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These Ten Women Were Chosen to Be Our Next Climate Change Leaders
Women mayors and business leaders from some of the world’s biggest cities pledged to help them tackle climate change and deliver on the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
Here's What to Do to Make Sure 2018 Isn't the Deadliest Year for Mass Shootings in the US
19 states are taking proactive preventative measures against the nation’s mass shooting epidemic.
Copenhagen and Wuhan are Among 90 Cities Linking Up to Lead the Fight Against Climate Change
They were honored at the C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards, which supports cities addressing climate change in concrete and creative ways
We're Not Letting Trump's Policies Stop Our Cities from Fighting Climate Change
Despite the Trump administration's delusions about climate and energy, city leaders are moving forward without them.
This Candidate for Maryland Governor Wants to Make #MeToo Accountability Into Law
Krish Vignarajah, one of the women running for governor of Maryland, wants to make sure the culture shift becomes a policy shift, and that sexual harassment is no longer tolerated in government.
More Independent Candidates are Winning Elections, and That's a Good Thing
2017's Independent candidate victories could spark the shock to America's outdated two-party system.
The Progress Report on American Cities Battling Climate Change Looks...Good
The Sierra Club released a new report about the Ready for 100 campaign. None of the cities profiled have reached their 100 percent clean energy goal yet, but they've taken steps in the right direction.
For Progressives, Recent Local Elections Showed a Road Map to Victory
After a year of Trump, citizens are taking out their frustrations or showed support in the easiest way they knew how: at the ballot box.
Tyranny Wins When You Don't Show Up to Fight Back
Our nation will be destroyed by an 'us vs. them' mentality unless we individually make change happen.
Voters in These Countries Put American Voter Turnout to Shame
Voting is painfully easy outside the U.S., but inside the U.S. it's just painful.
117 Million People Didn’t Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election
To mark the one-year anniversary of the 2016 election, VICE Impact will feature facts that illustrate a broken electoral system in America, and how the nation can do better.
Trumpism Rejected in Local Races Across the Country
Your guide to the women, people of color, and LGBTQ candidates who made history in the 2017 election.