The COVID-19 outbreak is the planet’s way of telling us to do better, both in the environment and in the economy.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, Sarah discovers television.
By decolonizing the atmosphere and making climate reparations, Eric Holthaus shows just how hopeful the next 30 years could be.
There’s the octopus in the parking garage, and 26,500 other signs that climate change is here.
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Relationship violence threatens not only students’ physical safety and emotional well-being, but also their academic prospects. Some campuses are finding solutions to help keep survivors in school.
Earning the vote of Black American voters requires acknowledgment of our issues and proposed solutions in front of every audience—not just those flooded with Black faces. Without it, Trump can win.
A new group of allies is fighting a proposed asphalt plant that threatens their health and their homes.
The pollution caused by manufacturing, transporting, and disposing plastic harms communities who are already at a higher risk for COVID-19.
We can find hope in a perspective that does not mask the worst that can happen to us.
By addressing prejudices head-on with an open mind, blues musician Daryl Davis has succeeded in convincing over 200 KKK members and other White supremacists to disavow their allegiances.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, on blame-shifting.
Dramatic climate action is critical because we’re about to cross tipping points that are not reversible.
That both men were people of the cloth is no coincidence.
Youth climate leaders in Colombia, Sudan, and Ghana embody the voice of reason by embracing science, encouraging evidence-based decision-making, and challenging disinformation.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Empathy can go a long way when it comes to public health messages.
The Aloha State is working towards establishing a new, more equitable post-pandemic normal for vulnerable communities.
Join YES! executive editor Zenobia Jeffries Warfield for a free virtual discussion with YES! contributor and author Nafeez Ahmed and YES! co-founder David Korten on how the pandemic and current global uprisings will serve as a
Because the humanity of every person is what we fight for when we advocate to end police violence, to support better treatment for COVID patients and doctors, or to institute justice everywhere.
A lot of Black immigrants like me have come to see that for our children to live the better lives we envisioned in this country, we need to be all-in against racism—no matter where or whom it strikes.
“Promises were made,” Justice Gorsuch said in upholding Creek Nation jurisdiction over half of Oklahoma.
Campaign finance is part of the problem, but have you heard of the “capital strike”?
During the period after the Civil War, African Americans gained political power yet faced the backlash of White supremacy. Understanding Reconstruction is also essential for exploring Black power, resilience, and excellence.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
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