists Linked Immigrants to the Florida School Shooting
No, Nikolas Cruz is not an immigrant. But his name has helped people like Ann Coulter stir the xenophobic melting pot.
High School Students Demanding Gun Reform Join Rich History of Teen Resistance
As activists, youth have not always been visible. But past social justice movements show how effective they can be.
A Digital Map Leads to Reparations for Black and Indigenous Farmers
The map鈥檚 creators envision equitable distribution of land and resources through 鈥減eople-to-people鈥� reparations.
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