The writer recognized how important it is for young girls to see our first woman vice-president. But she was reminded by her young son how crucial it is that boys behold the sight of a...
Substantive climate policy and action will require a unified effort—a process that could address, even repair, deep fractures in how the American democracy serves its citizens.
Our nation has a long history of fighting against its own democracy that dates well before January 6. And that’s because we’ve enabled it.
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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News & Issues
There’s long been a gender disparity for women in retirement. But for women of color, racial inequities that prevent them from building and sustaining wealth cripple their financial...
The Retirement Crisis for Women of Color
There must be truth and consequences for incitement of insurrection. So we must impeach Trump, even if it takes all winter.
The US will either end up a multi-racial democracy, or it will become a single party state ruled by a white minority. Unfortunately, Republicans may just determine our fate.
The Trump administration corroded our democracy. And no matter his integrity, our President-Elect may not have the power to restore it.
Culture
If the Senate votes to impeach, prepare for Republicans to unrelentingly scrutinize and block every Democratic lawmaker and policy in an attempt to win back their party. Will the press...
Is the Media Ready for the Next GOP Gaslighting?
In recent years, the destructive practice of anti-LGBTQ "therapy" was being outlawed across the country. Then Trump-appointed judges decided that the bans were a violation of free...
Nothing made the writer feel more unsettled than seeing photos of herself. That is, until she stumbled upon a photographer on social media who held up a mirror to her and showed her how...
We have been coddling white men’s hurt feelings and it’s literally costing us American lives.
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Science
In a year defined and motivated by rage, protest, fear, and heartbreak, closing out 2020 with rest might be the most powerful statement we can make.
The Defiant Power of Rest
We've seen social media sell our personal data and spread misinformation and hate, and our personal data. But we still can’t break up with it.
If we want to get serious about disrupting white supremacy, we need to understand environmental racism and its perpetrators.
Rapid gentrification, land loss, and warming climates are contributing to the disappearance of regional cuisines around the U.S.
Podcasts
The long history of pool segregation: from the pre-Civil Rights Era to modern day defacto segregation
Episode One: Perilous Waters
There are plenty viral news stories where people of color have been confronted in public spaces, but there’s a long history of the policing of public spaces.
Late-night pioneer Robin Thede joins Ashley to answer listeners' questions about navigating working relationships, and turning pettiness into power.
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck reminds women of the key to true gender equality: Learning to take control of our money is the only way to dismantle the patriarchy.