'We're the ones affected': teen climate activist on her viral clash with US senator

In a Guardian interview, Isha Clarke says she’s been inspired by student climate strikes in the UK and is planning one in the US


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Let’s get one thing straight. The blame for last week’s Brexit vote rests with David Cameron - both for calling a referendum for which there was no widespread public demand, purely to manage internal strife within the Conservative party, and for the way he timed and framed that vote. Blame belongs too with the leave campaign, who won their mandate ( Read more... )

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One is straight, the other is gay. Guess which one will be kicked out by the BSA.


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B.C. poet Shane Koyczan is no stranger to being bullied as a kid. The poet, who gained notoriety for his inspired performance at the Vancouver Olympics opening ceremony, also knows that bullying can leave psychic scars that last years.

Earlier this year, Koyczan put a call-out to artists to animate "To This Day," a poem he wrote that tackles ( Read more... )

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The Boy Scouts council in charge of overseeing scout programs in the Washington, DC-area is threatening to kick out a Maryland troop for posting a statement on its website declaring it won't discriminate against gay scouts. The troop has to decide by tomorrow whether to remove the statement ( Read more... )

STEPHEN IRA BEATTY, a junior at Sarah Lawrence College, uploaded a video last March on We Happy Trans, a site that shares “positive perspectives” on being transgender ( Read more... )