This story is part of Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, a climate-fiction contest produced by Grist Magazine. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
This story is part of Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, a climate-fiction contest produced by Grist Magazine. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
This story is part of Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, a climate-fiction contest produced by Grist Magazine. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
I want those serving life sentences to be heard so we’re not eternally invisible. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Activists are calling for New York City’s subway system to be fully funded and police-free. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Participatory budgeting empowers communities to radically reimagine the world. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
With sea levels rising and groundwater running out, crops that thrive in saltwater could bolster future food supplies. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
In 2019, scientists published a climate-friendly food plan. Can it work for most Americans? Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Mushrooms, bison, and foraged plants are a critical mix of new and old food traditions. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Local food programs can make it easier to eat more fresh produce. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Through organizing and community building, Planned Parenthood workers exposed the limits of the nonprofit-industrial complex. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
adrienne maree brown offers a winter solstice poem that encourages us to birth new realities. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
When wildfires swept through southern Oregon in 2020, Maria and her family lost 14 years of hard work almost overnight. Their home, their car, and most of their belongings went Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Free meals for all school children is an essential element of education—and one the majority of people in the U.S. support. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Other states could learn from California’s approach to overcrowding in animal shelters. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
While Project 2025 proposes cutting Head Start, communities are ensuring free, quality child care for all. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
A new “toolbox for liberation” demonstrates that a more just world is not only possible—it’s actively under construction. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Indigenous communities are already solving climate crises, but they need global funding to act decisively. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Both of these crises require new systems and structures that reflect our commitment to our blood and chosen families. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
While tourists flock to Grenada for Carnival, lifelong residents are holding closely to Jab Jab, which symbolizes rebellion and liberation. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Inside a maximum security prison in Argentina, Liberté offers more than education and recreation for incarcerated people—it offers lessons in solidarity. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
A wheel of climate emotions helps students navigate feelings about the climate crisis. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Artists, writers, and cultural workers are fighting the genocide in Gaza on another front. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
This is Patrick Blindauer’s last puzzle for YES! as he moves on to new projects. We would like to thank Patrick for all the engaging and thoughtful puzzles he’s contributed Continue reading at the publisher's website.
As the sun sets over the Collegiate Peaks in central Colorado, John Edward Graybill blacks out the windows of his kitchen, which doubles as his studio. A single beam of Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Tricia Hersey’s new book insists we have the power to refuse capitalism’s grind culture and instead prioritize rest. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Communities targeted by escalating right-wing violence are learning from their own histories how to keep each other safe. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
There’s no denying the terror of this moment. But we will get through it with a love-filled movement focused on safety, security, and stability. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Appalachian Jews make the connection between climate disaster in Asheville, North Carolina, and U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
To live up to its stated ideals, the United States must finally cede power to the people. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Some localities are granting limited voting rights to noncitizens, especially on issues directly affecting them. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
A growing number of U.S. municipalities are making it possible for minors to vote. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Even while trying to appeal to white women, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance continue to push policies that will harm them—and all women. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
New citizens—whose votes may prove pivotal in swing states—are considering myriad issues as they cast their first ballots in a presidential election. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
From the depths of the sea, whales are urging us to recognize our shared history, fate, and future, writes Michaela Harrison. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
While Project 2025 would stymy climate data collection, a network of grassroots volunteers are braving hurricanes—including Milton and Helene—to collect and share local data that can ultimately save lives. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
According to the actor and activist: “The choice is very clear: Do we vote for the future, or do we vote for burning up the planet?” Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Para los inmigrantes que enfrentan pérdidas desde lejos, el apoyo puede provenir de la comunidad, nuevos rituales y mejores políticas. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
When it comes to the often-taboo topic of abortion, the authors of "Liberating Abortion" are eager to share their wisdom with anyone considering accessing this form of health care. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
The bond between people and their pets can be life-saving, especially amid the struggle for safe housing. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
It’s time to let all voting-age Americans influence their government. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
El Paso’s Teen Court is a peer-driven, youth-led program that centers the well-being of teenagers, instead of condemning them to the destructive criminal justice system. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
A new statewide proposal is the latest development in a years-long saga over the voting rights of felons in the Sunshine State. Continue reading at the publisher's website.