Taking Back Our Focus
In "Stolen Focus," Johann Hari unplugs from digital media and regains his concentration.
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The Page That Counts – Personal Journeys
Share of women receiving an abortion in 2014 whose income was near or below the federal poverty level: 75% [1] Average cost of having a baby in the United States:
Preventing Prison and Recidivism
These three activists are working to support people at risk of either going to prison for the first time or returning to prison after release.
Drawing a Path to Action
Finding your place in the fight against the climate crisis doesn’t have to be rocket science.
Rediscovering Nature and Myself
This spring, focus on reconnecting to foodways as a means to reconnect to your inner self during this season of emergence, renewal, and growth.
How Vulnerability Creates Change
Sharing a deeply personal story with the world helped me realize that vulnerability is a powerful tool to create change and inspire others to follow along.
Introduction: A New Social Justice
The theme for our 100th issue was inspired by the political earthquake of 2020 and the butterfly model of transformative social justice.
The Third Reconstruction
New momentum in the continuing march toward a more equitable society.
Justice at the Heart of Climate Activism
The modern environmental justice movement understands the health of the planet and well-being of people are connected.
Lending on Character, Not Credit Scores
Conventional banking hasn't worked for businesses owned by people of color. But a new network is designed to get money flowing fairly to BIPOC economies.
Awakenings: The Collaborations That Create Change
Movements adapt and evolve toward a new social justice.
Put Philanthropy on the Front Lines
How to decolonize wealth through reparations.
When Reparations Grow From the Grassroots
Until federal reparations happen, local organizations across the country are stepping up.
The Healing Work of Returning Stolen Lands
The Wiyot Tribe regained its sacred island home after decades of unrelenting prayer and relationship-building.
A Moon-Inspired Menu
Following a lunar-inspired menu means eating seasonal and hyperlocal ingredients.
100 Things You Can Do to Help in the Climate Crisis
In case you needed help getting started.
Fighting Back for Abortion Rights
As more states enact punitive laws restricting abortions, reproductive justice organizations look for new ways to regain ground and expand their movements.
The Page That Counts – A New Social Justice
Share of U.S. adults who “lack proficiency in literacy,” reading below the sixth-grade level: 52% [1] Share of adults with the lowest literacy levels who live in poverty: 43%
A Bigger Picture Gives Our Ancestors Their Full Humanity
“The Dawn of Everything” confronts deep assumptions about how human society developed from its humble origins.
By Tracing Addiction to Childhood Trauma, Can We Find Compassion?
“Our job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering.”
Reverberations as a Generation Takes a Knee
With a simple gesture, Colin Kaepernick started a movement.
YES! Issue Contributors – A New Social Justice
Anoa Changa (she/her) is a Southern-based movement journalist. She has a deep history of working within the realms of advocacy and justice. She hosts the podcast The Way with Anoa,
Readers Respond – Fall 2021
Fall 2021: The “How Much Is Enough?” Issue Our fall issue tackled the existential question that undergirds so many of our current conversations, be they about wealth, food, health, justice, climate, or
Millions of Us Sharing a Vision
Dear Community, As I write this letter, I am still feeling the high of YES! Fest—the two days of virtual celebration and conversation with people who’ve shaped the stories and
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