Political Power
YES! believes in the fundamental right of people to determine their own political future, and reports on efforts to expand access to democracy and voter enfranchisement, while also acknowledging the limits of electoral politics, and “democracy” as it has been used as a bludgeon by imperial powers.
How India’s Farmers Launched a Movement Against Modi’s Farm Bills—and Won
MLK’s Global Vision of Justice
Why Children’s Stories Are a Powerful Tool to Fight Climate Change
60 Years of Intersectional Feminism: An Interview with Selma James
How Scholars Are Countering Well-Funded Attacks on Critical Race Theory
Alicia Garza Talks About the Purpose of Power
On Intergenerational Activism with adrienne maree brown and Fania Davis
Radicals Go Caroling: The Untold Story of Progressive Choirs
Why Are Women of Color in Academia Expected to Do Diversity Work?
How Gen Z Is Fighting Back Against Big Tech
How Outreach and Deep Canvassing Can Change Rural Politics
Sustaining the Chicano Movement Across Generations
At COP26, Indigenous, Black, and Brown Activists Offer Radical Solutions for Climate Change
Immigrants Like Me Experience Two Ends of the Climate Crisis
Whose Voices Are (and Aren’t) Being Heard at COP26?
Every Fraction of a Degree of Global Warming Matters
Vanessa Nakate on What Irks and Inspires Her Climate Activism
The Global South Widens the Frame on Climate
10 Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Legacy Remains Strong
Don’t Let Youth Climate Activists Like Me Burn Out
Children’s Author Tells the True Story of Columbus’ Exploits
Beyond Cancel Culture: How to Hold Each Other Accountable—With Love
How U.S. Wars Abroad Are Intimately Tied to Police Brutality at Home
If We Can Pass Big Infrastructure Bills, Why Can’t We Keep People in Their Homes?
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