A society based on natural ecology might seem like a far-off utopia—yet communities everywhere are already creating it. Tell us where you're seeing it take hold.
New federal legislation makes the same mistake a California law did, which cost thousands of jobs.
Supporting social justice organizations extends to the spaces they use. New approaches in design and community engagement help.
Private equity firms snatched up rental properties, then neglected them. So Minneapolis activists organized the tenants to fight for their rights.
Bills have been introduced in several states that saw the pandemic recession as a clarion call for keeping their money at home.
The only way to beat a rigged system of body shame is to give ourselves what the system never will: compassion and radical love.
An Indian biologist went door-to-door, listening and helping people develop livelihoods, to ultimately save an endangered species.
Construction waste is a huge polluter. An international experiment is hoping to reduce that waste to nothing.
Grizzly bears are legendary creatures of human fear and awe. But we find this endangered species hard to live with.
Black Americans used photography in the 19th century to combat racist caricatures and represent the Black experience accurately.
Planting trees is a way to build community and bolster benefits to human and environmental health.
The long struggle to secure voting rights enters a new stage, as Republicans across the country try to strip protections from state laws.
Disrupting the gendered stereotypes that children encounter requires attention and intention, but it doesn't have to be complicated.
Kick off Women’s History Month with YES!’s new monthly crossword.
Whenever I am faced with emotional ambivalence, or a sense of duty to others is in competition with my own emotional needs, I ask, “What would a white woman do?”
With every aspect of Uyghur life under threat in Xinjiang, China, young Uyghurs in the diaspora have rallied to connect with their culture and each other
Research suggests the economic impact of COVID-19 could be more than two times larger for Black- and Hispanic-owned businesses than for White-owned enterprises.
At the root of so many of the crises we face—climate change, racial inequity, and public health failures—is a society built on greed and selfish wealth accumulation. But there’s another
The coronavirus spread fast in homeless shelters, which prompted creative solutions to safe housing.
When Black counter-mapping exposes the how and where of racism, in accessible visual form, that information gains new power to spur social change.
History shows that our cultural insistence on civility has maintained White superiority.
A California farm is making sure wastewater no longer goes to waste.
Legislation is pushing back against a waste-based economy by requiring companies to help customers fix their appliances and electronics.
The Seattle-based Community Loaves project enlists home bakers to help those facing food insecurity during the pandemic.
Through the process of rewilding, cities can improve both human and environmental health.
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