While climate change has not been a top political concern in Texas, it is increasingly emblematic of America’s climate change experience. From heat to damaging rains, this summer looks like a pivot point.
Read moreIndigenous creatives say a shift is underway in Hollywood, one that gives them an opportunity to shed the sidekick or villain image for more modern and well-rounded representations. With that progress comes a fuller picture of American life.
Read moreThe FBI took an unprecedented step of searching a former president’s residence. To Trump supporters, it smacked of political retribution. To opponents, the search – which a judge signed off on – shows that no one is above the law.
Read moreAs the U.S. moves forward, its highest court is looking to the past. But putting a premium on history and tradition leaves open several questions.
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What we’re willing to spend on something becomes a message of worth intimately tied to the object’s creator. In expanding their art, piñata makers ask viewers to reconsider these traditional art objects – and the people who make them.
Read moreAs the issue of Native women who are missing or have been killed gains visibility, activists on tribal lands and politicians in corridors of power are devoting more resources to stemming the entrenched problem.
Read moreIn Uvalde, familiar questions echo, as they had in Santa Fe, in El Paso, and in Sutherland Springs. How could something like this happen here, in this town? In our town?
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The Supreme Court appears on the cusp of overturning a right – to abortion – for the first time in modern history. What happens to other rights unpopular with conservative Christians that, like abortion, were underpinned by the 14th Amendment?
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In the Navajo Nation, a connection to the land is a connection to heritage and identity – ties that were lost when the U.S. government nearly exterminated Navajo-Churro sheep in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, churro flocks are on the rebound, signaling hope and resilience on the reservation.
Read moreA column reflecting on watching a Navajo woman get running water in her home for the first time in her life.
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