Sasha Abramsky spoke with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about why Trump cornered Zelenskyy.
Political Power

What Does Trump Really Want From Russia’s War on Ukraine?

The confrontation between Trump and Velenskyy is unprecedented and should be treated as such.

| Mar 05, 2025
Body Politics

Above and Beyond Restoring Roe

Abortion rights aren’t enough. The best reproductive care outcomes result from meeting basic needs.

Jade Prévost-Manuel | Mar 05, 2025
Gender justice

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.

Melina Packer | Mar 04, 2025
Political Power

Why Is It So Hard to Watch This Oscar-Winning Documentary?

“No Other Land” is running into the same barriers other Palestinian films have.

Drew Paul | Mar 04, 2025
Immigration

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.

Chantal Flores | Mar 03, 2025
Racial Justice

Can the Movement for Reparations Survive Under Trump?

Reparations is still our North Star for equity and redress in the United States.

| Feb 28, 2025
Body Politics

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.

Vilissa Thompson | Feb 27, 2025
Matt Gardner, senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, spoke with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about an easy fix for corporate tax cheating.
Wealth

An Easy Fix for Corporate Tax Cheating

Rather than increasing the tax burden on individuals, a new study offers a plan to force major corporations to pay their fair share.

| Feb 27, 2025
Economic Power

How California’s Fast-Food Wage Hike Benefits Everyone

While pro-industry voices have criticized the minimum wage hike, a new study shows their fears are unfounded.

| Feb 26, 2025
Environmental Justice

Immigrant Farmworkers Keep Each Other Safe from the Avian Flu

Farmworkers in New York are getting informed to protect themselves from the double threats of avian flu and ICE raids.

Grey Moran | Feb 26, 2025
Murmurations

Murmurations: Climate Solutions Require Black Ecology

Slavery and genocide fueled climate destruction. Black liberation will fuel regeneration.

Quinton Sankofa | Feb 25, 2025
An older white person wearing trans pride earrings and facepaint stands outside on a sunny winter day. It is a picture from the Feb. 14, 2025 protest at the Stonewall Inn memorial.
Body Politics

The Queer Organizations Protecting and Supporting Trans People

As 329 anti-trans bills circulate in the U.S., grassroots orgs are helping weather the storm and curb the harm.

Sara Youngblood Gregory | Feb 24, 2025
Social Justice

How to Start Making Change With Those You’d Rather Cancel

“Calling In” offers masterful tips for coming closer toward people we fundamentally disagree with.

| Feb 21, 2025
Racial Justice

A Violence-Prevention Helpline for Those Who Want to Change

A Call for Change helps domestic violence perpetrators hold themselves accountable.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Feb 20, 2025
Environment

New York Passes Climate Superfund to Make Polluters Pay

Could New York’s plan to fine fossil fuel companies work to curb the untenable costs of climate catastrophe?

| Feb 20, 2025
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