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Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”

From Famine in Gaza to Trump Cutting SNAP, Child Hunger Is an American Pastime

"At home and abroad, the US government is participating in starving people, particularly children, and calling it policy."

Social Security Isn't Just for Seniors — Here's Why It's Crucial for Gen Z, Too

Social Security turns 90 this year. It's not just for retirement — it's one of the nation’s largest programs benefiting children.

We Were Adopted Thanks to China’s Overpopulation Policies. These Are Our Stories.

160,000 Chinese children were adopted by families across the world since this policy went into effect in 1992.

Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," argues Kierra Jones, is part of "conservatives’ political crusade to ban abortion and gender-affirming care, and to deprive Americans of their reproductive and bodily autonomy."

This July 4th, Let's Remember: America Was Never Great

"The Trump administration’s assaults are not a deviation, but essentially a more extreme version of the same old American story. Just ask Indigenous people."

Youth Organizers Like Us Fought for a Zohran Mamdani Win

"Those seeing Mamdani's victory as an overnight success are missing the bigger picture — namely, the political movement built over decades, largely by young people, that made this moment possible."

The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone

Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.

Here Is Exactly Who Trump Is Targeting With His Anti-Immigrant Policies

And how we can fight back.

What Does It Actually Mean to Be In a Constitutional Crisis?

And are we in one now?

Trump’s DEI Purge Is Erasing Civil Rights History Across the South

Museums are facing budget cuts and censorship.

How the Prison Industry Became a Booming Business

CoreCivic’s CEO called the Trump administration “one of the most exciting periods” of his career.

The Trump Admin Wants to Confuse You About What Is and Isn’t Constitutional

But you don’t need to be a lawyer to know they're full of it.

How the George Floyd Protests Prepared Us for This Moment of State Violence

Our collective actions are part of an ongoing struggle and resistance, not a final resting place.

The Trump Admin Is Enabling Workplace Discrimination. Here’s What to Know

Here’s what Trump has done, and how discrimination on the job actually works.

How the Trump Administration Is Leaving Disabled College Students Behind

Disabled students already have to fight just to get basic accommodations.

I Spent $100,000 Trying to Solve My Dad’s Murder

I’ve poured everything I have into finding out what happened to my dad on July 11, 2002.

The Trump Admin Wants to Allow People to Carry Guns Without Permits in All 50 States

Congress is pushing a “Constitutional carry” law that puts all of us at risk.

Gen Z Isn't 'Unprofessional' – We're Changing What Professional Means

A new generation of leaders is bringing transparency and boundaries to the workplace.