Intentional design can lay a blueprint for abolition
Prisons are designed to be punitive, but intentional design can create spaces that resist systemic biases and the carceral impulse to punish
Employers and policymakers choose child labor over raising wages
Those who tout the “benefits” of child labor reinforce white supremacist, capitalist systems that are rooted in American slavery
Independent, locally focused unions are expanding the playing field for workers’ rights
Union membership is bringing in more workers from traditionally non-unionized fields, but even successful unionization movements still face roadblocks
Stopping Cop City means committing to a world without police
As domestic terrorism laws are wielded against climate activists, we must resist the urge to turn to the carceral state for protection
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Florida advances a bill censoring university DEI, gender studies, and queer studies
The bill is the latest in a series of extreme censorship by conservative state lawmakers
Abortion & Reproductive Justice
What happens when a reproductive justice organization makes a feature film? Culture shift.
Bold Futures is helping to destigmatize substance use and parenting with the nationwide release of “All the World is Sleeping” on March 17
Climate & Environment
Climate migration plans must engage impacted communities
As climate crisis fuels migration, adaptation planning organizations must listen to the communities most impacted to avoid repeating and compounding historical injustices
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