On World Water Day, a Spotlight on U.S. Public Water Systems
A continuing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is shattering the perception that only residents of poor countries are denied access to this basic human right.
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On Being Black and ‘Disabled But Not Really’
Despite the criticism of the episode, Hamilton’s appearance on Queer Eye felt like a step in the right direction for better representation of the diversity of disabled people.
It’s Past Time for the United States to Get Out of Puerto Rico’s Way
Before appointing itself Savior of Puerto Rico and asserting even greater control over the island, the U.S. government must acknowledge and take accountability for its role in molding current conditions, as well as reckon with the injurious effects of U.S. imperialism and colonization globally.
The Threat That Climate Change Poses to Women’s Health Is Real
The intersection of climate change, women’s health and safety, and current federal and state restrictions on reproductive rights is a perfect storm that will put the lives and well-being of women, disproportionately women of color, at risk.
Notes From an Angry Black Hunter: Guns, Genocide, and the Stolen Ground You ‘Own’
When I hunt, usually on white people's land, I wonder if they know who lived there before. Or what would happen if I was just some random Black man on their property.
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Why House Democrats Are Demanding Brett Kavanaugh’s Records
What do we expect to get from these documents? First and foremost, Kavanaugh’s full views on abortion, which remain hidden as long as his records do.
