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The psychological challenges of sports have been talked about for ages. In 2021, athletes in a number of disciplines took action.

Environmental activist criticizes US president for expanding fossil fuel infrastructure

"These books are not there for anything else other than to affirm and show the kids their love for who they are, and that there are other people out there like them, that they are not alone."

The charge, while provocative, offers a framework to reckon with systemic racial injustice — past and present.

2021: Some bests and worsts in the media world

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy introduced us to a working-class kid from Queens struggling to both save his city and pay the rent. Disney has wealthy new benefactors rewriting just what it means to be a superhero.

World-renowned author, activist and professor Angela Davis talks about the prison abolition movement from her time as a Black Panther leader to today.

In a deal worth millions with Chinese developer Evergrande, a Harvard teaching hospital risked its reputation on what would become a near-empty shell.

Now’s a good a time to look back and ask: What just happened?

There's never been a more important time to look up, wake up, and get active.