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Social Justice
Can Free Public Transit Eliminate the Need for Police?
Activists are calling for New York City’s subway system to be fully funded and police-free.
Justin A. Davis | Jan 15, 2025
Social Justice
Budgeting By and For the People
Participatory budgeting empowers communities to radically reimagine the world.
Sonali Kolhatkar | Jan 14, 2025
Water
A Crop for a Saltier Future?
With sea levels rising and groundwater running out, crops that thrive in saltwater could bolster future food supplies.
Ashley Stimpson | Jan 10, 2025
Racial Justice
Talking About Abolition: Participatory Budgeting
Black Lives Matter LA is poised to prove that defunding police is not only necessary but possible.
| Jan 10, 2025
Indigenous lands
For Siċaŋġu Nation, Taking Food Sovereignty Back Means Eating Climate-Friendly
Mushrooms, bison, and foraged plants offer a critical mix of new and old food traditions.
Grace Hussain | Jan 10, 2025
Local economies
Farmers Markets Can Be a Form of Climate Action. Here’s How.
Local food programs can make it easier to eat more fresh produce.
Gabriella Sotelo | Jan 10, 2025
Climate
Can Everyone Eat for the Planet? I Shopped at Dollar Store for a Week to Find Out.
In 2019, scientists published a climate-friendly food plan. Can it work for most Americans?
Dharna Noor | Jan 10, 2025
Wealth and inequality
Does Trump’s Pick to Lead Medicare Want to End Medicare?
Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Öz to lead Medicare, though he owns significant shares in UnitedHealth Group.
| Jan 09, 2025
Democracy
Will the FTC Continue to Serve Public Interest After Khan?
Lina Khan is one of the most pro-public interest FTC chairs in recent memory.
| Jan 09, 2025
Social Justice
Why Planned Parenthood Workers Revolted Over Gaza
Planned Parenthood workers organized to expose the limits of the nonprofit industrial complex.
Nicole Froio | Jan 08, 2025
Democracy
Building the Black City: History, Capitalism, and Reparations
Joe Trotter explores how Black Americans have created, sustained, and expanded cities across the U.S.
| Dec 20, 2024
Murmurations
Murmurations: A Spell for the Winter Solstice
We can all be doulas in this dark time.
adrienne maree brown | Dec 19, 2024
Democracy
Journalists Caution Against “Nonprofit Killer” Bill
Jenna Ruddock joins YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the fight to pass an alternative to the “nonprofit killer” bill.
| Dec 19, 2024
Environment
Rebuilding Food Security After a Wildfire
A coalition in Oregon is fighting to expand access to food assistance—regardless of immigration status.
Amal Ahmed | Dec 18, 2024
Social Justice
How to Nationalize Minnesota’s Universal Breakfast Bill
Free meals for all school children is an essential element of education.