Throughout the country there are revitalization efforts to bring back to life long-neglected urban wild areas.
A photographer explores what’s important when you’ve lived fewer than seven years or more than seven decades.
The 20th anniversary issue of YES! will show you, state by state, how change happens when communities work together. Tell us what’s happening where you live today.
A Seattle-area school aims to better prepare Black and Latino students for careers in math and science through its unique program.
The deceptive branding behind corporatists’ preference for the term “free trade” over simply “trade.”
Emotions aren’t gender exclusive.
The country will soon unveil a massive bike path linking 10 cities and four universities within its borders.
Coastal tribes share tactics and resources to bring fossil fuel transport to a halt.
Either you’re actively working against sexual violence or you’re enabling it.
The most effective reforms are the ones that build community trust between citizens and the police that serve them.
Through partnering with local farmers, the USDA has begun to tackle its racist past.
America has a long history of violence against black citizens. What response can disrupt patterns set by centuries of racism?
Recent research has shown cities what works. For starters, hire more female police officers.
Three comedians using stand-up to breakdown gender stereotypes.
When Donald Trump gets more air time than Bernie Sanders, the media misses the mark on grassroots change.
Why feminist burlesque performers put their bodies and politics in full view.
Six things we can learn from Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy.
Listening can help ease the transition home for veterans and ultimately heal us as a nation.
Independence Day is tough on coastal ecosystems where Americans flock to beach parties and communities are left with the mess. Here's how to do it better.
Women make up nearly half of the workforce, yet old-fashioned policies keep them unequal partners. To remedy this, we must first ensure basic opportunities—like making sure girls can get to school.
If we listen carefully to Trump’s supporters, we can hear their desire for progressive policies.
Seventeen states have called for a constitutional amendment to reduce the influence of money in politics. So who’s next?
Maybe now we can renegotiate the corporate boundaries and interests that overtook those of communities.
A self-defense model focused on rediscovering strength rather than putting up your guard helps Native American women heal from sexual assault.
The bill would redistribute money to citizens and local businesses, an idea supported by both conservative and liberal economists.
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