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Economics

I never realized how dumb our cities are until I saw what a smart one looks like.

By Maz Ali

Economics

She named her son after God, all because his birth went smoothly — much more than expected.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas

Diversity and Equality

When an overconfident dude tells a woman to shush up ... here’s what that really means.

By Lori White

Diversity and Equality

A New York City woman just made the kind of movie Hollywood never wants to make.

By Joseph Lamour

Health

The thing that's slowly encroaching upon women state by state is scarier than any nightmare.

By Angie Aker

Diversity and Equality

He asks, 'Why do people fear the gay?' And then he answers his own question.

By Laura Willard

Justice

A group of celebrities asked me to visit a website. What I found was alarming, to say the least.

By Maz Ali

Diversity and Equality

Coming out was easy. The hard part? Admitting she still liked men.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas

Environment

Julia Roberts stars in her biggest role ever. She will literally never have a bigger one.

By Alisha Huber

Health

There are so many things wrong with the way women and girls are taught about sex.

By Joseph Lamour

Democracy

When it was 2 kids, I was impressed. But then he said 140 and I was floored.

By Chie Davis

Democracy

There's something powerful about hearing the first black president say these words in Selma.

By Parker Molloy

Amy Poehler should be sitting on that stool. Here's why she's not.

The Supreme Court made a stunningly racist decision over 100 years ago that still affects us today.

I never realized how dumb our cities are until I saw what a smart one looks like.

She named her son after God, all because his birth went smoothly — much more than expected.

When an overconfident dude tells a woman to shush up ... here’s what that really means.

A New York City woman just made the kind of movie Hollywood never wants to make.

The thing that's slowly encroaching upon women state by state is scarier than any nightmare.

He asks, 'Why do people fear the gay?' And then he answers his own question.

A group of celebrities asked me to visit a website. What I found was alarming, to say the least.

Coming out was easy. The hard part? Admitting she still liked men.

Julia Roberts stars in her biggest role ever. She will literally never have a bigger one.

There are so many things wrong with the way women and girls are taught about sex.

When it was 2 kids, I was impressed. But then he said 140 and I was floored.

There's something powerful about hearing the first black president say these words in Selma.

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