If Harry Potter were a real person, he’d fight child labor, voter suppression, and poverty. Here are our favorite ways Harry's fans have taken his values from the page to the real world.
And 14 other grannies who are shaking up the world.
We caught up with the primatologist and activist at the International Women's Earth and Climate Summit, where she was helping to draft a declaration on how to move forward on climate change.
Marie Hogan confronted Hershey’s about using children in its supply chain because she cares about other kids, fairness—and candy. Here’s what we can learn from her.
When it comes to solving the climate crisis, the world can't afford to ignore women's voices.
Guerrilla grafting, crop mobs, and other ways to make the fruits of your labor go further.
While banning the use of bee-killing pesticides is crucial, planting your yard with flowers instead of grass helps, too.
(And 22 other facts you should probably know.)
Three extraordinary, everyday people who will make your day better.
What do we really trade for all of the cheap stuff we buy?
Ron Finley speaks to YES! about why “gardening is gangsta” and how he's getting city youth back in the dirt.
We could all see the sky as our ancestors once saw it just by turning off the lights, according to the International Dark Sky Association.
Civil rights advocates are calling the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder “a dagger in the heart of the Voting Rights Act" and “a call to action.”
A report intended to help the oil and gas industry squash the anti-fracking movement turns out to be full of useful information—and admits that much of what activists are saying is true.
Eve Ensler’s One Billion Rising brought women into the streets in every country registered with the United Nations, plus a few places that aren’t. At the Seattle event, a dancing little girl seemed to represent the movement’s hopes for women’s lives.