Lessons From Portland’s Protest Movement
Portland organizers and volunteers offer an inside look at the infrastructure that supports the city’s ever-evolving movement for Black lives.
Videos
A Radical Vision for the Future
With beautiful illustrations and poignant storytelling, this animated short film reminds us that a better world is possible beyond 2020.
This Uprising: How to Make Black Lives Really Matter
A conversation on the current uprising with The Root’s Michael Harriot, historian Jamon Jordan, and the editors of YES! and Colorlines.
Communities Step Up to Keep Neighbors Safe from Extreme Heat and COVID-19
“We're always focused on floods and hurricanes. But heat is maybe even more important to address.”
Gwich’in Voices Speak Out Against Oil Drilling in Alaska
“We have lived and thrived in the Arctic for thousands of years. We have listened and learned from our elders, and we know we must stand united to protect future generations.”
How to Help Harm-Doers Be Accountable
Experts discuss the reasons that people cause harm, and explore what accountability processes might look like.
How Shame Blocks Accountability
“You’re much less likely to get authentic accountability if you’re shaming someone.”
What Are Obstacles to Accountability?
Experts speak candidly about what gets in the way of true accountability—and why we should see it as an opportunity for growth.
The Pandemic Portal: How This Moment Will Change Everything
A discussion with YES! executive editor Zenobia Jeffries Warfield, author Nafeez Ahmed, and YES! co-founder and author David Korten.
Water Protectors Celebrate as Dakota Access Pipeline Ordered to Shut Down
This victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe represents hope for Indigenous and environmental movements around the world.
YES! Presents: How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly
YES! Magazine, City Lights, and The Land Institute present “How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly”, an exploration the fundamental changes that our society will have to go through in order to adapt to strict ecological boundaries.
Let’s Get to the Root of Racial Injustice
“What if we placed freedom from racist violence at the crux of what it means to be free and equal in the United States?”
John Oliver Points to the White Supremacist Origins of Modern Policing
“This clearly isn’t about individual officers,” Oliver said. “It’s about a structure built on systemic racism that this country created intentionally, and now needs to be dismantled intentionally.”
I Am a Future Ancestor: “Knowing This Changes How I Live My Life”
All living and dead things are connected, my healing and being able to live well honors not just my ancestors, but also the future generations.
How to Get Food Where It’s Needed in Appalachia? School Buses
In West Virginia’s Kanawha County, school bus drivers are leaving meals on porches and meeting families at bus stops.
Naomi Klein: How to Beat Coronavirus Capitalism
“In times of crisis, seemingly impossible ideas suddenly become possible.”
Arundhati Roy: “The Pandemic Is a Portal”
The novelist’s new essay examines what the coronavirus means for the world.
Video: 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.
How to Live a Long, Healthy Life
We know how the oldest people in the world live. Why not create communities that offer that to everyone?
Why Drug Prices in the U.S. Are Ridiculous
Taxpayer money provides the research for Big Pharma’s drugs, so shouldn’t the public be able to afford them?
Defend Democracy
Post-fascist Europe tells us exactly how to defend our democracy. From Timothy Snyder's bestselling book: "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
5 Ways to Help Immigrants
People are turning their frustrations with the Trump administration into actions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable community members.
5 Ways to Support Your Sisters
Here’s how to show other women that you have their back.
Why Student Debtors Can’t File for Bankruptcy—Or Can They?
Think you can't declare bankruptcy on your student loan debt? Think again.
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