Families of Interned Japanese Americans See Parallels to Detentions at Border
Debates over confining migrant parents and children stir activism in a new generation of Japanese Americans.
Activism
Women鈥檚 Rights Are Center Stage in One Kentucky Community
A local theater group tackles stigma and prompts conversations in a state where abortion is steadily under attack.
You Want to Know Who America Is, Pay Attention to Who She Was
We鈥檝e been here before.
Caravan of Grandmothers Heads to Mexico Border
The group leaving from New York will onboard other 鈥済rannies鈥� and allies along the way to support migrating families.
How Issues in the South Affect the Entire Nation
The South is a proven testing ground for regressive policies and practices that often make their way to the rest of the U.S.
5 Reasons Salmon Are an Environmental Justice Solution
We need wild salmon鈥攁nd not just because they鈥檙e tasty. They are an indicator of ecosystem health.
Thomas Paine鈥檚 Truth-to-Power Message in 1776
Paine鈥檚 writing was as uncompromising as a modern blog with the edgy wit and precision of a Twitter thread.
How One Woman Stood Up to Border Patrol When They Boarded Her Greyhound Bus
She was loud and made sure everyone knew that what was happening was illegal.
Cooking Stirs the Pot for Social Change
Preparing food鈥攁nd letting others in our communities cook for us鈥攊s how we become good citizens who engage with the communities around us.
Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production
Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.
15 Actions That Can Shut Down Trump鈥檚 Assault on Immigrant Families
Whether from your phone or on the front lines of the border crisis, here are things you can do to help.
How to Call Your Representative to Protest Jailing Immigrant Families
Step-by-step advice, whether your member of Congress is a Democrat or a Republican.
Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom
A Kentucky program trains women to advocate for their reproductive health.
鈥淵ou Taught Me How to Shout Out Loud鈥�: A Love Letter to My Fellow Activists
Together we saved lives and sparked changes in the healthcare and social support systems that were crumbling around us.
High Schoolers Bring Their Love of Culinary Arts to Feed Local Homeless
It wasn鈥檛 enough for a group of students to provide free meals. They鈥檙e looking to tackle systemic problems.
Despite Prosecutor鈥檚 Attempts to Stop Her, Georgia Woman Keeps Registering Voters
Jim Crow endures in Georgia as voter suppression efforts persist across the state. But get-out-the-vote activists are undaunted.
Just One State Stands Between Women鈥檚 Rights and the Constitution
Movements such as #MeToo and #SheShouldRun have re-energized the Equal Rights Amendment.
Blacksmiths Turn Unwanted Guns Into Garden Tools
Shotguns often become hand spades, and a weapon like the AR-15 that was used in recent mass shootings has a thicker barrel that suits an afterlife as a mattock.
Montana Center Destroys Unwanted Guns鈥擳rying to Make a Dent in 300 Million
Most of the center鈥檚 clients have been middle-aged people who inherit guns and don鈥檛 want them ending up in the wrong hands.
Forget FEMA Trailers: Here鈥檚 How to House People in a Hurry
鈥淲e don鈥檛 need to wait for a hurricane to hit. We can get started with the recovery right now.鈥�
Guns & America: New Public Radio Project Wants You to Better Understand All Sides
A new program will take listeners beyond the politics of the current gun debate to explore Americans鈥� relationships with weapons.
Teaching the Holocaust Will Change After All Survivors Are Dead
无码视频 states are requiring Holocaust and genocide education as a way of dealing with the increase in hate crimes.
Homes and Gardens: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to a Prison Site
New plans for the former correctional center include a permaculture farm, a recording studio, and housing for homeless veterans.
This Artist Finds Swastikas and Transforms Them Into Cartoons
The #PaintBack Project combats the spread of racism and bigotry with art.
The Shooting Statistics Are Clear: It鈥檚 Not Schools That Are Dangerous
Schools are the sites of fewer than 3 percent of students鈥� gun homicides; the other 97 percent occur somewhere other than school.
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