Nylah Burton

News

Creepy Animals Deserve to Be Saved From Destruction, Too

As wildfire season grips California again, it’s worth considering what parts of our ecosystem we support—and what parts we don’t.
Nylah Burton
7.5.21
mind

How to Deal With Post-Vax Travel Anxiety

If your worries have you almost talking yourself out of the whole trip, here's how to deal.
Nylah Burton
7.2.21
identity-rights

Your College Is Probably Evil. Here’s How to Pressure It Into Doing Better

Schools are doing annoying, tragic, discriminatory stuff all the time. If you don’t like it, there are ways to get them to listen.
Nylah Burton
5.13.21
identity-rights

How to Fight Police Violence Beyond Just Posting About It

If you want to help push back against police brutality, there are plenty of ways to take your politics from your phone into the real world.
Nylah Burton
4.19.21
Environment

Learning a New Language Can Help Us Escape Climate Catastrophe

Many Indigenous languages have been forcefully wiped out by white people. Turns out, they’re some of our main hopes for beating the climate crisis.
Nylah Burton
4.15.21
identity-rights

How to Keep Pushing for Change Now That the Election Is Over

A Biden win was never going to mean the end of white supremacy, climate change, abortion restrictions... the list goes on, and so does the fight.
Nylah Burton
11.10.20
mind

How to Have a Successful Argument With Yourself

When you're considering a life-changing decision, figuring out what to do can be overwhelming. Here's how to think through it.
Nylah Burton
8.26.20
Tipping Point

Climate Change Has Forced Indigenous Peoples in This Alaskan City to Pay $99 for a Turkey

The Iñupiat traditionally relied on hunting for food, but that's no longer an option following the devastation to the food chain caused by a melting ice.
Nylah Burton
7.16.20
Race

How to Actively Oppose Racist Violence Instead of Posting a Black Square

If you want to use your platform online to support Black people, do something that's actually, tangibly useful. Don't just do it for a single day, either.
Nylah Burton
6.2.20
Coronavirus

COVID-19 Has Stolen My 20s

This was supposed to be a time to try new things and find out where I’m supposed to be.
Nylah Burton
5.21.20
Tipping Point

People of Colour Experience Climate Grief More Deeply Than White People

We are not only disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, but we carry a pain that comes from a long history of racial terror. 
Nylah Burton
5.14.20
Tipping Point

Coronavirus Has Caused a Drop in Emissions. Don't Celebrate Yet

Even though air pollution over China, the world’s largest emitter, has dropped substantially, anything that causes human death is counterproductive to climate justice.
Nylah Burton
3.19.20
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