What Frogs Teach Us About Queerphobia in Science
Critical Toxicity Studies calls for the scientifically rigorous study of toxicants that handles all bodies and identities with care.
Books
Budgeting By and For the People
Participatory budgeting empowers communities to radically reimagine the world.
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.
What to Do With Your White Guilt
Author Hilary Giovale knows that moving through guilt into accountability creates necessary change—for yourself and others.
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?”
Meet the Librarian Battling Book Bans
Librarian Amanda Jones refused to stay silent in the face of vicious attacks by a right-wing book-banning campaign. She tells all in a new book.
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.
adrienne maree brown’s “Loving Corrections” to Build Collective Power
Best-selling author adrienne maree brown’s new book offers tools to navigate the difficult conversations and dynamics of organizing and belonging.
Rewriting Fantasy Tropes on Race and Economy
Young adult author Jordan Ifueko has created new worlds with her best-selling series Raybearer, centering Black characters and workers.
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.
Why Gen Z Loves “The Parable of the Sower”
Youth reporter Aina Marzia explains why Octavia Butler’s 1993 dystopian novel strikes a chord among her generation.
“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.
Murmurations: Queering Abolition
”Atoms Never Touch“ offers a revolutionary premise: The love between trans women is the key to the new world we imagine.
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.
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.
Who Gets to Be a Mother?
Making motherhood accessible for all requires moving away from punitive models—including foster care—that criminalize poverty.
Chronicling the Messy Truth of Cancer
After her cervical cancer diagnosis, Caitlin Breedlove sought connection and stories from other survivors, but found them few and far between.
Why We Need Pirates
Exploited sailors escaped to form egalitarian outlaw societies under the Jolly Roger.
The Romantic, Failed Experiments of American Utopias
The history of American communes is one of imperfect people trying to make a perfect place.
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