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Mission San Diego de Alcala, built from a kit.
architecture

Is the End Coming for a Problematic California Grade School Tradition?

The mission model project has long glossed over the brutal treatment of Native Americans.
Sabrina Imbler September 12, 2019
Casa Pueblo.
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

Casa Pueblo

This community-driven organization uses education and eco-friendly technology to protect the environment.
Bronx, New York

La Morada

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.
Posing for a picture at Bloodroot restaurant, 1977 or '78.
restaurants

The Scholar Mapping America's Forgotten Feminist Restaurants

Challenging patriarchy, one eatery at a time.
Reina Gattuso June 21, 2019
Bluestockings storefront in 2006.
New York, New York

Bluestockings Bookstore

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.
Women marching at Christopher Street Liberation Day, an early gay protest in New York City. June 20, 1971.
food

How Lesbian Potlucks Nourished the LGBTQ Movement

Now a queer stereotype, the lesbian potluck has radical roots.
Reina Gattuso May 2, 2019
Marion Stokes pictured in a scene from <em>Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project</em>, a new documentary by Matt Wolf.
television

The Remarkable Story of a Woman Who Preserved Over 30 Years of TV History

Thousands of hours of Marion Stokes's personal recordings will now be digitized, one tape at a time.
Noor Al-Samarrai April 29, 2019
Osaka, Japan

Maishima Incineration Plant

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.
Isa Yusuf Alptekin Park.
Istanbul, Turkey

Isa Yusuf Alptekin Park

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.
Sacred Seeds' 2018 spring planting.
farms

The Promise and Perils of Resurrecting Native Americans’ Lost Crops

Who owns ancient seeds?
Reina Gattuso April 4, 2019
Liliesleaf farm in northern Johannesburg, South Africa.
Rivonia, South Africa

Liliesleaf Farm Museum

This unassuming farm complex was once the epicenter of an underground liberation group.
Riel House in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Riel House

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.
St. Augustine, Florida

Andrew Young Crossing

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
San Francisco, California

Seward Street Slides

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Florent Morellet stands in front of his restaurant, Florent, formerly standing at 69 Gansevoort Street.
french revolution

The Diner That Became a Haven for New York’s Gay Communities

Butchers, drag queens, and Club Kids broke bread together at Florent.
Gabby Vernon-Melzer October 5, 2018
Police raid treehouses at the Hambach Forest campsite.
treehouses

After Five Years of Living in Trees, a Protest Community Is Being Evicted

They've been trying to stop coal mining in Germany's Hambach Forest.
Cara Giaimo September 21, 2018
Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Grizzly bear 399 and three of her cubs.
hunting

Why These Grizzly-Loving Women Entered a Lottery to Hunt Grizzlies

Inside the environmental protest sweeping Wyoming.
Cara Giaimo August 20, 2018