Baby steps, as frustrating as they may be, are sometimes necessary for making important gains on the path to social justice.
In her latest book, author adrienne maree brown envisions a world of abundant justice, abundant attention, and abundant liberation.
Alarm over John Bolton, who has pushed for pre-emptive war in North Korea and bombing Iran, isn’t just among progressives.
Photographer Josué Rivas spent seven months living at Standing Rock, documenting the gathering force of Native Americans and their allies. He says it wasn’t just a protest; it was an awakening.
The digital justice project is putting people online and providing technology training in Detroit neighborhoods.
The social network has done more for bolstering the modern Indigenous rights agenda than perhaps any other platform of our time.
Recent Greyhound bus raids have revealed an obscure law that gives Border Patrol authority 100 miles inside borders, across the entire perimeter of the country.
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The company does more than just sell your data. It has put modern democracy at stake.
Those trying to cure a loneliness epidemic by bringing people physically closer to their neighbors are oversimplifying its modern meaning.
As lawmakers argue over how best to address school shootings, student clubs are focused on reducing youth violence at schools and in their communities.
We can build long-term power in our communities and help elect our favorite candidates if we work strategically, inclusively—and independently.
Spirit writing is more than tattoos. It’s guidance from the past that connects our responsibilities to each other and to earth.
Thanks to the U.N.’s World Happiness Report, many countries are realizing that economic growth doesn’t necessarily equal personal happiness.
Entries on women make up less than 30 percent of the website’s biographical coverage. Here’s what people are doing to fix it.
Tariffs on imports could be part of reorienting the global economy. Now is a good time to talk about it.
Say what you feel. Connect with other loved ones. Accept the past. Most important, move forward.
Americans saw the Indigenous struggle—the violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments—that goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth.
Sometimes the best intentions to bolster identity and culture contribute to gentrification and displacement of the Black community. YES! Magazine’s Bailey Williams interviews contributor Angela Tucker about the unique challenges of White parents
In telling the story of Irish America, we must grapple with the history of British colonial rule, racial identity, and capitalism.
The myth that Appalachia is uniformly White lingers, but communities of “Affrilachians” were documented in the 1930s.
Researchers say that negative media portrayals of racial groups harm the self-esteem of children of color.
“All of these students will be voting in the next four years. We will be in the driver’s seat.”
Many people of color are faced with uneasy support for a civil right that began as a way to oppress them.
And since the fall, Tiny House Warriors have been putting homes in the path of the pipeline.
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