Since taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has launched an all-out assault on the nation’s past. He has cut funding and signed executive orders targeting historical programming at ...

Lynda V. Mapes covers environmental and Indigenous issues for the Seattle Times. She is author of six books, including most recently Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home, winner of the 2021 National ...

This illustration centers the power of collective effort and the deep-rooted strength that comes from sustained, relational support. The hands show how change happens when people come together, and ...

The Harassment by Animal Rights Groups Despite the health and cultural benefits garnered by the whale hunt in 1999, the practice was soon stifled once again. Members of animal rights groups, including ...

Public Pharmaceuticals Written by Dana Brown The global medicines market is dominated by large private drug companies responsible for a decline in meaningful innovation as well as skyrocketing prices, ...

On his tribe’s land, enveloped by the state of Oregon, Jesse Jackson stood at the threshold between two ecosystems: On one side of him, an open canopy bathed grasses and white oak trees in sunlight; ...

So-called “rights of nature” arguments, a novel conservation strategy dating back to the 1990s, have been lodged in 397 cases across 34 countries and even the United Nations, according to the Eco ...

In July 2022, seven years after Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission called for an apology on Canadian soil for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in Indigenous boarding schools, Pope Francis ...

As kids head back to school and the general election nears, there’s a question on the minds of many families: How will the election outcome affect kids and their education? Polling from the National ...

This spring, student encampments protesting Israel’s war on Gaza spread across colleges throughout the United States, resulting in campus lockdowns, occupied administrative buildings, canceled ...

Aside from Jahangirpuri, there are five other Mahila Panchayat councils run by Action India, a nonprofit organization that works for women’s empowerment in India. Action India devised the model of a ...

Nicole G. Young is a writer and artist whose nonfiction work has been featured in Elle, Vox, Scalawag, and Bitch magazines. She’s part of the editorial team of Jacaranda Books, working to bring a ...