Who’s Helping Asylum Seekers?
While politicians on both sides of the aisle embrace “tough on immigration” policies, asylum seekers hoping to enter the U.S. are turning to grassroots organizations for information, safety, and dignity
Progress 2025
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.
What’s in a Name? For Abortion Providers, Quite a Bit.
Even before abortion became illegal in 14 states, some reproductive health care clinics were rebranding to better reflect the broad spectrum of gender-inclusive care they provide.
The Movement to Ban Plastic Production
Frontline communities continue to pay for plastics—from production to pollution. Now advocates are trying to reach consensus on a global plastics treaty before it’s too late.
Green Cities Are for People, Not Profit
Across the country, activists are battling gentrification and working to build sustainable cities that don’t displace working-class communities of color.
A Cross-State Movement to Hold Railroads Accountable
Facing the ongoing impacts of pollution and derailments, activists in East Palestine, Ohio, and Baltimore are teaming up to pursue justice for their communities.
Murmurations: Queering Abolition
”Atoms Never Touch“ offers a revolutionary premise: The love between trans women is the key to the new world we imagine.
Trans Youth Are Teaching Schools How to Actually Support Them
The education system is failing transgender youth, but one school in Canada is striving to create a new support model.
Can Elections Still Help Defund Police?
Efforts to invest in “care, not cops” continue in advance of the 2024 election—albeit at a slower pace than in 2020.
Opinion | New York | California | LGBTQ | COVID-19 | Mental Health | Pride Month | Progress 2025: LGBTQ Rights
Going Back Outside for Pride
We can no longer accept Pride events that only make room for one type of queer person—or that cater primarily to the corporations more invested in rainbow capitalism than collective liberation.
Access to Past Tribal Constitutions Can Help Tribes Shape Their Futures
A new database of tribal constitutions tells a more nuanced history of self-governance than the one explained in textbooks.
Colorado Prisons Just Got a Little Safer for Trans Women
A groundbreaking legal agreement mandates that Colorado cover gender-affirming health care for incarcerated trans women, and offers them the option to be housed with other women.
Opinion | Parenting | George Floyd | Oakland | Defunding Police | Progress 2025: Education | Education | California
How Black Parents Got Cops Out of Oakland Schools
After adopting the George Floyd Resolution for Police-Free Schools, Oakland-area schools saw significant reductions in racist criminalization of Black and Brown kids.
What $500 a Month Freed Up for Families
Participants in a Massachusetts guaranteed income pilot said the program provided them a financial cushion and increased time and bandwidth for parenting.
Analysis | 2024 Election | Disability | Progress 2025: Voting Rights | Disability Justice | voting rights
How Disabled Voters Are Accessing Democracy
The vast majority of U.S. polling locations are not fully accessible. Disability justice activists are working to change that.
For the Love of Gaza
Holding on to home and humanity in the face of occupation, displacement, and genocide.
The New Autonomy of Abortion
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion freedom now hinges on access to pills.
Sacred Sustenance
Fifty years ago, the Boldt decision reaffirmed Indigenous fishing rights and recognized tribes as equal partners in resource management.
The Immigrants’ Rights Movement Must Be Multiracial
To reach its full potential, the immigrants’ rights movement needs to reject anti-Blackness and build a coalition as diverse as the people who comprise it.
Centering Queer (Self) Care in the 2024 Election
Leaning into lineages of resilience and care can be a balm for election-related anxiety for LGBTQ people—and everyone.
Who Is Beating Back Book Bans?
Amidst a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ book bans, activists, authors, and librarians are organizing to make sure LGBTQ stories are still heard.
Realizing Reparations
An exclusive digital series exploring the leading edges of the reparations ecosystem—and revealing a path toward healing and reconciliation.
Video | Reparations | Elections | Edgar Villanueva | YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali | Progress 2025: Race and Policing
Why Reparations Are a 2024 Election Issue
Reparations for Black Americans are past due. Edgar Villanueva makes the case for reparations as an election issue.
Welcoming Relatives Home: The Return of the Lynx
On the Colville Reservation, tribal members are restoring wildlife populations—and with them, abundance, resilience, and reciprocity.
Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up
Respecting the humanity and history of soil can help us grow a more resilient future for all.
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