Issues
According to organizations like UNICEF, 333 million children lived on less than $2.15 a day in 2022. 1.43 billion live on less than $6.85 a day. While kids are only…
For centuries, women and girls have battled discrimination, violence, and other injustices that threaten their political power, their human rights, and their lives. While the state of women’s rights has…
Most people believe children should be protected from dangerous work, but that wasn’t always the case. For centuries, it wasn’t strange for children to work alongside adults doing dangerous tasks…
Humans need clean air, fresh water, healthy soil, and protection from hazards like chemicals, radiation, and toxic waste. Unfortunately, industries like agriculture, construction, chemical production, and others cause severe harm…
Since its birth in 1776, the United States has claimed to be a land of freedom, democracy, and equality for all. History shows the emptiness of that claim. Chattel slavery,…
Women’s rights are the political, legal, economic and social rights every woman and girl deserves by nature of being human. Without women’s rights, a gender-equal society is not possible. Historically,…
Activism is any intentional effort to change society, politics, the economy, culture, the environment and so on. While most people use activism and social activism interchangeably, social activism refers to…
Progress doesn’t happen without activism. Every cultural, political and social change occurs because people decide they want to impact the world. The risks are often very high. Activists have been…
Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey certain laws for moral reasons. What do you do when you live under laws or policies you consider unjust? Many people grit their…
Protest encampments have sprung up at university campuses around the world in recent months, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine and atrocities committed in Gaza. The…
In recent years, the term "pinkwashing" has gained traction across various social and political discourses. Similarly to “greenwashing,” where environmental concerns are used superficially to project an eco-friendly image, pinkwashing…
In the United States, Black History Month is recognized every February. Its goal is to celebrate the history and heritage of Black Americans. Historian Carter G. Woodson, who is known…
