Railroads in the United States have avoided electrification, lagging behind much of the rest of the world. Consequently, American...

When the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was released on June 24, the stories on my Instagram feed were inundated...

On July 20, 1969, 650 million people watched as Neil Armstrong uttered those immortal words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant...

Oregon is not usually center stage in US politics. When people think of the state, they might recall its depiction in the TV series...

In 2015, researchers from the US Army Corps of Engineers published findings that, to Chesapeake Bay area residents, were likely...

“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the...

A year ago, living in a country without the right to an abortion felt more like a conservative pipe dream than a material possibility....

In January 2022, the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) marked the first time Native Hawaiians—kanaka maoli—comprised a majority of its...

In 1967, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased 40 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta. This plot was to be the headquarters...

The Supreme Court is poised to rule that affirmative action is unconstitutional when it hears cases this fall. If the Court makes such a...

The residents of Yazoo County, Mississippi were confronted with a danger the world had yet to witness in February 2020: a carbon dioxide...

There are approximately two million farms scattered throughout the United States, on which migrant and seasonal farmworkers grow much of...

Despite being one of the biggest stars in the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB), Yasiel Puig lived off of a meager $17 per month. With his...

Throughout history, youth voices across the world have played integral roles in protest movements. Facing coordinated state violence...

In 2016, a woman in San Francisco was subjected to the intrusive process of a rape kit after suffering from domestic violence and sexual...

The California Supreme Court’s March 3rd decision ruling that UC Berkeley must keep its enrollment at 2020 levels was a major blow to the...

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, Western powers are undoubtedly assessing their own military capabilities. The United States...

As the Russian invasion rages on in Ukraine, countries from around the world have come together to support refugees fleeing the country....

“The government says pull yourself up by your bootstraps and I’m trying to… I just keep getting knocked down over and over and over...

The Los Angeles City Council has been rocked by a series of scandals. Most recently, an audio recording emerged of City Council President...