Montana Center Destroys Unwanted Guns—Trying to Make a Dent in 300 Million
Most of the center’s clients have been middle-aged people who inherit guns and don’t want them ending up in the wrong hands.
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.
Forget FEMA Trailers: Here’s How to House People in a Hurry
“We don’t need to wait for a hurricane to hit. We can get started with the recovery right now.”
Guns & America: New Public Radio Project Wants You to Better Understand All Sides
A new program will take listeners beyond the politics of the current gun debate to explore Americans’ relationships with weapons.
Teaching the Holocaust Will Change After All Survivors Are Dead
More states are requiring Holocaust and genocide education as a way of dealing with the increase in hate crimes.
Homes and Gardens: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to a Prison Site
New plans for the former correctional center include a permaculture farm, a recording studio, and housing for homeless veterans.
This Artist Finds Swastikas and Transforms Them Into Cartoons
The #PaintBack Project combats the spread of racism and bigotry with art.
The Shooting Statistics Are Clear: It’s Not Schools That Are Dangerous
Schools are the sites of fewer than 3 percent of students’ gun homicides; the other 97 percent occur somewhere other than school.
Kids Say #MeToo After Each Performance of This Play
As sex education steadily loses federal funding, this program teaches kids about personal body safety—and that abuse is never their fault.
Indigenous Women Built These Tiny Houses to Block a Pipeline—and Reclaim Nomadic Traditions
The houses are affordable and energy-efficient, and are bringing back elements of the Secwepemc’s hunter-gatherer culture.
Where You Can Still Hear Stories of the Palestinian Expulsions 70 Years Ago
On Twitter, #MyNakbaStory allows descendants of the 700,000 exiled during the formation of Israel to honor their past—and continue their protests.
If a Queer Woman of Color Can Check Her Wealth Privilege, So Can You
Wealth accumulation has its roots in stolen land, stolen labor, and stolen lives. But you can organize other privileged people with compassion.
Beyond Fasting: What We Can All Learn From Ramadan
It’s a holiday intended for introspection and community, something Muslims and non-Muslims alike can benefit from.
Protected by a Church Nearly a Year, Colorado Woman Helps Draft a “People’s Resolution”
She and three other women are working to address the specific gaps in immigration law that led each to where she is now.
4 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Activism
Here’s how to use different platforms to spread awareness and get other people excited about your cause.
I Told My Sons the Truth About Gun Violence
Guns are to little boys what sex is to teens. If I wasn’t teaching my children about it, you could bet some other kid on the school bus was.
How This Tribe Got Their Coastal California Lands Returned
The Kashia’s success might be the first time that a tribe in the U.S. has held a private deed—as well as management rights—to their ancestral lands.
An Illustrated Essay: Why I Love the Real Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The spirit and sass of the Parkland school’s namesake live on in the million young anti-violence activists who have risen up since the shooting.
Students Look Beyond Gun Control Laws to Prevent Violence—and It’s Working
As lawmakers argue over how best to address school shootings, student clubs are focused on reducing youth violence at schools and in their communities.
And the Winner for Best Political Moment Is … the Oscars
If you’ve got a conscience and you’ve got a few seconds in front of a billion people, how could you not speak out against injustice?
His Traveling Museum Is Bringing Black History to a Town Near You
After nearly 30 years of collecting rare artifacts, this Detroit teacher launched a mobile museum that travels the country educating people on African American history all year round.
A Letter to Ursula Le Guin After Her Departure
When I lost hope in this world, you offered me a plethora of fully formed universes to learn from.
Me Too Creator Tarana Burke Reminds Us This Is About Black and Brown Survivors
There’s another “me too” story, about a movement that began a decade before it was a hashtag.
After Erica Garner’s Death, I Can’t Breathe Through the Tears
Perhaps our grief can spark people to join the movement to end the oppression.
9 Essential Reads For Your Racial Justice Conversations
These authors will help you talk about White supremacy by using reasoning and research rather than anger and frustration.
Why Redneck Revolt Says Deal With Racism First, Then Economics
Addressing our systems of White supremacy cannot be dismissed as “identity politics.”
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