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America Needs Azadi

How one word has birthed a globe-spanning tradition of resistance.

by Safiyah Zaidi

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An illustration with different panels of a salad being prepared. On the left, a panel with a plate of spinach salad with walnuts and goat cheese on a placemat next to a fork, over a panel with spinach growing in the wild. Across the top, a panel with a close-up of spinach with a snail on it; a panel where spinach is being rinsed in a colander; and a panel where spinach is being chopped. On the bottom, a large panel in the center with pre-packed groceries: a giant plastic tub of spinach, a bag of lemons, an apple with a sticker on it, a bag of walnuts, a package of feta. On the bottom right, organic vegetables in plastic crates and piles.
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Food is Meant to Be Touched

by Ana María Betancourt Ovalle

An illustration of a laundry line, with white sheets billowing in the wind. Behind it, we can see the shadows of two women holding paper cut-outs of shoes on sticks, and the silhouettes of the New York skyline. In the foreground, there's a plastic chair with a pair of red cowboy boots.
Old Friends

The Cycle of Mothering

by Delilah Saul

Illustrator of the silhouettes of two women, one braiding the hair of the other. They are in shadow, standing in front of a window with a sunrise, while the rest of the room is shrouded in darkness.
Old Friends

Emergency Contact

by Ana María Betancourt Ovalle

An embroidered illustration on fabric of a tree with women and sheep sitting or standing on the branches. In the background are rolling hills, and clouds in the sky.
Community

Weaving a New Third Place

by Andriana Kourkoumelis

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An illustration in colored pencil showing photos taped to a wall. The background photos are muted, but the center photo is in vivid color, showing three children of different ages sitting on top of a white car. One is a young girl wearing a blue shirt and pink socks, and next to her is a boy with a backwards green cap with his arm around her. On the hood of the car, a girl with blonde hair in a pink shirt and green shorts holds a black cat.
Old Friends

First Friends, Once Removed

by Diana Ruzova

An illustration of a woman sitting in the dark of her home on a red chair next to a burning candle. There's a folding paper screen next to her with the shadow of another woman behind it. In four insert boxes, there are two women on opposite ends of a phone conversation, an image of red flowers, and a pile of pebbles.
Old Friends

Ghost Story

by Jehanne Dubrow

An illustration of a woman with long dark hair with one arm around a tree; her other hand is cupping her ear as if to hear what the tree is saying to her. They are surrounded by colorful leaves.
Old Friends

Have You Made a Non-Human Friend Today?

by M.E. Savard

An illustration of two friends lying on the floor, one wearing a light blue, short sleeved collared shirt, her hands clasped over her chest and her eyes closed; the other woman is wearing a pink blouse and is leaning on her shoulder, looking up at the sky. Behind them there is a checkered blanket and bouquets of flowers. In two inserts, we see the woman in the pink shirt alone, clearly in pain and grieving.
Old Friends

“Then Came the Bodies”

by Marianne Eloise

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An illustration of a brown dress shoe on a white background. The shoe is untied, and in all-caps white lettering on the side it says, "This machine kills fascists," a reference to Woody Guthrie, who would paint the same message on his guitars as protest during WWII.
Soapbox

Who Throws a Shoe, Honestly?

by Gina Mei

Following the bombing of the Kramatorsk railway station on April 08, 2022, the wounded civilians were evacuated to the hospital in Dnipro. In the photo, 9-year-old Rinat has sustained injuries and is lying on a hospital bed at the pediatric unit, facing away from the camera. His mother Olena is sitting next to him.
War

Motherhood on the Frontlines

by Sara Cincurova

A soft, blue-toned illustration of a wind chime. In the center, replacing one of the bells, is a piece of paper depicting a woman facing away.
Gender

When Will Women in Asia Be Seen as Leaders—Not Exceptions?

by Sun Youyang

GAZA CITY, GAZA - MAY 17: Palestinians, struggling with hunger due to Israeli embargo, wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by the charity organizations as Israeli attacks continue, in Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on May 17, 2025.
War

To Live and Die in Gaza

by Fatima Ayub

A woman in a blue and silver garment with a head scarf wrapped around her hair, Byeganje Robinah, stands in front of her abandoned rental units in Buikwe behind the Pramukh factory. She says the pollution from the factory has made her houses inhabitable. Behind the trees, you can see the factory in the near distance.
Environment

One Ugandan Village’s Fight Against Industrial Pollution

by Halima Athumani

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A customer stands in front of shelves with loaves of bread at a supermarket in Nakuru City, Kenya, their back to the camera.
Food

The Troubling Rise of Supermarkets in the Global South

by Alex Park

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by Kovie Biakolo

A colorful illustration of many women marathon runners' faces as they cross the finish line, euphoric and sweaty and exhausted and happy.
Soapbox

Watching People Run Makes Me Feel Alive

by Marissa Lorusso

An illustration of three women on a dark fading background. Each has a transparent cloud over their face, representing the weight of the miscarriage they have experienced. The woman in the foreground on the right has dark hair. To her left, there is a pregnant woman with blonde hair; in the background, there is a woman holding the hand of her child.
Bodies

We Need to Talk About Our Miscarriages

by Nikki Muller

An illustration featuring a three rows of six circles, each with illustrations of plants or human silhouettes. A pink virus links some of the circles, spreading across the image from the left to the right in a wave.
Politics

The United States of Eugenics

by s.e. smith

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