How the wealthy destroy public schools, one gift at a time
They’re certainly doing a good job of burning down public education.
Ending gun violence in the US
We can have guns on a limited basis – to provide societal and individual protection, but in a way that will prevent people from using the weapons for illegal or violent purposes.
Dick’s Sporting Goods pulls assault weapons off its shelves and takes stance on gun...
"If the kids in Parkland are being brave enough to stand up and do this, we can be brave enough to stand up with them."
US turned away thousands of Haitian asylum-seekers and detained hundreds more in the 90s
When the U.S. detained Haitian refugees indefinitely, it set a precedent.
Our culture of violence is a result of Americans (so far) not having to...
Here’s something to grouse about.
Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling
These dialogues show protagonists’ strengths and hopes, and these are the elements of the stories that remain with us long after watching their digital stories.
Women’s pain is routinely underestimated, and gender stereotypes are to blame—new research
A new study has found gender stereotypes are particularly decisive in the estimation of patients’ pain.
NYT remembers David Koch more as ‘philanthropist’ than polluter
An obituary should memorialize a person, but some people’s legacies are darker than dinosaur exhibits.
Border patrol fires tear gas at asylum seekers, hitting women, children, and journalists
U.S. authorities fired tear gas at migrants at the Mexican border during the first hours of the new year.
The cynical war on ‘critical race theory’
One conservative activist is weaponizing resentment over diversity trainings into an all-out, red-baiting culture war.