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Photo credit: Courtesy of @dougpagitt/Instagram – The "singing resistance" is growing in Minneapolis and beyond.

Democracy, Immigration

2,000 people sing directly to ICE agents in Minneapolis, beautifully imploring them to come together

Annie Reneau

2/5/2026
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

In Partnership With Habitat For Humanity →

Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: strobe5000/YouTube – Carl Sagan tried to warn us that a 'charlatan' leader could easily take over the U.S.

Popular, Science, Technology

29 years ago, Carl Sagan revealed exactly how a ‘charlatan’ leader could take over the U.S.

Tod Perry

12/17/2025
Photo credit: Canva – A woman praying

Democracy, Reproductive Rights

Why being politically ‘pro-choice’ doesn’t conflict with being morally ‘pro-life’

Annie Reneau

12/10/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Perhaps we're not as hopelessly divided as people think.

Democracy, Politics

Man shares issues and policies conservatives and liberals agree on and it’s giving hope

Annie Reneau

11/11/2025
Photo credit: via Pete Souza/Wikimedia Commons – Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at the White House.

Democracy, Politics

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau shares the big understanding that can make democracies healthy again

Tod Perry

7/1/2025
Photo credit: The White House (public domain) – The last few presidential elections have prompted debates about age limits on politicians.

Democracy, Elections

People are debating whether U.S. presidents should be able to be elected past age 65

Annie Reneau

6/27/2025
Photo credit: Canva – It's possible to be "pro-life" and pro-choice.

Democracy, Reproductive Rights

Why I’m morally anti-abortion but politically pro-choice and don’t feel conflicted about it

Annie Reneau

5/3/2025
Photo credit: @birbigs/Twitter – Trevor Noah received high praise for his closing remarks at the 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Democracy, History, Popular

Trevor Noah implores U.S. journalists to ask themselves this one vital question

Annie Reneau

3/21/2025
Photo credit: Image from Pixabay. – Big smiles in class at kindergarten.

Family, Kids, Popular

Researchers studied kindergarteners’ behavior and followed up 19 years later. Here are the findings.

Upworthy Staff

1/20/2025
Photo credit: Image via Amanda Ripley/PopTech. – Map demonstrating scores of the Program for International Student Assessment for each state compared to a country that has similar scores.

Education, Popular, Students

This researcher asked kids what’s wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas.

Upworthy Staff

1/19/2025
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Education, Popular, Students

A 9-year-old goes in on standardized tests and ends with the best mic drop of all time

Upworthy Staff

1/14/2025
Photo credit: Daily Show/Youtube – Trevor Noah as a host on 'The Daily Show'

Trevor Noah’s hot take on abortion and gun control from 2015 (sadly) still holds up

Upworthy Staff

7/6/2024
Photo credit: Photos by Canva, NASA, Kris Harris King and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – Jonny Kim, Dolly Parton and Jon Stewart were all suggested as POTUS candidates.

Popular

People share the person they wish would actually run for president

Annie Reneau

7/2/2024
Photo credit: Image dated November 25, 1969, via SIO Photographic Laboratory Collection: Selections, UC San Diego Library – This photo was taken of Theodor Seuss Geisel at the UC San Diego Library.

Democracy, Politics, Popular

Dr. Seuss might be known for his children’s books, but his political cartoons were next-level

Upworthy Staff

6/29/2024
Photo credit: Image by David Jay/ David Jay Photography. – Maj, Matt Smith at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

10 photos of seriously wounded vets remind us about the real costs of war.

Upworthy Staff

3/11/2024