And to think that we were once called the Isle of Beautiful Waters… . In a way, we have taken a path that has led us away ...

On Sept. 17, 2024, hundreds of protesters swarmed the Sutter Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York, calling for an end to police violence on public transit and demanding free fares. Some ...

Participatory budgeting empowers communities to radically reimagine the world. Melina Abdullah, Ph.D., is a fixture among racial justice activists in Los Angeles, leading Black Lives Matter LA (BLMLA) ...

On a Wednesday summer evening on the Rosebud Reservation, members of the Siċaŋġu Nation arrange 12 tables to form a U around the parking lot of a South Dakota Boys & Girls Club. The tables at the ...

On Jan. 7, 2025, YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar’s family evacuated North Pasadena, California, alongside thousands of other residents of both North Pasadena and Altadena as a wildfire raged, ...

As a fossil fuels and climate reporter, most of my journalism focuses on the need to radically overhaul the energy system. But the food sector also needs a makeover, as it creates between a quarter ...

In early 2020, a group of Saudi farmers led Vanessa Melino into the desert. Melino, a plant physiologist, was looking for hardy crops that could thrive in harsh, arid conditions. After driving for ...

is a Nigerian-born, London-based writer and architect whose work centers on culturally diverse characters, particularly female protagonists standing strong in challenging conditions. Her novel, ...

On Dec. 5, 2023, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) released an official statement condemning what they called “atrocities committed by Hamas,” citing violations of bodily autonomy ...

is a writer from Guadeloupe (a butterfly-shaped island in the Caribbean). She is a Black woman of trans experience, currently residing in Paris, at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities ...

For the past four decades or so, the Florin farmers market has been a source for affordable produce for many living in the small suburb in Sacramento, California. According to Sam Greenlee, executive ...

is an incarcerated essayist serving his 36 year of incarceration without parole in California. He is currently earning his Master of Arts through California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is ...