The Optimist’s Guide to Addressing the Climate Crisis
A planet in climate catastrophe is overwhelming, to say the least. Climate grief is normal, but it's optimism that can sustain the energy we need for solutions.
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When the Media Muzzles Its Reporters
What are we supposed to make of newsrooms instructing their employees not to comment on current events like abortion and domestic terrorism?
In the Trans Identity Discourse, Words Matter
When two cis-female anti-trans professors were uninvited to give talks, they were presented in the U.K. press as “victims” of cancel culture. But in the fight for trans rights, framing harmful rhetoric as personal opinion shouldn’t get a platform.
Young Activists Are Turning Their Anguish Into Action
Kids all over the country are inheriting a world in crisis. Instead of waiting for change, they're creating it.
We Need to Raise a Generation of Media Literate Kids
‘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, and consumers.’
The Power of Protest Art
Throughout history, the artist's view has played an essential role in creating movements.
Activism in the Age of Coronavirus
As COVID-19 amplifies the urgency of issues like voting rights and abortion access, the flaws of government have been exposed. And so has the strength of everyday activists.
The Case for Civil Disobedience
One of the 18 Jewish activists arrested in Boston for protesting the South Bay migrant detention center wonders what it will take to shut down ICE and close these modern-day concentration camps.
Women Never Took Their Rights for Granted
Women have always led the fight against gender oppression. So why are we being blamed for not doing enough?
This Land Is Not Your Land. Or Mine.
The iconic Pete Seeger folk song has become an anthem for the predominantly white environmental movement. But can a colonized nation built on the backs of slaves ever really make that claim?
