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Tripping for the Planet: Psychedelics and Climate Activism

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 24, 2023January 25, 2023

“With more states legalizing psychedelics, activists are interested in exploring their power.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Enduring Legacy of Elijah McClain’s Tragic Death

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 1, 2021October 19, 2022

“In summer 2020, the nation’s attention turned to the killing of a 23-year-old Aurora man. His death prompted a flood of more than 8,500 letters from outside the state of Colorado—all begging Governor Jared Polis for justice. We read every one.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Living Memory

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 30, 2021October 19, 2022

“Who, then, are the chroniclers of Black lives in the pandemic?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Meet the Undercover Anti-Fascists

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 16, 2021October 19, 2022

Deplatform Hate is a group of “anti-fascist researchers and activists who infiltrate and expose Proud Boys, neo-Nazis, militias, and other members of the violent far right.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 3, 2021October 19, 2022

“Molly Burhans wants the Catholic Church to put its assets—which include farms, forests, oil wells, and millions of acres of land—to better use. But, first, she has to map them.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Featured, Highlight, investigations, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Secret Group Trying to Topple North Korea’s Regime

by Seyward Darby November 24, 2020October 19, 2022

Has the U.S. government already betrayed the activists seeking regime change in North Korea?

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Donald Trump’s Worst Nightmare

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 14, 2020October 19, 2022

“Rebecca Acuña is a Mexican immigrant running Biden’s Texas campaign. She has the audacity to think she can turn the state blue.”

burning torch next to smoking torch
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Feature, Featured, History, Nonfiction, Sports, Story

The Endgame of the Olympics

by Dvora Meyers August 7, 2020November 4, 2022

What if the Olympic Games never come back?

Posted inNonfiction

It’s Time To Talk About Solar Geoengineering

by Longreads October 4, 2019January 20, 2023

We need to start talking about seemingly drastic approaches to the climate crisis, such as sun-dimming aerosols, right now — or we risk losing democratic control of the process.

Posted inStory

Grow Up

by Soraya Roberts September 27, 2019January 27, 2023

Being an adult at the end of the world means listening to children tell the truths grown-ups refuse to actually hear.

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