Community ‘We Opened a Door Nobody Knew Existed’: How Displaced Black Families Won Reparations in Portland A historic settlement returns $8.5 million and land to Black families displaced by a decades-old redevelopment scheme — and sets a precedent for cities nationwide. By Marianne Dhenin / 19 Nov 2025
Palestine St. Louis Organizers Win Ethical Investment Resolution A local Palestine solidarity committee championed the resolution to divest city funds from corporations complicit in human rights violations. By Marianne Dhenin / 12 Nov 2025
Education A New Museum Honors San Antonio's Mexican American and Working-Class Communities Museo del Westside, a new museum in San Antonio's Westside neighborhood, preserves the area’s vibrant cultural and architectural heritage. By Marianne Dhenin / 5 Nov 2025
Climate Kindah Ibrahim on Rebuilding Syria’s Agriculture Sector Learning from how communities adapted during the conflict could help make the nation more resilient to climate change. By Marianne Dhenin / 29 Oct 2025
Disability FDA Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccines Are Throwing Those Most at Risk Into Despair “There’s a lot of misinformation, and nobody seems to know what’s going on,” a resident of Missouri said. By Marianne Dhenin / 22 Oct 2025
Community Facing Defunding, Indigenous Culture Workers Resist The proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities threatens Indigenous libraries and arts programs. By Marianne Dhenin / 8 Oct 2025
Climate Tribes Condemn Trump for Backing Out of Columbia River Deal for Salmon Recovery Tribal leaders and environmental advocates warn that the region's wild salmon will go extinct without remediation efforts. By Marianne Dhenin / 1 Oct 2025
Education Educators Resist Trump’s Fascist Agenda Trump’s attacks on public education are prompting people from all walks of life to fight back. By Marianne Dhenin / 26 Sep 2025
Education Educators Fight Suppression to Teach America’s Real History To fill the growing vacuum of history education in the U.S., racial justice organizers are offering truth-based curricula. By Marianne Dhenin / 23 Sep 2025
Palestine Mariam Zaqout on Palestine’s Water Crisis Gaza has been without operable water and sanitation infrastructure for almost two years. Efforts to rebuild must be Palestinian-led. By Marianne Dhenin / 10 Sep 2025
Disability Is Assisted Suicide About Autonomy or Coercion? A new film from Reid Davenport intervenes in the debate. I spoke to him about assisted suicide, Medicaid cuts, and the fight for disabled lives. By Marianne Dhenin / 22 Aug 2025
Community Josh Armstrong on LGBTQ+ Life in East Germany Historian Josh Armstrong discusses the origins of a gay movement in East Germany and how its members thought about socialism. By Marianne Dhenin / 28 Jul 2025
