Our Power Goes Beyond the Ballot Box
There’s no denying the terror of this moment. But we will get through it with a love-filled movement focused on safety, security, and stability.
Democracy
Can We Fix Our Democracy?
To live up to its stated ideals, the United States must finally cede power to the people.
Voices Beyond Votes
Citizens in Puerto Rico and other colonized U.S. territories can’t vote, but they are still active participants in democracy.
What Is Progress 2025?
In response to Project 2025’s regressive political agenda, YES! has launched this hub for the big ideas—and grassroots methods—that offer solutions for democracy.
Opinion | political violence | Trump Assassination | Progress 2025: Colonialism and Sovereignty | White Supremacy | Progress 2025 | Gun Violence | Donald Trump | Indigenous rights | Native Rights | Election 2024 | NDN Collective
Political Violence Is Not Violence Against Politicians
Indigenous communities have long resisted the false narratives of imperialist nations and are experts at countering the political violence of white supremacy.
Video | Donald Trump | Fascism | 2024 Election | YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali | 34 Counts | Trump Conviction | Tara McGowan
Addressing America’s Political Amnesia
Have voters forgotten about the slide toward fascism precipitated by Trump? Journalist Tara McGowan sounds the alarm.
Can Women Win?
It will take concerted action to ensure that women belong in the House.
Breaking Up With Capitalism
A paradigm shift for our economy begins when we name and see the anti-democratic bias that lies at the heart of our capital-centric system.
Video | 2024 Election | YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali | Caucuses | Donald Trump | GOP | Iowa | Republican
Trump Wins in Iowa. Now What?
With Donald Trump’s landslide win at the Iowa Republican caucuses, pro-democracy groups are planning massive voter education campaigns.
The Growing Pains of a Changing Nation
Our country is multiracial but our democracy isn’t—yet.
Reviving Radio: An Old Technology Remains Relevant
It's true that far-right groups are relying on radio communications. But radio’s connection to movement organizing has a much longer and richer history.
Reckoning With Right-Wing Violence
When one of the nation’s two political parties no longer believes in the democratic process, what happens to democracy?
Can a Third Party Be the Charm for Polarized Politics?
Outsider parties can have an effect on electoral outcomes aside from being labeled spoilers. But they almost never change the two-party dynamic.
Opinion | Donald Trump | Media | Gerrymandering | Ukraine | 2000 Election | Partisan Divide | Polarization
Can We Make an Alien Nation Familiar Again?
The decline of civil society has been well-documented, but its political turn poses a unique danger for the U.S.
Trustworthy News for a New Normal
For a new normal based on democratic principles, we need a vigilant and truly free press.
How Women of Color in Congress Are Pushing a Grassroots Agenda
Despite roadblocks, the “Squad” has pushed progressive legislation, scrutinized the powerful, and changed the conversation around who gets to hold political power.
Opinion | Voting Rights Act | Joe Biden | Greg Abbott | 2020 Election | Brnovich | Arizona | Voter ID | Texas | Georgia | Voting | Republicans | voting rights | Democrats | Krysten Sinema | Donald Trump | Joe Manchin | Supreme Court
Does Every Vote Still Count?
Democrats don’t seem too worried about the current Republican war on voting rights. They should be.
The Deaf Women Suffragists Left Out of History Books
Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, countless deaf women fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote.
The American Myths of Bigger and Better
Instead of insisting on superlatives amidst spiking inequalities and insurgent fascism, we should be striving toward policies that are socially responsible and work to establish decent baselines.
We Need New Ideas to Resolve America’s Divisions
With one political party standing in support of a violent insurrection, we need better solutions than just “reconciliation.”
Analysis | Coup | Grassroots Activism | Nonviolence | Donald Trump | United States | U.S. Capitol | Insurrection
How Nonviolent Activists Helped Oppose the Coup
Activists prepared for months, expecting Trump to steal the election. They were right, and he failed.
Was Impeaching President Trump “Pointless Revenge”?
Not if it sends a message to future presidents.
To Dismantle Tyranny, We Need Racial Integration
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.
From Nazism to Democracy: Lessons from Germany
The U.S. finds itself in a different place and time than postwar Germany, but the challenge is similar.
From Anxiety to Authoritarianism
The human “fight or flight” response gives demagogues like Trump a tool for political manipulation. But we could replace oppression with a system of care.
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