Trauma Prevention Is Crime Prevention
When people's needs are met, there is less violence—and less need for policing and prisons.
YES! Article archive
How Popular Resistance Constrained Trump in His First Term
If activists want to oppose Trump in his second term, then they must study the successful progressive movements of his first one.
The Trans Organizers Building Better Housing Solutions
Safe housing eludes many trans people in the U.S. Trans-led organizations are meeting the need.
Inside the Student Protests That Shook Columbia University
A new documentary follows Mahmoud Khalil and other student activists as they fight for divestment and Palestinian liberation.
The Makah Tribe Is Calling Back the Whales
Celebrating the Tribe’s victory in their decades-long struggle to legally resume hunting gray whales.
10 Organizing Principles for Defeating Trumpism 2.0
“Playing nice ain’t going to cut it with people who want to kill you and your community,” writes Arun Gupta. “We need principles that build power now and for the long term.”
Boycotting Chevron for Fueling Genocide
The action is modeled on the successful global campaign against Shell in the 1980s for its role in apartheid South Africa.
Reckoning: No Bodily Autonomy Without Gender Liberation
Conservatives want to control and own our bodies. We can’t let them.
Seed Banks Buffer Central American Farmers Against Climate Change
Heirloom seeds can bolster the resilience of rural farming communities.
The Revolution Will Not Be Commercialized
Target’s DEI rollback and Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance make clear that Black capitalism will not save us.
The Humanizing Power of Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory effectively uses storytelling so dominant classes can no longer avoid the responsibility of listening.
Activists Take Back the Climate
Trump’s election was a huge setback for the climate. Here’s how activists are fighting back.
Murmurations: A Dream for Trans Belonging
We have so much cultural wealth and lived wisdom rooted in our will to survive like hell against all odds.
Immigrants Fight ICE Raids
Defensive measures such as Know Your Rights trainings are helping those near the U.S.-Mexico border ward off devastating raids.
Self-Determined: Climate Resilience Is Sacred
Real sustainability prioritizes sovereignty, community resilience, and protection from authoritarianism.
Apocalypse Chow: Don’t Let Corporations Define Vegetables
Because corporations hold sway over our food system and our lives, they make it harder to access healthy vegetables.
The World We Owe Gaza
Trump’s aggressive attack on free speech could devastate the movement for Palestine. What’s next for activists?
A Prison-Based Program Interrupts the Cycle of Violence
The California Institution for Men connects survivors with those who have caused harm.
Above and Beyond Restoring Roe
Abortion rights aren’t enough. The best reproductive care outcomes result from meeting basic needs.
What Frogs Teach Us About Queerphobia in Science
Critical Toxicity Studies calls for the scientifically rigorous study of toxicants that handles all bodies and identities with care.
Why Is It So Hard to Watch This Oscar-Winning Documentary?
“No Other Land” is running into the same barriers other Palestinian films have.
Safe Havens for Trans Migrants on the U.S.-Mexico Border
As asylum options dwindle in the U.S., Mexico is strengthening paths to citizenship for trans migrants.
A Beautifully “Wicked” Approach to Disability
Despite being pitied for the color of their skin or wheelchair use, the film’s characters don’t let society define them—or their power.
Immigrant Farmworkers Keep Each Other Safe from the Avian Flu
Every month, around 50 dairy farmworkers filter into a church basement in western New York after a grueling day of work. They order dinner from a local Mexican or Puerto
Murmurations: Climate Solutions Require Black Ecology
Slavery and genocide fueled climate destruction. Black liberation will fuel regeneration.
Help Fund Powerful Stories to Light the Way Forward
Donate to YES! today.