Migrant Workers Shape Their Own Narratives
While migrant workers are regularly demonized by politicians, they have not been deterred from telling their own stories.
YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali
YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali was a weekly broadcast program—an antidote to the doom and gloom of mainstream news, lifting up solutions that bring us closer to economic, racial, gender, and environmental justice. Rising Up With Sonali continues to bring solutions journalism coverage to television, radio and podcast platforms. Hosted and produced by former YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar, new episodes of Rising Up With Sonali are available as a podcast, on independent radio stations nationwide, on Free Speech TV, and through its website. Learn more about the show here.
Chicago’s Guaranteed Income Project Shows Promising Results
CFF’s guaranteed income project provided $500 a month to 100 formerly incarcerated individuals for 13 months.
How DEI Initiatives Can Continue in Spite of Trump
Though Trump has dismantled federal DEI initiatives, efforts toward racial equity are continuing in other sectors.
Who’s Going to Stop Elon Musk?
Since being named the head of DOGE, Elon Musk appears to be acting without any oversight.
Reimagining Justice Systems in a Post-Abolitionist World
Abolition means reimagining society as a whole.
Do Lies and White Supremacists Run U.S. Prisons?
A new book examines how prisons are used as a tool of white supremacy.
Trump Begins Implementing Anti-Immigrant Agenda
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing its birthright citizenship policy.
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Mad Dash to the Right
The second election of Trump represents a rightward shift happening across many nations.
Food Justice As a Path Toward Abolition
While food justice may seem unrelated to abolition, Leah Penniman sees them as intimately linked.
What Made the Gaza Ceasefire Possible?
Survivors of the genocide are returning to the rubble of their homes.
Survivors of Eaton Fire Share Their Stories
YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar’s family evacuated North Pasadena, California, alongside thousands of other residents.
Talking About Abolition: Participatory Budgeting
Black Lives Matter LA is poised to prove that defunding police is not only necessary but possible.
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.
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.
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.
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Israeli Officials
Palestinian scholar Ramzy Baroud examines the impact of the ICC’s arrest warrants for Netanyahu.
Can Ben Wikler Rebuild the Democratic Party?
After multiple Democrat losses, the internal party elections for the chair of the Democratic National Committee are a bellwether about its future direction.
Are We Ready for a Renaissance? A Preview of YES! Magazine’s Winter Issue
YES! Executive Editor Evette Dionne previews the latest issue of YES! Magazine, themed around “renaissance.”
Parenting Toward Abolition
“We Grow the World Together” explores the complex relationship between parenting and abolition.
Time Running Out for Justice for Shiloh
Robert Bullard is calling on the Biden administration to compensate Elba, Alabama's Black community for environmental racism before Trump takes office.
Can Organized Labor Survive Trump’s Second Term?
Trump’s anti-labor policies don’t mean worker-led organizing will stop or even slow down. Here’s why.
How Immigrants’ Rights Groups Are Bracing for Trump
Trump’s anti-immigrant plans to deport millions are spurring defensive litigation from groups such as Justice Action Center.
Countering California’s Rightward Shift
A newly formed coalition vows to take on the MAGA multitudes in California.
Why Kamala Harris Failed
Rather than conclude Trump won over masses of voters, Kamau Franklin wants to examine why Democrats failed so badly.
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