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 — 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 — If we’re going to realize the climate benefits of historic federal support for clean energy and jobs approved in the last two years, connections are the…
Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First, found ‘engine of planetary chaos’ in travels from Antarctica to California. By Nina Lakhani, The Guardian — Racism is at…
By Ben Jealous — I traveled recently from Baltimore, the city where my mother grew up, to Portland, Maine, where my dad did. It’s easy for many to see differences…
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks out about deforestation and the weakness of global institutions before his speech at the COP27 climate summit. By Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker…
Part I: History and Black Land Stewardship. By Lisa Betty, Ethical Style Journal — “The middle passage itself was a rupture in the Atlantic ocean’s ecological maintenance.” Damani Maurice Black…
Addressing all the damage is going to take more than money — it’s going to take new laws and a deeper understanding of how our climate crisis came to fruition….
By Dr. Maulana Karenga— The current conversations concerning the urgency and need to unite the nation must always be undergirded and informed by a parallel recognition of the urgent and…