To Regain People’s Trust, the Democratic Party Must Support Single-Payer
Nearly 60 percent of Americans want Medicare for All. Democrats must support it, too.
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The Race to Stop Tar Sands Pipeline Financing
Efforts to defund Keystone XL target same banks that supported DAPL. “If you stop the flow of dollars, you stop the flow of oil.”
Ditch the “Animal Farm” Mentality in Resisting Trump Policies
Try less fighting and speaking and doing to get “our” way—and a lot more sitting and listening and questioning and being still.
A Simple Email Can Help Save the 27 National Monument Areas on Trump’s List
The Trump administration wants to know how you feel about your national monument lands. A public comment period opens May 12.
Netflix and Bill Nye Are Saving Science—30 Minutes at a Time
With Netflix’s ascendancy and the way it’s changing viewing habits, “Bill Nye Saves the World” may be a huge opportunity for science education.
If You’ve Never Seen Race Cars on Ice, You Probably Never Will. Thanks Climate Change!
Formula One racing on frozen lakes comes to grips with the reality of rising temperatures and melting ice.
You Liked That Heineken Ad? Well, It Was Worse Than the Pepsi One
It tricks you into thinking social problems can be resolved if only people tolerate oppression just a little while longer.
Trumpcare Passed the House: Here’s How We Can Still Stop It
The ACA remains the law of the land. There are many more steps left in the legislative process before this bill ever reaches Trump’s desk.
Portland, Ore., Becomes First Major U.S. City to End All New Investment in Corporations
To avoid doing business with socially irresponsible corporations, the city is willing to lose investment income—about $4.5 million a year.
Crowdfunding Real Estate Isn’t Just For Millionaires Anymore. Could It Be For You?
The relatively new equity crowdfunding seeks investors expecting a return, not donors supporting a project. But the project must improve a community.
Just So We’re Clear: Black Mothers Aren’t to Blame for High Infant Mortality
When famous midwife Ina May Gaskin suggested that Black mothers should make better lifestyle choices to have healthier babies, the Black birth world decided they’d had enough.
Why a Just and Sustainable Economy Looks Like a Doughnut
This is the real-world economy for a living Earth that we must learn to structure and manage to provide a safe space for humanity.
Human Rights for Chimpanzees
Are chimps legally entitled to the same rights as humans? This radio story highlights a recent story involving personhood for chimps. YES! Magazine’s Susan Gleason speaks with Senior Editor James Trimarco.
New Budget Deal Preserves All 19 Social Spending Programs Trump Tried to Eliminate
Economic relief agencies as well as support for arts and culture got nearly a five-month reprieve from the more radical cuts proposed in Trump’s budget.
Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win
This 86-year-old civil rights leader believes reconciliation is the only way forward.
New Plans Give Immigrants Access to Legal Representation
Undocumented immigrants in detention are four times more likely to win a custody hearing if they have a lawyer.
Tiny Town in the Heartland Creates Homegrown Sanctuary
Residents of Iowa’s first Hispanic-majority town don’t need sanctuary city policies to support their immigrant neighbors.
Ranchers and Tribes Unite Once Again to Fight the Keystone XL
A unique alliance among tribes, ranchers, and other landowners in Nebraska regroups to resist fossil fuel development like the Keystone XL.
Chimps Could Soon Win Legal Personhood
Rights for many intelligent animals could hinge on a one-word edit in a law dictionary.
4 Not-So-Easy Ways to Dismantle Racism in the Food System
Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here’s what we can do to fix it.
How to Kick Your Digital Addiction and Learn to Live Again
Because 6 percent of U.S. workers checked their work email when they or their spouse were in labor.
The Urban Common Spaces That Show Us We Belong to Something Larger
We must protect the parks, pathways, and gardens that connect us to each other and to the ecosystems of our home.
More People Than Ever Before Are Staying Single—And That’s a Good Thing
Single people are redefining the meaning of home, family, and community for the 21st century.
Should We Bomb Syria (or Afghanistan or Anywhere)? You’re Asking the Wrong Question
Critics of nonviolence say that option is the prerogative of the privileged. But actually it’s the other way around.
What Other Countries Know: Fairer Representation Makes a Stronger Democracy
France (and many of the world’s governments) has figured out that the only way to secure democracy is to require an electoral majority.
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