Opinion

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Pope Francis

Good News: Pope Francis Calls on World to Decriminalize Homosexuality

In an exclusive interview with Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, published this morning, Pope Francis said homosexuality should not be a crime and called upon all countries with such laws — 67 of them in total — to decriminalize.
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Gemma Styles: On ADHD, Community, and Activism

Gemma Styles joins us for a candid conversation about mental health, activism, social media, and how we can all make a difference by embracing our truest selves.
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Emmett Till's Cousin: The Power of Forgiving, Forgetting, and Purpose

Grappling with the question, “What does justice mean in the resolution of a cold case spanning nearly seven decades?”, Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett’s cousin, best friend, and the sole surviving eyewitness to the events, shares his story.
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KC Davis Teaches Us That Keeping House is 'Morally Neutral'

KC Davis has taken to the Internet to share her quirky, individualized housekeeping methods — and to revolutionize self-care.
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How Giving Up Flying Helped Me Rediscover the World

As a travel editor, my job is to hopscotch across the globe. When I decided to keep my feet on the ground, I saw it in a whole new way.
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Billie Melissa: Abolishing the Death Penalty Through Storytelling

Filmmaker Billie Melissa has been working with a documentary team to tell the full story of Billie Allen, an incarcerated man on federal death row.
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Plant a Tree By Browsing: Q&A with Ecosia's Pieter van Midwood

The chief tree-planting officer of Ecosia, a search engine that uses its advertising revenue to fund tree-planting projects, Pieter van Midwood, talks about Ecosia’s business model, its approach to tree planting, and the reforestation sector.
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How Grownups Can Solve Problems by Thinking Like Kids

We asked expert Brad Montague for four ways grownups can tap into their inner child to do good for the world and the people in it.
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Jaslin Kaur is Leading Intergenerational Change with the Taxi Medallion Protests & In Her Community

On 3 November 2021, taxi drivers in New York broke their 15-day hunger strike, to celebrate a debt relief plan involving a city-backed taxi medallion guarantee along with a maximum debt limit of $170,000. Jaslin Kaur was a supporter at the forefront of these protests.
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How Breathwork Helps Our Mental Health

Enjoy an excerpt from Dr. Gregory Brown's upcoming book: "The Self-Healing Mind," where he explores the power of breath work and mindfulness in our mental health journeys.
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Comedian Charlie James Is on a Complicated Pursuit for Good

Charlie James (AKA TikTok’s Little Frog On A Lily Pad) radiates queer joy (and queer satire) online. Here is an essay about Charlie's experience with satire, politics, and finding the good.
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Trans Day of Visibility: 13 Good News Stories To Celebrate

The White House put out a number of announcements about trans rights, and Charlotte Clymer is here to tell you about them because today should be about trans and non-binary joy.
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