The Republican-enabled Trump administration has cost this nation hundreds of thousands of lives and counting. We don’t owe them our consolation.
The redemption economy is gearing up for the Trump orbit but we can't let any of them rewrite their villainous histories.
When the writer sustained long-term injuries from a car accident, she discovered the degree to which those with invisible disabilities feel penalized—in large part due to medical...
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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News & Issues
One election doesn’t erase the past four scarring, traumatic, exhausting years. But embracing the joy of the present moment can renew our collective strength to keep fighting
There’s Power in Celebrating a Biden-Harris Win
This Election Day presents a decision we may never have the opportunity to make again, a choice between democracy and authoritarianism.
Kids all over the country are inheriting a world in crisis. Instead of waiting for change, they're creating it.
For many Americans, envisioning a second Trump term is terrifying. But it’s not wrong to imagine the worst.
Culture
From Pizzagate to Stop the Steal, millions of people have gotten sucked into QAnon, and it's eroding our sense of reality—and exploding our democracy.
Can We Deprogram Trumpism?
‘I don't think that raising media literate kids is going to somehow save democracy. But I do believe that a generation which is able to see truth will be better advocates, organizers,...
The Iranian-born writer, who now lives in the U.S., watched her home country devolve into a brutal theocracy, hoping it would return to some semblance of normal. That was 40 years ago....
Long before the pandemic hit, we were already a country in mourning.
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Science
Everything is on the ballot right now, not least of all, the fate of the world. Literally.
We’re Voting For All of Our Lives
From conspiracy theories, to trolls and bots, we're fighting a war of propaganda and misinformation. But there are steps you can take to combat it.
Even as climate disasters grow more extreme, common, and destructive, our reaction and response may not be matching the moment.
Vaccines have proven, time and time again, to be safe and effective at preventing disease. But with a virus as new as coronavirus, how soon is too soon to get vaccinated?
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.