In Arkansas, a Small Community Fights the Nation’s Next Mega Prison In Arkansas, a Small Community Fights the Nation’s Next Mega Prison
A secretive plan for a new state lockup angered people in a deep-red corner of rural America—and changed how some see incarceration.
Sep 11, 2025 / Lauren Gill
Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
Sep 10, 2025 / Aviva Stahl
That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy That Wild “Wired” Article Is Not a Case Against Surrogacy
It’s a horror story about Silicon Valley, and an extreme example of what happens when we conceive of children as property.
Sep 10, 2025 / Sophie Lewis
A Different Kind of Justice: Rewarding Good Policing to Protect Black Lives A Different Kind of Justice: Rewarding Good Policing to Protect Black Lives
From reactive accountability to proactive reform.
Sep 5, 2025 / Judi Komaki
Don’t Let Trump Bury The #Epstein Files! Don’t Let Trump Bury The #Epstein Files!
Just put these letters together with friends—photograph and post!
Sep 4, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
How Young Kashmiris Shape the Struggle for Self-Determination How Young Kashmiris Shape the Struggle for Self-Determination
Silenced and sidelined and between nation-states, young people are organizing for an independent Kashmir.
Sep 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Khadeejah Khan
An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You
At the start of the school year, two professors provide some hard truths about the state of academia and what you should fight for.
Sep 4, 2025 / Monica Huerta and Dan-el Padilla Peralta
News Avoidance and the Climate Majority News Avoidance and the Climate Majority
The next phase of Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project puts faces to the numbers.
Sep 4, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Stereotypes Killing Us Nonspeaking Autistics The Stereotypes Killing Us Nonspeaking Autistics
Another autistic person was left to cook alive in a hot vehicle. Far too often, the so-called normal world treats us as disposable.
Sep 2, 2025 / Jason Jacoby Lee