Until federal reparations happen, local organizations across the country are stepping up.
The Wiyot Tribe regained its sacred island home after decades of unrelenting prayer and relationship-building.
Following a lunar-inspired menu means eating seasonal and hyperlocal ingredients.
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As more states enact punitive laws restricting abortions, reproductive justice organizations look for new ways to regain ground and expand their movements.
Share of U.S. adults who “lack proficiency in literacy,” reading below the sixth-grade level: 52% [1] Share of adults with the lowest literacy levels who live in poverty: 43%
“The Dawn of Everything” confronts deep assumptions about how human society developed from its humble origins.
“Our job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering.”
With a simple gesture, Colin Kaepernick started a movement.
Anoa Changa (she/her) is a Southern-based movement journalist. She has a deep history of working within the realms of advocacy and justice. She hosts the podcast The Way with Anoa,
Fall 2021: The “How Much Is Enough?” Issue Our fall issue tackled the existential question that undergirds so many of our current conversations, be they about wealth, food, health, justice, climate, or
Dear Community, As I write this letter, I am still feeling the high of YES! Fest—the two days of virtual celebration and conversation with people who’ve shaped the stories and
Ravi Ravichandran was volunteering at a Mother Earth News Fair eight years ago when he noticed the YES! booth right across the way. After sampling a few stories, he became a
Every issue of YES! is created to not only inform, but also to inspire, to encourage, and to motivate. The sections are designed to share personal, communal, and societal approaches
While elites fixate on technological fixes such as “net zero” emissions, communities of color fear it will disproportionately impact them and instead demand a just phasing out of oil and gas—and a seat at the table.
“I felt a kinship with the Nez Perce who, like my Japanese American community, were banished to less desirable land.”
The pandemic has changed what we mean by “restaurant” to include market hybrids, more takeout, less brick-and-mortar—and more restaurants that want to upend the hierarchy that defines dining out.
The Mountain State is mostly White, but one Black journalist looks to create the first publication for her community since 2006.
To urgently drive down carbon emissions, we need a worldwide, and equitable, fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty.
A conversation about the roots of our current climate crisis and humanity’s prospects for emerging into a livable future.
The Gabby Petito case illustrated yet again how media outlets disproportionately fixate on missing and murdered White women. Veteran journalist Guillermo Torres analyzes why— and how editors can do better.
“It’s not just swapping out oil and gas. It’s about changing the system so that it’s sustainable for everybody.”
The authors, who are taking part in COP26 this week, discuss ways to support Indigenous communities and their allies in healing the planet and moving forward to a post-oil future.
These are dark times, but hope is not lost nor foolish, and change has already begun.
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