By Ben Jealous — When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in 2021, she swore her oath of office on two Bibles. One belonged to our nation’s first…
By Ben Jealous — As we celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) this month, it is important we remember: the only way to tackle the complex…
By Ben Jealous — A group of Texas cattle ranchers sued Oprah Winfrey for more than $12 million in 1996. They claimed that one of her shows, called “Dangerous Food,”…
By Ben Jealous — What if there was a blueprint for a future presidential administration to unilaterally lay waste to our constitutional order and turn America from a democracy into…
By Ben Jealous — Independence Day at its best is a call to action to leave our children an America as good as its promise. This time of year makes…
By Ben Jealous — When Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his…
Black people face enough barriers to enjoying the outdoors. Self-defeating stereotypes should not be one of them. By Ben Jealous — When Rodney Smith’s uncle invited him to go to…
By Ben Jealous — Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future of transportation. As a driver of an (American-made) electric vehicle myself, I know firsthand the amount of money I have…
By Ben Jealous — In Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago, Dulce Ortiz is celebrating with her children. Ortiz is a cofounder of the local environmental justice organization…
Most people think of “tree hugger” as a casual insult for a certain kind of environmentalist. The term actually has a proud history. It is time to take it back….
By Ben Jealous — Jerry Curran has been organizing to retire the Merrimack Station coal power plant in Bow, New Hampshire for 17 years. He is one of many local…
By Ben Jealous — There’s nothing quite like seeing a kid who was born healthy but now suffers cognitive impairment and is prone to outbursts of anger. As a volunteer…