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Matador features and supports people and projects around the world committed to activism whether it’s social justice, human rights, environmental conservation, or an ever increasing number of issues facing communities.

While some question the place for “politics” in a media network dedicated to travel, we believe it’s all connected, and that without having at least a working knowledge of the current issues and political history of the places we live and visit, our experiences are not as rich, not as informed, not as connected at ground level as they could be.

I've always been a proud Canadian. But these days there are more and more reasons to...
To date, we have donated over 600 pairs of prescription eyeglasses.
Part of it is the media’s bias toward stories featuring white American girls in...
This is no ordinary “SAVE THE WORLD! FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF!” campaign.
And so began another epic struggle for my preexisting rights as a traveling blind man.
We live because of the sea, and we will continue to live because of it.
I should be able to live anywhere I want. Anyone should.
“Hold on to your sister and don’t let anyone take her.”
My understandings of Indian femininity were initially judgmental.
These athletes compete for a title that is unattainable for many, but they inspire us.
Childers appears far more hinged in person than his tale suggests.
In celebration of the global release of Occupy Love.
One of the biggest challenges this area faces is its isolation from the rest of the world.
What the Syrian conflict looks like from ground level.
Farmers and weavers create what we call ‘social fabric’ – the canvas for our...
Think wealth inequality in America is a little skewed toward the rich? You’re wrong.
A Chavista-style socialist political party might be a good thing for the United States.
To change the community, the composition of the soil needs to change, and "we are the...
At Matador, we are proud of publishing articles that celebrate strong, groundbreaking...
Every fighter had a different story that brought him to Aleppo.
The minister was free to torture us because he was the minister, and this was his church.
For each kilogram of hardened yellow sulfur, a miner receives 900 rupiah.
“You can’t film on this train!” we hear a Russian voice bark.
This army is made of old tribes, modern fanatics, and college students.