This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things By Michelle Weber Highlight Scientists knew how serious climate change is. Politicians knew. Energy companies knew. The U.S. was ready to act, and then we… didn’t.
Listening for a Way Out By Niya Marie Feature Growing up, Niya Marie sought refuge in Whitney Houston’s ethereal notes; as an adult, Marie found recognition in her silences.
Happy, Healthy Economy By Livia Gershon Feature Growth is only worth something if it makes people feel good.
The Toxic Legacy of Building 606 By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight The San Francisco police officers stationed on the Hunters Point Superfund site worked atop the literal and figurative fallout of the US Military’s WWII-era atomic testing.
She’ll Be Everything He Isn’t By Michelle Weber Highlight An MRI sparked gymnast Selena Brennan’s interest in sports medicine, and Larry Nassar isn’t going to take that away from her.
His Name Was Otto, and He Just Wanted a Little Adventure By Michelle Weber Highlight Otto Warmbier got arrested in North Korea, sentenced to hard labor, and was eventually sent back to the U.S. — comatose. As with many things North Korean, the why and how is speculative at best.
Home Is a Mixed Bag, Like America By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Why would a successful black woman move from the Bay Area back to Mississippi?
The Contradictions of Twitter’s ‘We Care’ Campaign By Jacob Silverman Feature With bots, fake news, and an angry right-wing flank, Twitter is crashing against the limits of ideological neutrality.
Powerful On the Beam or Off By Michelle Weber Highlight Aly Raisman is a six-time Olympic medalist. She’s a survivor of abuse at the hands of Larry Nassar. And now, she’s an activist.
Redlining in the Lap Lane By Catherine Cusick Highlight An incident of police brutality in Texas highlights the ties between private pools, homeowners’ associations, and racist housing policies.
The Palette is Political By Michelle Weber Highlight There is little in the world that is not in some way political, including YouTube makeup tutorials.
Arizona’s Aquifers Are a Laboratory of Our Dry Future By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight After large corporate farmers started growing nuts in one southeastern Arizona, local residents’ wells started going dry. The situation is only getting worse.
Why Is Australia Deporting So Many Maori and Pacific Islanders? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Why are 60% of the New Zealanders deported from Australia Maori or Pacific Islanders?
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Was Born Today in 1862 By Danielle Jackson Highlight Pioneering investigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born July 16, 1862.
The Far Right’s Fight Against Race-Conscious School Admissions By Danielle Jackson Commentary Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department rescinded Obama-era policy documents that provided guidelines on affirmative action.
Welcome to the Jungle By Michelle Weber Highlight As Caitlin Moran explains, there are Bad Men, and then there are Badly Educated Men.
The Country Where Fútbol Comes First By Candace Rose Rardon Feature Uruguay, a small nation with a deep-seated passion for soccer, is the inspiration for any underdog vying to win a World Cup.
The Law Is No Place for Ethics By Michelle Weber Highlight The SCOTUS opinion upholding the Muslim ban might not be legally wrong, but shouldn’t the court look at what is just as well as what is legal?
The Good Guys Aren’t Always the Good Guys By Michelle Weber Highlight “About 50 of the 800 women housed at Rosie’s at any one time are being sexually victimized by staff.”
A Reading List for Reconsidering the Fourth of July in 2018 By Danielle Jackson Reading List How should we think about the Fourth of July in 2018?
Pay the Homeless By Bryce Covert Feature It’s time to end the pernicious myth that giving money directly to panhandlers won’t help them.
El camino al asilo By Alice Driver Feature Las mujeres trans migran para escapar de la violencia y mantenerse con vida. Alice Driver acompañó a una de estas mujeres en su viaje.
The Road to Asylum By Alice Driver Feature Trans women migrate to escape violence and stay alive. Alice Driver accompanied one of these women on her journey.
The Section 8 Cannabis Eviction Problem By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Although many states legally allow the use of medical marijuana, federal law still prohibits its possession in federally subsidized housing, so many residents live in fear of eviction.
Sometimes a Coat Is Just a Coat, and Sometimes It Ruins a Kid’s Life By Michelle Weber Highlight Sixteen-year-old Sanders, an autistic high school student, was put through an extensive “threat assessment” (aka, “We think you might be the next school shooter”).
On Mourning, Learning a More Sober Fandom, and Letting Go By Danielle Jackson Commentary The death of popular rapper XXXTentaction raises questions of ethical consumption.
There Are Few Second Chances for Immigrants Who Commit Crimes By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How America punishes immigrant criminals multiple times for the same crime and continues traumatizing them.
