Migrant Workers Lead Cleanup Efforts in Altadena
After the Eaton Fire, the Pasadena Community Job Center organized “fire relief brigades” to aid wildfire recovery efforts.
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How Migrant Workers Are Organizing Against Trumpism
Migrants at Pasadena’s National Day Laborer Organizing Network are facing deportation threats and wildfire recovery at the same time.
Chicago’s Guaranteed Income Project Shows Promising Results
CFF’s guaranteed income project provided $500 a month to 100 formerly incarcerated individuals for 13 months.
How DEI Initiatives Can Continue in Spite of Trump
Though Trump has dismantled federal DEI initiatives, efforts toward racial equity are continuing in other sectors.
Who’s Going to Stop Elon Musk?
Since being named the head of DOGE, Elon Musk appears to be acting without any oversight.
Reimagining Justice Systems in a Post-Abolitionist World
Abolition means reimagining society as a whole.
Do Lies and White Supremacists Run U.S. Prisons?
A new book examines how prisons are used as a tool of white supremacy.
Trump Begins Implementing Anti-Immigrant Agenda
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing its birthright citizenship policy.
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Mad Dash to the Right
The second election of Trump represents a rightward shift happening across many nations.
Food Justice As a Path Toward Abolition
While food justice may seem unrelated to abolition, Leah Penniman sees them as intimately linked.
What Made the Gaza Ceasefire Possible?
Survivors of the genocide are returning to the rubble of their homes.
Altadena and North Pasadena Neighbors Rise Up for Mutual Aid
Members of these tight-knit communities are helping residents pick up the pieces.
Survivors of Eaton Fire Share Their Stories
YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar’s family evacuated North Pasadena, California, alongside thousands of other residents.
Talking About Abolition: Participatory Budgeting
Black Lives Matter LA is poised to prove that defunding police is not only necessary but possible.
Does Trump’s Pick to Lead Medicare Want to End Medicare?
Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Öz to lead Medicare, though he owns significant shares in UnitedHealth Group.
Will the FTC Continue to Serve Public Interest After Khan?
Lina Khan is one of the most pro-public interest FTC chairs in recent memory.
Building the Black City: History, Capitalism, and Reparations
Joe Trotter explores how Black Americans have created, sustained, and expanded cities across the U.S.
Journalists Caution Against “Nonprofit Killer” Bill
Jenna Ruddock joins YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the fight to pass an alternative to the “nonprofit killer” bill.
An Abolitionist Wish for the Holidays
Millions of incarcerated people will be spending the holidays away from their relatives.
CEO’s Killing Sparks Discourse on Broken Health Care System
Suspect Luigi Mangione has become a stand in for anyone who has ever struggled to pay a hospital bill.
People Power From South Korea to Syria
After two major political earthquakes, the question is: How can we protect democracy in South Korea and usher in democracy in Syria?
Big Oil Lied and Deceived for Decades. Can It Be Stopped?
Rebecca John explores how we can hold oil and gas companies accountable for climate catastrophe.
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Israeli Officials
Palestinian scholar Ramzy Baroud examines the impact of the ICC’s arrest warrants for Netanyahu.
Can Ben Wikler Rebuild the Democratic Party?
After multiple Democrat losses, the internal party elections for the chair of the Democratic National Committee are a bellwether about its future direction.
Are We Ready for a Renaissance? A Preview of YES! Magazine’s Winter Issue
YES! Executive Editor Evette Dionne previews the latest issue of YES! Magazine, themed around “renaissance.”
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