This Columbus Day, it’s important that we continue to fight against colonialism and defend Native people and the land that belongs to us. Here are 4 ways you can do just that! 1. Understand the actual history of Christopher Columbus. The story goes that Columbus discovered America, like we all were taught in our middle-school...
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What We’re Up Against Is Bigger Than Pussy Hats and Deleting Apps
To win this war against Donald Trump, we must do more than wear pussy hats and #DeleteUber. We must abandon liberalism and move to the left. Protests against President Donald Trump’s agenda have not let up an inch since he stood before a funny-as-hell, near-empty mall in Washington, D.C., and took the oath of office. There...
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If Water is Life, Then What About Flint?
Former Flint, Michigan, Emergency Managers Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose are being charged with criminal activity for their role in perpetuating the water crisis. Earley and Ambrose are just two of several city-appointed leaders who co-signed to switch Flint’s residents to a water supply that was found to be 19 times more corrosive than the water in Detroit, causing lead...
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Why Standing Rock Will Always be About Natives
by Rafaella Gunz The Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock have been going on for months, but are only just starting to get mainstream media attention. Unfortunately, that’s partly because a white woman — not the Native tribes who started the protests — recently became a martyr for the cause. The weekend before Thanksgiving (a holiday that...
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Where are all the South Asians in Dystopian Films and TV?
A few months ago, a Facebook friend recommended the dystopian show The 100 because of a supposed woman-power narrative. Being the feminist I am — particularly one who is interested in the intersection between feminism and popular culture — I was excited to check it out. The premise of the show is that a horrendous...
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White Americans: If You Truly Believe in Thanksgiving Values, Stand with Standing Rock
Traditionally we have been taught that Thanksgiving is a holiday about sharing, gratitude and cross-cultural communion. That’s the story of the Pilgrims and Native Americans, right? In 1621, the Wampanoag Indians, like Squanto, helped the Pilgrims learn how to survive and farm in the “New World.” In celebration of their first bountiful harvest, Thanksgiving was...
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What Donald Trump’s Presidency Means for Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Two days after Donald Trump was elected to the American Presidency, the Washington Post ran an article reporting, “North America is awash in warmth and there are no immediate signs of significant winterlike weather on the horizon.” It was the third-warmest October on record, and that warmth continued into November. The timing didn’t feel like a coincidence. Trump’s election...
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Dakota Pipeline Activist: Police Attacks Have “Become the Norm”
When the news surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) broke last month, it seemed everyone wanted to write about it. News spread faster than most stories about grassroots actions — and then seemed to fizzle out. Where has all the coverage gone? Since news broke about the continued injustices against the Standing Rock Sioux tribe...
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Meet the Native Women at the Heart of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
The battle to block the Dakota Access Pipeline was launched by Native Women. by Jen Deerinwater Sixty percent of the adult human body is made of water. Seventy-five to 80 percent of an infant’s body is made of water. Without clean water, no living being — plants, animals, or humans — can survive. Despite this,...