With abortion, we’re more than empowered warriors or fragile survivors
Celebrating only “strong” women and nonbinary people doesn’t advance the cause of feminism or gender equality.
2 butterfly defenders found dead within a week in Mexico
"How can you protect the butterflies if Homero Gómez or other people are not protected?"
What Standing Rock gave the world
Americans saw the Indigenous struggle—the violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments—that goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth.
Justice for Jakelin: Lawmakers demand answers in death of 7-year-old girl in border patrol...
Outrage is mounting as lawmakers demand answers for the conditions that led Jakelin Caal Maquín to die after being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Thoughts and prayers are not enough
Because it will take more than a shrug and a smile to keep white nationalists with unlimited access to firearms from taking more lives.
Police don’t do a good job tracking hate crimes. A new report calls on...
A day after the FBI released its latest hate crime numbers, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights detailed the many problems with those statistics and what should be done to fix them.
Judge Refuses to Drop Charges Against Officers Responsible for Killing Freddie Gray
On Wednesday, Judge Barry Williams denied motions to dismiss charges against the officers who were responsible for the killing of Freddie Gray. Will justice be served?
Population and the Environment
Today we are pressing against the absolute limits of the earth’s carrying capacity.
Indigenous resistance rising as Thanksgiving turns 400
Native communities are resilient, organized, and rising up.
400 years after slavery’s start, no more band-aids
It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.