Self Help
4 Types of Civic Engagement: Are We Participating in Society or Just Watching?
[ad_1] Civic life depends on more than paying attention. The way we participate – or don’t – shapes who actually has influence. Pericles once…
Tag: activism
Self Help
The Influencer Silo: The Limits of Personality-Driven Social Change
[ad_1] Influencers can make ideas visible, but they can also trap them inside social bubbles. Real change happens when an idea leaves the bubble…
Finance
NYC nursing walkout ends as last striking nurses approve new contract
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Nurses at a big New York hospital system approved a new contract Saturday, voting to end a major nursing strike…
Breaking News
US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in…
Breaking News
Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS — For days, Luis Ramirez had an uneasy feeling about the men dressed as utility workers he’d seen outside his family’s Mexican…
Breaking News
A Theology of Immigration
[ad_1] When I was working with refugees in Lebanon and Turkey and the Iraqi crisis, Rwanda, other places—you know, when everything’s taken away from…
Breaking News
What We Expect Athletes to Say Now
[ad_1] Just a few years ago, what athletes had to say about social issues reverberated beyond sports. Under some pressure—not only from events of…
US News
Columbia Taps University of Wisconsin Chancellor to Lead School After 2 Years of Turmoil
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has named Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its next president as it…
Technology
Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstrators
[ad_1] BANGKOK — Iranian demonstrators’ ability to get details of bloody nationwide protests out to the world has been given a strong boost, with…
Denver, Colorado Local News
Can activists ban foie gras in Denver? Here’s how their last campaign went
[ad_1] Home Politics Politics Voters will decide in November whether force-fed ducks and geese can be raised or sold in Denver. Anne Fulton (from…
US News
US Drops Plan to Deport Chinese National Who Exposed Xinjiang Abuses, Rights Activists Say
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally, two…
Gadgets
Amazon Workers Issue Warning About Company’s ‘All-Costs-Justified’ Approach to AI Development
[ad_1] Over 1,000 Amazon employees have anonymously signed an open letter warning that the company’s allegedly “all-costs-justified, warp-speed approach to AI development” could cause…
Gadgets
OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist
[ad_1] OpenAI employees in San Francisco were told to stay inside the office on Friday afternoon after the company purportedly received a threat from…
Entertainment
New play looking at friendship between AIDS activist Larry Kramer and Anthony Fauci in the works
[ad_1] NEW YORK — A new play exploring the complex relationship between playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime…
US News
Once a Shadowy Dealmaker, One-Time Zelenskyy Associate Is Accused in Ukrainian Corruption Scandal
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before the revelation of a multi-million dollar embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company brought his…
World News
Opinion | What Does ‘White Guilt’ Mean in 2025?
[ad_1] Victim politics gave us pro-Hamas activism and a powerful reaction in the form of Donald Trump, argue Shelby Steele and his son, Eli.…
US News
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Faces a Hard Reelection Fight Against Progressive Activist Katie Wilson
[ad_1] SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell faces a tough reelection fight against progressive activist Katie Wilson as voters in the liberal…
World News
Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won’t stop
[ad_1] At California universities Monday, the ceasefire in Gaza — and the accompanying hostage and prisoner exchange — emerged as an inflection point for…
Breaking News
The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles
[ad_1] On a crisp September morning in Los Angeles, Elijah Chiland, Victor Maldonado, and four other volunteers of the Harbor Area Peace Patrol gathered…
Entertainment
George and Amal Clooney’s star-studded The Albies event honoured campaigners
[ad_1] Taylor Hill/Getty Images “At The Albies, the sacrifices and courageous commitments to justice and human rights take centre stage,” George and Amal, who…