This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new YouTube channel from author and researcher Jules Pretty makes the case for stories as a powerful tool for climate action and systems change. Pretty, an Emeritus Professor of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mississippi’s Black voters recently won a victory that puts them on the brink of having greater sway over who sits on the state’s Supreme Court. But that win may be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no secret: Foundations could be the next American institutions under attack. Why does this matter? Because millions of people across the nation depend on nonprofits to meet their basic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do we get people of all political identities to willingly support social progress without compromising anyone’s values? In September 2024, two months before the American public voted Republicans into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, we have become accustomed to bursts of solidarity that show up during movement moments and national crises. In the past few months, people and organizations have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I come from a small village, Pali Deli, in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. Located just 15 kilometres from the village headquarters, the area was once under the influence of landlords.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The work of social change is always pressing, but those who do that work are under extraordinary stress right now. The polycrisis—which philosopher Jonathan Rowson neatly defines as “the world system…
The last time Rochelle Adams exercised her rights to subsistence fish in her ancestral waters was in 2019. A Gwich’in leader from the villages of Beaver and Fort Yukon, she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Immigration has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in America today, with fierce debates over border security, deportation policies, and the economic and social impacts of migration. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Are you okay?” These were Alex Pretti’s last words, said to a woman after ICE agents had tackled and pepper-sprayed her. Videos from bystanders show Pretti holding up a phone,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are cities that live in you long after you leave them. Minneapolis is one of those places for me, especially as state violence intensifies there. When I heard where…
I never met my immigrant ancestors, but I know my great-grandfather, Martin Huppert, would likely have been deported under President Trump. Immigrating to America from Hungary at the age of…