A Bigger Picture Gives Our Ancestors Their Full Humanity
“The Dawn of Everything” confronts deep assumptions about how human society developed from its humble origins.
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By Tracing Addiction to Childhood Trauma, Can We Find Compassion?
“Our job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering.”
Reverberations as a Generation Takes a Knee
With a simple gesture, Colin Kaepernick started a movement.
YES! Issue Contributors
Anoa Changa (she/her) is a Southern-based movement journalist. She has a deep history of working within the realms of advocacy and justice. She hosts the podcast The Way with Anoa,
Readers Respond
Fall 2021: The “How Much Is Enough?” Issue Our fall issue tackled the existential question that undergirds so many of our current conversations, be they about wealth, food, health, justice, climate, or
Millions of Us Sharing a Vision
Dear Community, As I write this letter, I am still feeling the high of YES! Fest—the two days of virtual celebration and conversation with people who’ve shaped the stories and
Why I Give
Ravi Ravichandran was volunteering at a Mother Earth News Fair eight years ago when he noticed the YES! booth right across the way. After sampling a few stories, he became a
Enough for Everyone
Given the current climate emergency and the broader ecological breakdown that looms, there are few issues more pressing than that expressed by the single word: enough. Yet, it is possible to satisfy humanity’s universal needs fairly—and keep the world livable.
Energy, Housing, Food, Water: What’s a Fair Share?
What equitable resource distribution looks like.
Less Work, More Living
Movements such as the four-day workweek, right to disconnect, and fair workweek aim to save our sanity and the planet.
Getting to Enough
What is enough?
The question is relative, and can be asked and answered in a number of ways. Answers may vary from quantitative to qualitative responses.
We had this in mind when considering the question of enoughness: What is enough money, time, work, food, stuff?
Helping the Rich Let Go
A new generation of wealth advisers helps wealthy people give away their money instead of hoard it.
Building Community by Buying Nothing
“It’s like a radical new economy, except of course it’s an old economy that has been around forever.”
Meditations on Enough
5 meditations on what “enough” means, from food to rest to diversity.
Wildflower Apothecary
7 ways to turn plants into medicine.
Where the Search for Simplicity Leads
Living simply can help us challenge society’s inequities, live in alignment with nature, and build community.
Telling a Different Story About What’s Going on and What’s Possible
A conversation with YES! founding editor Sarah van Gelder.
The YES! Crossword: Enough Is Enough
We know you can’t get enough of our puzzles.
YES! Reflection
Every issue of YES! is created to not only inform, but also to inspire, to encourage, and to motivate. The sections are designed to share personal, communal, and societal approaches
How Capital Punishment Fell Out of Favor
Changes in public attitudes toward the death penalty include factors like technological change and urbanization. But strategic actions by impassioned advocates can appeal to the public’s compassion.
Beyond “Bridgerton”: Facing Up to Slavery in Europe
This history is visible, but only if you know where to look.
Gaza, a Surprising Model for Urban Living
Gaza has been forced to rely on high-efficiency solutions for political reasons. Soon, the rest of the world will have to do so for climate-related reasons.
The Page That Counts
Americans who completely or mostly believe the central tenets of the QAnon conspiracy theory (that the United States is run by Satanic pedophiles, a coming political storm will restore Donald Trump
Going Beyond Composting
3 composters who are thinking about the soil as well as better food waste systems.
Enough Is Enough
What are you willing to give up?
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