To those of you in the United States, the organizers, activists, community workers, and everyday people of the Global South are writing to you about hope. We do not mean the misunderstood ...

“I no longer believe in the Democratic Party,” says Kylie Sparks, a Los Angeles–based actor, writer, and organizer. Sparks volunteered for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2012 and worked on ...

Since taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has launched an all-out assault on the nation’s past. He has cut funding and signed executive orders targeting historical programming at ...

In the late 1970s, the military regime in Brazil was preparing to return the country to democratic rule. Since 1964, the country had been ruled by an undemocratic military government, and after years ...

By now, people in the United States and around the world are accustomed to the current U.S. regime being compared to the rise of the Nazi regime in 1930s Germany. But there is a much more recent ...

When Renee Lau, a special projects coordinator at the trans-led housing and wellness center Baltimore Safe Haven, transitioned at the age of 63, she lost everything. “My marriage fell apart,” she says ...

The Harassment by Animal Rights Groups Despite the health and cultural benefits garnered by the whale hunt in 1999, the practice was soon stifled once again. Members of animal rights groups, including ...

Thank you! Powerful stories can change the world. Women’s suffrage. Abolition. Civil rights. Each began with stories that planted the seeds of powerful ideas and inspired millions with new ...

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The “Solving Plastic” Issue.From the Editors Introduction: The Solving Plastic Issue In this issue we explore the history of plastic, its global impacts, and some of the most inspiring solutions we’ve ...

Jade Prévost-Manuel is a Canadian multimedia journalist, writer, and copy editor. Covering stories from abortion movements in Haiti to the impact of foreign healthcare recruitment programs in Morocco, ...

The helpline began in Massachusetts, but a coalition of California-based advocacy groups are promoting its use across the Golden State. Their goal is to make the helpline widely accessible to people ...