During last night’s final presidential debate, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden sparred in all of the expected ways—over the handling of the COVID-19 crisis, alleged relationships with Russia, taxes, etc.— but it was an unexpected conversation about immigration that led to a rare moment
Black women and girls are never allowed to just be. While their white peers are allowed to exist in the comfort of their own homes, have non-fatal run-ins with police officers, and experience mental illness without being racially criminalized for it, Black women and girls are not afforded these same
This article is part of Prism’s series on Tribal Nations, Voting Rights, & Political Power. Read the rest of the series here. Native American communities in Arizona are facing significant challenges this election season as voter suppression efforts ramp up and COVID-19 cases spike around the state. But although
This article is part of Prism’s series on Tribal Nations, Voting Rights, & Political Power. Read the rest of the series here. Representation matters. Whether it’s in classrooms, boardrooms, or Congress, the experiences of those in power shape the decisions they make. For too long the same voices—
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg this year caused a visceral response in America. For some, tears were shed for the loss of someone they considered a hero. For many, tears fell out of fear for what her open spot would mean for the Supreme Court. For others, no
The first presidential debate was a debacle that reinforced what we’ve already known and seen from the Trump administration. There was nothing new that we haven’t seen in the last four years. Instead of condemning fringe groups built on hate and white extremism, this administration continues to embolden
Twenty-four-year-old sustainability advocate Zureyma Johnson was born in Belize but lived in Midland, Texas—a big oil town—for most of her life. When she left Texas to go to school in Boston, she started experiencing some health problems. It wasn’t until she talked to a doctor with a
The pejorative phrase “court packing” flows from a couple of questionable premises. First, that there is some morally or legally correct limit on the number of judges that should sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and second that the use of political power to shift the balance of the
This article is part of Prism’s series on The New Normal, reimagining the United States in the wake of COVID-19 and racial injustice. We are at an inflection point in American history. COVID-19 and the resulting economic impact have left more Americans unemployed than in any other point since
It is time to call the world to truth and healing. Actually, it is past time in the United States and I celebrate with so many others who have been fighting for this moment of upheaval for decades. Our truth has finally broken through the clouds and is actually seen
With news of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for many of us, the world stood still—no more so for anyone than those of us who work in the reproductive justice movement. At Texas Equal Access Fund, an abortion fund that provides financial and emotional support for those
This article is part of Prism’s series on Tribal Nations, Voting Rights, & Political Power. Read the rest of the series here. The Native vote is vital in the 2020 election because our tribal sovereignty, lands, water, and the well-being of our people hinge on the outcome. But the
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