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First He Came Out as Undocumented. Then As Gay. Here’s What It Means For Immigration Debate.
Felipe Matos told his story in three words: "I am undocumented." It was an act of desperation鈥攂ut it gave him a sense of agency and power.
11 Years After Her Death, This 23-Year-Old Peace Activist Keeps Inspiring Us
Rachel Corrie was killed in 2003, but her passion for peace lives on in her writings.
Return of Hometown News: Old-School Reporters and Citizen Journalists Unite to Bring it Back
Filling a void left by big city newspapers, online projects combine community news, journalism, and conversations with our neighbors.
Zydeco and Justice: Louisiana’s Hyperlocal KOCZ Builds Community and Self-Reliance
Low-power FM radio stations bring a much-needed focus on local issues and culture.
This East LA Band’s Rebel Version of “La Bamba” Speaks Out Against Racism
Las Cafeteras uses acoustic instruments and punk attitude to spread their message of social justice and equality.
Talking Cows Take on Factory Farms鈥擬atrix Style
The viral success of "The Meatrix" shows how a good story trumps a mountain of facts.
The Boomers “Failed” Us: Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher on Anger, Love, and Sacrifice
First the anger, then the love鈥攐vercoming generational anger to find the courage required for the difficult work ahead.
Fear of a Brown Planet: Watch This Stand-Up Comedian Explain ‘Reverse Racism’
Bullying, police brutality, and everyday insensitivities are regularly lampooned with Australians Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain's weapon of choice: comedy.
From Stand-up to Twitter, A New Generation鈥檚 Fresh Take on Storytelling
Today's storytellers show that each of us can be part of something more powerful, diverse, and creative than we might have imagined.
Comic: How Big Media Drowned Out the Rest of Us
Today, six corporations own most of our media鈥攂ut we could be poised to take it back.
How Stories Shape Our World
This issue of 蜜桃视频 looks at the ways new voices are being heard, and at how their stories are transforming our culture.
The Surface Areas of Russia and Pluto Are Extremely Similar
And 25 other facts you should probably know.
Infographic: Why Social Security’s Not Going Broke
Making Social Security solvent in the long run isn't that hard. But who should bear the cost?
Can We Keep the Internet Free?
The struggle to save the world's greatest communication network.
When It Comes to Shaping Public Debate, What Can a Magazine Do?
"Education Uprising," the Spring issue of 蜜桃视频, connected people across the country and helped catalyze the movement to reclaim education鈥攁 living example of how national conversations can change.
5 DIY Musical Instruments You Can Make From Stuff Around the House
Craft instruments from easy-to-find materials and invite more music into your family's life.
Why Politics at the Dinner Table Is Good for Democracy
Our political process, Robert Jensen reminds us, begins with conversation.
This Fifth-Grader Raised $200,000 to Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill by Selling Watercolors
These three young activists found creative ways to tackle issues from climate change to voting rights.
When This Teacher鈥檚 Ethnic Studies Classes Were Banned, His Students Took the District to Court鈥攁nd Won
Curtis Acosta's classes in Mexican American Studies gave kids pride in their heritage鈥攗ntil the Arizona Legislature canceled them. That's when his students became activists, and some real-life lessons began.
When Big Money Controls Big Media, There鈥檚 a Big Decline in Democracy
鈥淒ollarocracy鈥� examines innovations in other democratic nations to solve our money-in-politics crisis.
Protecting Classrooms From Corporate Takeover: What Families Can Learn from Teachers鈥� Unions
Teachers are fighting the privatization wave by connecting with families right where they live.
10 Things Creative People Know
Everyday creative activities like knitting and cooking can boost your levels of serotonin and decrease anxiety.
Unleashing Empathy: How Teachers Transform Classrooms With Emotional Learning
The secret to learning self-awareness, cooperation, and other 鈥渟ocial and emotional learning鈥� skills lies in experience, not in workbooks and rote classroom exercises.
You Can鈥檛 Bounce Off the Walls If There Are No Walls: Outdoor Schools Make Kids Happier鈥攁nd Smarter
New approaches to kindergarten offer us a glimpse of what childhood used to be, and still could be鈥攖he modern re-creation of the children鈥檚 garden. If we looked to these examples, we might be able to rescue childhood.
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