The Fear of Fat: Our Last Acceptable Bias
A sexist, racist history of anti-fatness and a for-profit “health” industry has left the U.S. with a weight problem—but not in the way you might think.
Health & Happiness
To Confront Effects of Trauma, Start with Self-Care
Resilience practices and culturally rooted health traditions show promise for overcoming trauma in real-life settings.
Call Katie Hill’s “Scandal” What It Is: Sexual Assault
The Congresswoman resigned after having an affair with a campaign aide, but she’s also a crime victim, and those two facts don’t cancel each other out.
Making Room for Spirits Among the Living
How immigrants have brought diverse traditions to keep their ancestors and dead loved ones close.
Ending Domestic Violence Requires Working With Those Who Harm, Too
The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color’s Healing Together Campaign aims to end intimate partner violence by advocating for policy changes—and seeking healing for both survivors and the people who harm them.
What Do Women Really Want?
One million women and girls around the world offered answers. Now their responses are influencing reproductive health care policy.
A New Model for Health Care Respects Indigenous Agency
In Canada, Inuit and academic health care researchers have teamed up to combat poor cultural awareness in mainstream health care services.
Racial Microaggressions Are Real. Here’s How to Navigate Them
Experts weigh in on ways to deal with microaggressions that don’t burden Black, Indigenous, and people of color who experience them daily.
The Sustainable Future Town of Your Imagination
A walk into the future, in a British city where housing is sustainable, energy is locally owned, food is abundant, and the work week is just three days long.
The Kids Are All Right, But the Adults Are Struggling
While much attention on the rising suicide rate focuses on youth, data shows that it's actually working-age adults who are being hit hardest.
Making National Parks Accessible to Native People Again
A violent, racist history has kept Native people off their ancestral lands for decades. How can we remove the barriers that still exist today?
How Death Doulas Ease the Final Transition
End-of-life caregiving is an ancient practice that’s now re-emerging in the death positivity movement, which urges a shift in thinking about death as natural and not traumatic.
LGBTQ Migrants Find Community at Mexico’s “House of Women”
After traveling thousands of miles fleeing violence and discrimination, LGBTQ women find safety and support in Tapachula, Mexico.
Why I Wore Black After He Died: Lessons from Victorian Mourning Culture
I needed others to see me—to acknowledge my grief.
Editor’s Note: The Death Issue
When I learned that my first issue as editorial director of YES! would be on death, I cringed a bit. No one likes to think about death, much less talk about it. In fact, death might be more taboo to discuss than even sex or money. A recent survey found that only about a third of people had discussed making wills with their partners, or their wishes concerning their funerals. It’s almost as though we believe that dying doesn’t actually happen. At least not to us.
Why Women’s Climate Leadership Is Vital
Women’s leadership won’t be a panacea for the overwhelming whiteness of climate leadership, but it’s a starting place.
An Ancient Calendar Helps Me See Seasons Change Every Few Days
Climate change requires closer attention to the changes in our environment.
Beyond Coping: How to Find the Strength to Take on Climate Change
Our emotional energy can be a source of power.
Some Blunt Advice About Your Death
Author and end-of-life educator Sallie Tisdale gets real about death and dying.
6 Shows for Some Women-Led Belly Laughs
Time and time again women have proven that viewers are interested in the stories they tell.
Rethinking “Muffins with Moms” and “Donuts with Dads”
While student–family events are well-intentioned, they can also exclude certain students. Teachers are pushing for activities that include all the important adults in a child’s life.
In Chicago, Police Violence Survivors Heal Through Song
The Freedom Songbook workshop was designed to provide a creative safe space for survivors, and prevent isolation and other PTSD-related issues permeating Black communities.
Can We Work Less and Save the Planet, Too?
Building a new world will require first reexamining—and dismantling—the cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
Dealing With Loss When Death Is Uncertain
For families of missing or disappeared persons, mourning the ambiguous loss of their loved ones is complex.
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