An initiative to make the city car-free is prompting a larger dialogue around equity in urban design.
The pull of solving problems is nearly irresistible, but we should prioritize relationships with our environment.
When people forced to flee their homes then arrive in new countries, their efforts to continue with higher education and careers are often stymied.
An ecological card deck offers wise teachings and prompts healing.
Youth climate activists create companies to transform waste management and give hope.
Evette Dionne’s new and highly personal book pushes back against cultural and medical fat shaming.
A new book argues that even small things can help grow the world we want.
From the Los Angeles Tenants Union to Downtown Crenshaw, communities of color in L.A. are rewriting the rules of housing rights.
More than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the burden of enforcement often still falls on disabled people and their families.
Take a breather as we roll into the end of 2022, because the year ahead is going to keep all of us on our toes to defend democracy. Again.
“Storms are nature’s way of causing gentrification,” so one couple bought property damaged by Hurricane Irma and placed it in a public trust.
People misuse morality to demonize one another’s choices and actions, letting policymakers and corporations off the hook.
The end of a world built on toxic ideas of supremacy can make way for a better, more collective and connected existence, writes adrienne maree brown.
Frida Berrigan reflects on living in a world of tipping points.
“My journeys in nature have been profound experiences of Black people coming together to cultivate healing, community, and joy.”
For National Native American Heritage Month, we asked three artists to illustrate their Indigenous dreams.
Favianna Rodriguez says the cultural successes at COP27 overshadow the political failures.
A big decrease in the incarceration rate of Black adults may lead to parity in the near future.
LGBTQ people have always been the ones to keep each other safe. But we shouldn’t have to.
Historically, Indigenous and Black folks have been turned against each other by colonizers and enslavers. Now, communities are learning from one another and finding solidarity in efforts to reclaim stolen lands.
Organizers are tackling climate displacement from all angles—advocating for climate-displaced people, providing them with resources, and making their communities more climate-resilient.
In her first issue as YES! Magazine's Executive Editor, Evette Dionne invites us to consider what we must shift within ourselves to make space for true equity.
This matriarchal Korean society overcomes crises united as a single body.
Five activists share how shifting their relationships with their own bodies helped them build community.
In creating new life, Black mothers must overcome medical malpractice and social unsafety together.
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