2020 Election Archives - YES! Magazine

Does Every Vote Still Count?

Democrats don’t seem too worried about the current Republican war on voting rights. They should be.

Chris Winters | Jul 12, 2021

The Time to Secure Voting Rights Is Now or Never

Anti-democratic voter suppression bills are sweeping the country, taking aim at many of the methods that supported record turnout in the 2020 election.

Chris Winters | Jun 3, 2021

How Youth Turned the Tide in the 2020 Election

It wasn’t just new voters that made this election the biggest ever: Youth turned out in droves to work on campaigns behind the scenes, too.

Levi Pulkkinen | Dec 30, 2020

Opinion | Georgia

Georgia Is Our Future—and That’s a Good Thing

Georgia’s political shift could be an early sign of the whole country's shift toward equality and justice.

Mark Allan Williams | Dec 23, 2020

President Trump, My Father, and the American Love of Patriarchal Violence

I managed to rebuild my sense of self and safety starting the day I ran away from my father—only to then watch “him” win the White House in the guise of Donald Trump.

Anne M. Lauren | Dec 1, 2020

Opinion | Georgia | Stacey Abrams

Why Georgia Is Now on Everyone’s Mind

Activists in the Peach State showed us how local organizing can yield results. Can the rest of the nation follow their example?

Chris Winters | Nov 18, 2020

Opinion | Electoral College

How We the People Can Take Back the Country

From its origins in snobbery and slavery to our current dilemma of equity and equality, the Electoral College represents a lot of what is wrong with our democracy.

Kevin Kahakula’akea John Fong | Nov 12, 2020

Opinion

From Fear and Anger to Collective Purpose

There’s a way forward after the election, and it must involve having open and honest conversations about our hopes and fears.

David Korten | Nov 11, 2020

With Ambitious Courage, the Work Continues

“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.

Sarah Lazarovic | Nov 11, 2020

Opinion | Election 2020 | Donald Trump | Electoral College | Joe Biden

The Next Challenge: Keeping the Nation Together

No matter who wins the election, the results were not the repudiation of Trump's racism, authoritarianism, and corruption that America needed.

Chris Winters | Nov 4, 2020

Opinion

Coming to Terms With the Gruesome Truth of Who We Are

Watching hopes for a strong repudiation of Trumpism fade on election night forced me to take a long, hard look at this adopted country of mine.

Lornet Turnbull | Nov 4, 2020

No Matter the Election’s Outcome, Our Work Continues

You can count on us to bring you journalism that tells hard truths and pushes for a more equitable, sustainable, and compassionate world. In return, we need you to keep the momentum going.

YES! Editors | Nov 2, 2020

Right-Wing Extremism and the Election

Federal law enforcement is concerned that the violent opposition to civil rights demonstrations and pandemic safety measures may foreshadow violence on Election Day or soon after. West Virginia officials are downplaying the threat.

Chris Jones | Oct 30, 2020

Opinion | Democracy

America Is Not a Democracy, But We Must Become One

The founders of this nation did many things, but establishing democracy was not one of them. That’s our job.

David Korten | Oct 23, 2020

In This Election, We Can’t Let Down Our Guard

There are some positive signs, but otherwise this is still the biggest trash fire of an election since… well, since 2016.

Chris Winters | Oct 22, 2020

Opinion | Sexism | Kamala Harris | Mike Pence | Misogyny

“Mr. Vice President, I Am Speaking”: A Culture of Interruption

Politics is a realm where men have been given a free hand to interrupt and talk over women. We can change this.

Laura Vianna, Sapna Cheryan | Oct 9, 2020

Opinion | Democracy | Donald Trump

How to Stop a Coup

While keeping people focused on a strong, robust election process is a must, we also must prepare for the worst.

Daniel Hunter | Oct 1, 2020

‘2020 Really Belongs to Us’: The Youth Climate Movement Rallies Around the Election

The Sunrise Movement and progressive allies are applying new strategies to turn out young voters—and to convince parents to pull the lever for Democrats.

Brian Kahn | Sep 28, 2020

Generation Z Is Voting on Climate Change in 2020

Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.

Jacob Wallace | Sep 25, 2020

Opinion | Climate Change | Covering Climate Now | #ClimatePolitics2020

Vanessa Nakate: America Needs to Lead on Climate Change

The 23-year-old Ugandan climate activist explains what the U.S. election will mean for the future of the planet.

Vanessa Nakate | Sep 24, 2020

Black Voters Know Climate Justice Is Racial Justice

If climate activists invest in Black voters leading up to the election, they could be a crucial voting bloc in November.

Charles Ellison | Sep 23, 2020

Democrats Need to Be Pressured on Climate, Too

A first-time voter explains why this election is our opportunity to lead on the climate crisis—locally, nationally, and globally.

Rachel Zhang | Sep 22, 2020

Opinion | #ClimatePolitics2020 | Climate Crisis | Climate Change | Covering Climate Now

Vote Like the Planet Depends on It—Because It Does

Four more years of Trump’s anti-environmental policies will make it too late to change course. So come November, let’s turn this ship around.

Bill McKibben | Sep 22, 2020

Opinion | Democracy | Supreme Court | SCOTUS

A New Supreme Court Nominee Before the Election May Spark a Crisis of Legitimacy

With Trump and Senate Republicans planning to push through a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it’s an open question if American democracy can survive.

Chris Winters | Sep 21, 2020

Analysis | Covering Climate Now | #ClimatePolitics2020 | Election 2020 | Climate Change

The Power of Inclusive, Intergenerational Climate Activism

The energy and intersectionality of youth along with the experience and engagement of elders are putting climate issues at the forefront of the 2020 elections.

Breanna Draxler | Sep 21, 2020

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