When wildfires swept through southern Oregon in 2020, Maria and her family lost 14 years of hard work almost overnight. Their home, their car, and most of their belongings went
Free meals for all school children is an essential element of education—and one the majority of people in the U.S. support.
Other states could learn from California’s approach to overcrowding in animal shelters.
While Project 2025 proposes cutting Head Start, communities are ensuring free, quality child care for all.
A new “toolbox for liberation” demonstrates that a more just world is not only possible—it’s actively under construction.
Care-centered organizations are helping people process loss, remain rooted, and imagine new futures.
Indigenous communities are already solving climate crises, but they need global funding to act decisively.
Both of these crises require new systems and structures that reflect our commitment to our blood and chosen families.
While tourists flock to Grenada for Carnival, lifelong residents are holding closely to Jab Jab, which symbolizes rebellion and liberation.
Inside a maximum security prison in Argentina, Liberté offers more than education and recreation for incarcerated people—it offers lessons in solidarity.
A wheel of climate emotions helps students navigate feelings about the climate crisis.
“Madres buscadoras” advocate for strategies, laws, and actions to locate their loved ones and prevent future disappearances.
Artists, writers, and cultural workers are fighting the genocide in Gaza on another front.
This is Patrick Blindauer’s last puzzle for YES! as he moves on to new projects. We would like to thank Patrick for all the engaging and thoughtful puzzles he’s contributed
Traditional buffalo hide painting memorializes matriarchs who lived their medicine.
As the sun sets over the Collegiate Peaks in central Colorado, John Edward Graybill blacks out the windows of his kitchen, which doubles as his studio. A single beam of
Tricia Hersey’s new book insists we have the power to refuse capitalism’s grind culture and instead prioritize rest.
Communities targeted by escalating right-wing violence are learning from their own histories how to keep each other safe.
There’s no denying the terror of this moment. But we will get through it with a love-filled movement focused on safety, security, and stability.
Appalachian Jews make the connection between climate disaster in Asheville, North Carolina, and U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza.
To live up to its stated ideals, the United States must finally cede power to the people.
Some localities are granting limited voting rights to noncitizens, especially on issues directly affecting them.
As we await election results, Vilissa Thompson reminds us that hope is a discipline that we cannot cede to despair.
A growing number of U.S. municipalities are making it possible for minors to vote.
No matter who wins the 2024 presidential race, immigrant rights advocates are laying the groundwork for long-term justice.
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