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WMMT-FM DJ Sylvia Ryerson.
Justice
The radio show connecting prisoners to family and friends
Shannon Rivers protested President Donald Trump at a campaign-style rally in Phoenix on Tuesday.
Justice
‘This is our land’: Indigenous rights activists respond to white supremacist rhetoric
Getting internet in small towns
Business
Tired of waiting for high-speed internet, farm towns build their own
San Francisco police officers
Conflict
Hiring more female officers and 4 other proven ways to reduce police violence
A worker pick grapes at a vineyard at a Napa Valley winery.
Justice
Farmworkers push back against machismo and abuse in California’s wine country
Mississippi justice
Conflict
How to change Mississippi
Five athletes from South Sudan who will be participating in the Summer 2016 Olympics sit beside each other on a short set of steps near their training grounds in Nairobi
Conflict
Meet some of the athletes who will compete in this summer’s Olympics as a team of refugees
Prisoner working.
Business
Forget hunger strikes. What prisons fear more? Labor strikes.
mental health doctor
Health
What if mental health first aid were as widespread as CPR? New York City’s planning to do it.
cover illustration
Books
One boy’s highly illogical behavior: A twist on mental illness in literature
GOP
Global Politics
Meet the young Republicans trying to bring inclusion to their party
black farmers 1
Food
After a century in decline, black farmers are back and on the rise
brain edit
Science
Beyond the NFL: A new plan to treat brain injuries for women escaping abuse
mortician
Business
Breaking new ground in the mortuary business
National Parks 1
Lifestyle
US national parks are used mostly by older white people. Here’s why that needs to change.
Tampon tax protest 2
Health
Periods aren’t gross. Taxes on periods are.
Latino politics
Global Politics
Progressive politics don’t feel so inclusive when you’re Latino
refugee welcome 1
Education
What’s it like to be the new kid AND a refugee?
peace officer
Justice
A new documentary looks at what it will take to stop police violence
prison garden
Food
Forget Nutraloaf — prisoners are growing their own food
Sold film 2
Media
New film about sex trafficking celebrates the resilience of children
Freddie Gray tribute
Arts
A year after Freddie Gray’s death, kids turn Baltimore’s uprising into art
black domestic workers 1
Global Politics
Unsung black heroines launched a modern domestic workers movement — powered by their own stories
Airport
Environment
The scientist who doesn’t fly. Here’s why.
incarcerated moms
Justice
Formerly incarcerated moms fight for reforms to save families
danish girl
Media
Why The Danish Girl’s Oscar loss is a satisfying win for trans women
Yanti
Business
The food shop is tiny, but it represents something big for her: freedom
Clinton Sanders debate edit
Global Politics
Are Clinton and Sanders exploiting the families of black victims for votes? Sandra Bland’s mom says ‘No.’
Kalief Browder
Justice
In two dozen states, juvenile offenders can be put in solitary. Advocates want to change that.
common ground high school
Education
We can’t solve climate change without teaching it: Why more classes are heading outside
Chicago youth
Global Politics
How one program helps young people unify the most segregated city in America
refugee book 1
Conflict
A new book looks at life in the world’s largest refugee camp
cambridge housing 1
Culture
Photos: How Polaroids helped kids in project housing tell their stories for 50 years
portland homeless 1
Development
In a tiny house village, Portland’s homeless find dignity
tulane cooking
Health
Could cooking change the way we approach medicine?
farming
Food
If there are no new farmers, who will grow our food?
Macklemore
Global Politics
Macklemore quoted me on ‘White Privilege II.’ That song showed me what an unruly mess we’re in.
yes mag education
Education
How to make public schools serve poor students
lakisha david 1
Culture
How one student used documents and DNA to find her enslaved ancestors
gaza art
Arts
Waging life in a war zone
uber drivers
Business
Uber’s immigrant drivers look forward to better pay—and a bigger voice
seed farmers 1
Lifestyle
In photos: The seed-saving farmers in India who pass down land to their daughters
momentia
Health
How strong friendships defy dementia
project fatherhood
Lifestyle
Project Fatherhood is uniting the men of LA’s toughest communities
documentary
Culture
Filipina beauty queens’ fight for trans rights is focus of new series looking at a ‘woman’s place’
laquan mcdonald protests
Justice
Journalist: Black activists need black-only spaces. Here’s why we should respect that.
Damayan Cleaning Cooperative
Business
Filipina trafficking survivors launch a co-op — and they own their own jobs
Malala classmates
Justice
Standing with Malala: Meet the teenagers who survived the Taliban and kept going to school
Islamophobia
Conflict
Love in the time of mania: Six ways Americans are defying Islamophobia
texting in the rain
Technology
Maintaining real relationships in the digital world
Scandal
Media
Why we need more shame-free TV characters who reflect the reality of abortion
yes mag latino family
Health
Latinos live longer, despite poverty. Here’s their secret.
Sonia Orellana
Conflict
‘My mom fled war, too:’ Finding compassion for Syrian refugees
farmers market
Food
The USDA is putting $34 million into local food projects. Will it be enough?
women fight
Justice
Meet the Indian women trying to take down ‘caste apartheid’
halloween
Culture
Looking for something different for your kid this Halloween? Here are 10 costumes inspired by heroic American women.
Movie theater
Culture
Watching movies may help you build empathy
women's rights
Global Politics
Need to know how your state’s doing when it comes to women’s health? There’s an app for that.
American flag
Economics
What it’s like living on $2 a day in America