Jake Horowitz
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Why Native Americans at Standing Rock are building solar farms three years after the #NoDAPL pipeline protests
Three years after the Dakota Access Pipeline protests swept the nation at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Native American leaders have made history by opening the largest solar farm in the state of North Dakota on their tribal land. The… → Read More
Common joins Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs to rally for prison reform in California
Grammy-award winning rapper, actor, and activist Common visited two juvenile detention facilities in California on Sunday with his nonprofit organization Imagine Justice as part of his ongoing efforts to advocate for criminal justice reform… → Read More
Rapper Common says Alabama abortion law takes away "people’s rights as human beings" while discussing new memoir
Grammy-award winning artist, author, and activist Common spoke out about Alabama’s strict new abortion law during a recent conversation with Mic about his new memoir, calling it an “unethical way of thinking” and part of a “dictatorship mentality”… → Read More
Exclusive: 2020 candidate Andrew Yang disavows white supremacist supporters, explains how his #YangGang will defeat President Trump
Andrew Yang may not be a front-runner to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, but his candidacy has attracted support from all corners of the internet — even the darkest ones. Yang, a former entrepreneur from upstate New York, is a… → Read More
Sivan Alyra Rose shatters myths of Native American women in Hollywood
Sivan Alyra Rose is the first Native woman to star in a Netflix show, 'Chambers.' Now her goal is to see Native people represented everywhere. → Read More
Watch: 21 Savage visits Georgia school to promote financial literacy for teenagers
The two-time Grammy-nominated rapper is on a mission to teach financial literacy to young people across America. → Read More
Gavin Newsom explains why he put a stop to the death penalty in California
"There's no such thing as equal justice," the California governor said in an exclusive op-ed. → Read More
Caroline Casey calls on business leaders to make disability rights a priority
The Irish-born disability rights activist, who is legally blind, calls on corporate executives to sign onto The Valuable 500 pledge. → Read More
21 Savage launches financial literacy campaign for teenagers after release from ICE detention
21 Savage will offer monthly financial tips to teenagers and create a digital curriculum to teach them money basics. → Read More
Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar, SZA & more call for 21 Savage release in #21Ways video
Over a dozen celebrities, musicians and activists have joined together to call for rapper 21 Savage to be released from ICE custody. → Read More
Black Lives Matter leads coalition to get 21 Savage released from ICE custody
The #Free21Savage Coalition is calling for ICE to stop the deportation of 21 Savage and demanding his immediate release. → Read More
Tressie Shaffer: Does this mother deserve to be in prison?
Shaffer is serving 18 months in prison for "permitting child abuse" after her baby was allegedly shaken by the child's father while she was at work. Should she really be behind bars? → Read More
The billionaires in Davos don’t take Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seriously. They should.
The 29-year-old freshman congresswoman and media sensation was one of the most talked about people in Davos, but she wasn't even there. → Read More
Howard Schultz, former Starbucks CEO, is considering run for president as independent
“I am seriously thinking of running for president,” Schultz said. “I will run as a centrist independent, outside of the two-party system.” → Read More
How an Iraqi refugee and a Trump supporter became unlikely friends — and changed each other’s minds
Maggie Anderson supported President Donald Trump and his stance on Muslim refugees — until she met an Iraqi refugee named Bnyad Sharif. → Read More
Mark Ruffalo: “This is another moment to stand for Standing Rock”
In an exclusive video op-ed for Mic, actor Mark Ruffalo speaks out against a newly enacted voter ID law in North Dakota. → Read More
Bernie Sanders on Amazon’s minimum wage: “It’s a huge victory for hundreds of thousands of workers”
Along with other progressive organizers, Sen. Bernie Sanders called out Amazon directly over the summer for its low pay and poor working conditions. → Read More
Kim Kardashian West and Van Jones discuss White House meeting on criminal justice reform
“I truly think it is a genuine commitment. But let’s say it’s not: It’s still helping a lot of people and getting people out,” Kardashian West said. → Read More
John Legend is funding formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs with his new initiative Unlocked Futures
Unlocked Futures is an accelerator program that aims to help formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs by providing funding for their ventures. → Read More
Kim Kardashian West and Alice Marie Johnson speak out about meeting for first time
“To me, Kim does not seem like a celebrity, she seems like a friend,” Johnson told Mic in a video interview just hours before meeting Kardashian West. → Read More