Kamala Harris can and should be critiqued for her political résumé—but criticism rooted in misogynoir should have no place in political discourse.
In this excerpt from “Beginning Again,” Nikki Giovanni offers an ode to the great people who call Appalachia home.
More than 130 years after the first ball was held, ballroom continues to be an essential place for Black and Brown LGBTQ people to find care, connection, and chosen family.
Most Americans report they don’t know enough math to make routine financial decisions.
The United States has historically provided hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid to Israel. The flow of taxpayer funds to Israel’s military has only increased since Israeli forces
Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise
Most international aid groups evacuated Khartoum when the fighting began and haven’t returned, so locals are finding ways to feed one another.
Now more than ever, we must learn ways to make ourselves—and each other—whole in the aftermath of rupture.
Women of color want demographic and political representation, just as wealthy white men have had for generations.
Even before abortion became illegal in 14 states, some reproductive health care clinics were rebranding to better reflect the broad spectrum of gender-inclusive care they provide.
High-profile, disruptive protests can lead to increased polarization—but often still yield increased public support for the protest’s goals, even if the tactics are criticized.
In stark contrast to the billionaire Ambanis’ wedding, some Indians are subverting patriarchy, caste, and class in their ceremonies.
Exploring the history of land theft in the U.S., Brea Baker argues that the Black reparations and Indigenous Landback movements are stronger together.
In times of trouble, cowards choose the easiest path. It is only the courageous—and almost always those who are most marginalized—who dare to say and do the hard, but right, thing.
Frontline communities continue to pay for plastics—from production to pollution. Now advocates are trying to reach consensus on a global plastics treaty before it’s too late.
AI is trained on data from our health care system as it exists, which means the data is contaminated by racial, economic, and regional disparities. But there are solutions.
Indigenous communities have long resisted the false narratives of imperialist nations and are experts at countering the political violence of white supremacy.
Young people who have read Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel say it’s not only prescient, but also carries lessons for today.
In Tijuana, Uganda, and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement, and constant violence are finding moments of solace in the art of dance.
Native rights | Local economies | Indigenous Sovereignty | Local power | Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands
Amid ongoing colonization, the Indigenous Shuar people are taking back control of their economic and political futures.
As skateboarding becomes an Olympic event, “Drop In” chronicles the women, nonbinary, and queer skaters who have made the sport more equitable.
Street selling is a risky activity in Mexico City. But the mercaditas movement aims to empower women and nonbinary sellers to protect themselves from economic exploitation.
Sex education is often taboo in close-knit Druze communities, but a new generation is creating its own care networks.
Across the country, activists are battling gentrification and working to build sustainable cities that don’t displace working-class communities of color.
Advocates are working to overcome patriarchal structures worldwide that deny menstruating people dignity, access, and agency.
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