Native rights How to Become a Good Relative “We need more white relatives to face their own truth, though doing so may bring immense discomfort,†says Edgar Villanueva. Edgar Villanueva | Oct 9, 2024
Racial Justice | Native rights What to Do With Your White Guilt Author Hilary Giovale knows that moving through guilt into accountability creates necessary change—for yourself and others. Hilary Giovale | Oct 8, 2024
Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands | Climate A Prayer for the Modern Climate Era Practicality meets possibility in Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s new book, which dares to ask, “What If We Get It Right?†Paige Curtis | Oct 2, 2024
Education We’re All Responsible for Protecting Public Libraries In this excerpt from “That Librarian,†Amanda Jones offers a blueprint to battle book censorship in public libraries. Amanda Jones | Sep 3, 2024
Racial Justice Listen to the Lessons of Appalachia In this excerpt from “Beginning Again,†Nikki Giovanni offers an ode to the great people who call Appalachia home. Nikki Giovanni | Aug 13, 2024
Racial Justice “Parable of the Sower†Is Now, Says Gen Z Young people who have read Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel say it’s not only prescient, but also carries lessons for today. Aina Marzia | Jul 18, 2024
Murmurations | Gender justice | LGBTQ+ Murmurations: Queering Abolition â€Atoms Never Touch“ offers a revolutionary premise: The love between trans women is the key to the new world we imagine. micha cárdenas | Jun 25, 2024
LGBTQ+ | Education Trans Youth Are Teaching Schools How to Actually Support Them The education system is failing transgender youth, but one school in Canada is striving to create a new support model. LJ Slovin | Jun 25, 2024
Gender justice | Women How to Bury Your Abusive Husband and the Laws That Shielded Him Domestic violence isn’t funny. But Alexia Casale’s debut novel finds humor in survivors taking matters into their own hands. Brijana Prooker | Apr 29, 2024
Women Who Gets to Be a Mother? Making motherhood accessible for all requires moving away from punitive models—including foster care—that criminalize poverty. Andrea Ruggirello | Apr 23, 2024