Faced with the spread of militarized police training facilities known as "cop cities," grassroots activists are taking the call to #DefundPolice to cities nationwide.

“We need more white relatives to face their own truth, though doing so may bring immense discomfort,” says Edgar Villanueva.

A new statewide proposal is the latest development in a years-long saga over the voting rights of felons in the Sunshine State.

El Paso’s Teen Court is a peer-driven, youth-led program that centers the well-being of teenagers, instead of condemning them to the destructive criminal justice system.

A growing number of U.S. municipalities are making it possible for minors to vote.

Fed up with capitalism’s destruction and inequality, there is a growing movement to build a new model based on “people’s prosperity.”

Marjorie Kelly's new book critiques the U.S. economy's embrace of "wealth supremacy," and explores alternate models of democratic economies.

When Hurricane Ian hit Florida in late September 2022, it took more than 100 lives, becoming the deadliest storm to hit the United States since Katrina in 2005. Hurricane Ian

Black students are disproportionately impacted by student loans, but this debtors' union is taking steps to repair that disparity.

Intergenerational housing for LGBTQ elders and youth can relieve isolation and housing instability for both groups.

As baby boomer business owners retire, their employees are taking ownership of their own futures.

Social housing as a concept is gaining popularity. Now, the state of New York is considering a bill to make it a reality.

A criminal record keeps many qualified candidates out of work; these coffee companies are helping clear the first hurdle.

Why can’t Americans buy Chinese electric vehicles that could help the Biden administration meet its climate goals?

Finding our way to a viable human future will require the guidance of a true eco-nomics, grounded in biology and ecology rather than finance and capital.

A new database of tribal constitutions tells a more nuanced history of self-governance than the one explained in textbooks.

Street selling is a risky activity in Mexico City. But the mercaditas movement aims to empower women and nonbinary sellers to protect themselves from economic exploitation.

After conducting the largest-ever survey of Black Americans, Black to the Future has released a detailed Black economic agenda.

The National Black Farmers Association just won a historic $2.2 billion in reparations from the U.S. government.

A progressive alternative to Project 2025’s anti-tax, anti-worker economy includes worker protections and a strong social safety net.

Tamela Gordon’s new book, Hood Wellness, shows what it looks like to hold others—and be held—in community.

Journalist Sonali Kohli’s new book centers the life and work of three young women of color who refused to let powerful elites shape their lives and communities.

What if in addition to prescribing medication, doctors also prescribed activities that addressed our lack of connection?

For the city’s LGBTQ community, Toronto’s outdoor spaces have been sites of both liberation and violence

In Tijuana, Uganda, and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement, and constant violence are finding moments of solace in the art of dance.

In times of trouble, cowards choose the easiest path. It is only the courageous—and almost always those who are most marginalized—who dare to say and do the hard, but right, thing.

Women of color want demographic and political representation, just as wealthy white men have had for generations.

Facing a health care system without sufficient translation services and a grueling economic landscape, Punjabi residents in Fresno, California, have created an organization to help meet their community’s unique needs.

Best-selling author adrienne maree brown’s new book offers tools to navigate the difficult conversations and dynamics of organizing and belonging.

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Newsround has been finding out how the cost of living crisis and rising prices have affected children living in the UK.

It's Press Pack time - and this film comes from a school with a very special four legged student. Get ready meet Buddy the dog

Press packers Callum and Jamie are finding out what people in their local community are doing to help the mollusks

Families have had to leave their homes and emergency services are helping people as they deal with the impact of the worst flooding in the country for many years.

The largest and most advanced wave pool is opening in Scotland giving surfers the chance to ride the waves no matter what the weather.

Donald Trump has addressed his supporters as he claimed victory in the US presidential election.

Ricky shares his experience of being bullied when he was younger and asks an expert, why does someone become a bully?

Beyoncé joins Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga as a subject for serious academic study.

World leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues including how to limit long-term global temperature rises to 1.5C - a target set by the Paris Agreement.

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