As prices soar and family contributions shrink, America’s teachers are footing the bill, spending hundreds — sometimes thousands—of their own dollars on school supplies.
Teachers Are Spending More and More on School Supplies. Here’s Why.
Who Gets to Talk About Climate Change?
Language barriers make it challenging for people who don’t speak English to be involved in discussions about climate change. How do we ensure the majority of the world’s population isn’t left out at the very first step?
Pivoting from Reliance on Federal Funds to Mission-Aligned Private Donors
Rochelle Jerry, CFRM, answers a reader’s question about pivoting from relying on federal funding to mission-aligned private donors.
Who Is Included in and Who Will Fight for “We the Civic”?
Belonging and bridging are sometimes dismissed as the tools of the meek. This is false. Expanding the scope of belonging requires courage and steely determination.
Learning from Histories of Queer Resistance
As LGBTQ+ people face escalating government persecution and efforts to pathologize and eradicate transgender people from public life, learning from the histories of queer resistance that came before is more important than ever.
Moving Beyond a Buzzword: Making “Resilience” Real
Resilience has become a buzzword, but we can rescue its meaning with specific actions.
Texas Passes Bill Banning Abortion Pills from Being Mailed to the State
The legislation lets private citizens sue people who mail abortion medications to Texans. It offers a blueprint for state lawmakers trying to stop their residents from circumventing abortion bans.
Natural Allies? Reconnecting the Struggles Against Racism and Anti-Semitism
Some 60 years ago, Black and Jewish leaders in the United States came together to support civil rights. That alliance is largely gone. But can it be reconstructed today?
How Justice-Rooted Organizations Can Respond to the Racial Justice and Equity Backlash
Justice-rooted organizations must resist the growing political backlash to DEI by assessing risk, building collective power, and sustaining courageous action.
How to Decolonize Wealth amid a Racial Justice Backlash
While some retreat on racial justice, others double down. The Decolonizing Wealth Project, for instance, is calling for a $1 trillion shift in resources in the next 10 years.
Immigrant Media Is a Community Building Project
Eleven years ago, my friends and I thought we were creating a magazine. Turns out, when you launch an immigrant publication, you’re also building a community hub.
What Is a Just Transition and How Can We Pursue It?
What do movements need today? One clear need is vision. To this end, advocates of a “just transition” were asked to define the term and offer some paths forward.