YES! Article archive

Abolition Through the Ages: Reform Versus Transformation, Then and Now

Just as slavery couldn’t be reformed and had to be ended, policing can’t be reformed and has to be abolished, say leaders of modern-day abolitionist movements.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 15, 2021

Activism | Climate

At COP26, Indigenous, Black, and Brown Activists Offer Radical Solutions for Climate Change

While elites fixate on technological fixes such as “net zero” emissions, communities of color fear it will disproportionately impact them and instead demand a just phasing out of oil and gas—and a seat at the table.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 15, 2021

Native rights | Indigenous lands

A Road Trip to Explore Race Along the Nez Perce Trail

“I felt a kinship with the Nez Perce who, like my Japanese American community, were banished to less desirable land.”

Glenn Nelson | Nov 12, 2021

Coronavirus | Co-ops | Cooperatives

Are Co-op Restaurants a Practical Response to the Pandemic?

The pandemic has changed what we mean by “restaurant” to include market hybrids, more takeout, less brick-and-mortar—and more restaurants that want to upend the hierarchy that defines dining out.

Matthew Sedacca | Nov 11, 2021

Local economies

Filling In a News Gap for Black West Virginians

The Mountain State is mostly White, but one Black journalist looks to create the first publication for her community since 2006.

Amanda Page | Nov 10, 2021

Climate

We Need a Global Treaty for Climate

To urgently drive down carbon emissions, we need a worldwide, and equitable, fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty.

Stan Cox | Nov 9, 2021

Climate

Noam Chomsky Talks Climate and Racial Justice

A conversation about the roots of our current climate crisis and humanity’s prospects for emerging into a livable future.

Stan Cox | Nov 9, 2021

Divestment | Indigenous lands | Climate | Native rights | Pipeline resistance

3 Indigenous Women Talk COP26 and What Real Climate Solutions Look Like

“It’s not just swapping out oil and gas. It’s about changing the system so that it’s sustainable for everybody.”

Stephanie Wood | Nov 8, 2021

Native rights | Indigenous lands | Climate

Indigenous Leaders Call for Landback Reforms and Climate Justice in “Required Reading”

The authors, who are taking part in COP26 this week, discuss ways to support Indigenous communities and their allies in healing the planet and moving forward to a post-oil future.

Gosia Wozniacka | Nov 5, 2021

Renewable energy | Pollution | Climate

10 Reasons to be Optimistic (Without Being Naive) About Climate Change

These are dark times, but hope is not lost nor foolish, and change has already begun.

Jeff Goodell | Nov 5, 2021

The YES! Crossword: Close Readings

This month’s puzzle will put your reading comprehension to the test.

Patrick Blindauer | Nov 5, 2021

Immigration | Activism | Climate

Immigrants Like Me Experience Two Ends of the Climate Crisis

While my family lives under existential threat from catastrophic cyclones in Mozambique, immigrant communities in the diaspora, like mine in London, also have to face toxic air quality.

Nyeleti Brauer-Maxaiea | Nov 4, 2021