A photographer’s connections with eight Indigenous women have helped her come to terms with her own Native ancestry and colonial trauma.

Emily Raboteau’s latest book is a meditation on how we can more clearly see and care for all we hold dear.

A self-described "climate refugee" deals with the devastation of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina.

The RNC’s idea of “Making America Safe Again” is centered on policing and harsh anti-immigrant detention, not on gun violence.

Indigenous communities have long resisted the false narratives of imperialist nations and are experts at countering the political violence of white supremacy.

The Vice President becomes the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in a game-changing political moment.

Violence against communities of color has always been political, but American elites have avoided that framing, says NDN Collective’s Janene Yazzie.

Breaking the DNC blackout on Gaza, Codepink's Jodie Evans joined other activists working to keep Palestinians on the Democratic Party’s radar.

Investigative journalist Arun Gupta offers an eyewitness account of the hate—and sense of belonging—on display at Donald Trump’s New York City rally.

A coalition of progressive groups, including labor organizers, are connecting the dots on climate and the economy in North Carolina GOTV efforts.

Kamala Harris can and should be critiqued for her political résumé—but criticism rooted in misogynoir should have no place in political discourse.

On Aug. 8, 2023, 13-year-old Kaliko was getting ready for her hula class at her mother’s house in West Maui. The power was out, and she heard there was a

YES! Executive Editor Evette Dionne previews the latest issue of YES! Magazine, themed around "truth."

Gideon Levy, an Israeli journalist long critical of his nation’s apartheid state, offers moral clarity on the first anniversary of the genocide in Gaza.

Incarcerated people in California and many other states can be compelled to work for near-zero wages. A ballot proposition could change that.

In this excerpt from “That Librarian,” Amanda Jones offers a blueprint to battle book censorship in public libraries.

Gen Z voters are cautiously optimistic about the vice president. But they want her to end the Gaza genocide.

The Tony Award-winning play, loosely based on Alicia Keys’ childhood, falls into the same trap much theatre does, failing to depict the nuances of Black trauma.

When hurricanes Helene and Milton decimated multiple states, incarcerated people were left to fend for themselves. That can’t happen again.

New citizens—whose votes may prove pivotal in swing states—are considering myriad issues as they cast their first ballots in a presidential election.

Appalachian Jews make the connection between climate disaster in Asheville, North Carolina, and U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza.

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.

The Unemployed Workers United wants to raise the financial and political costs of illegally firing workers for union activity.

A coalition of churches has achieved some successes in resisting and mitigating against rent gouging and displacement after Hurricane Ian.

Marjorie Kelly's new book critiques the U.S. economy's embrace of "wealth supremacy," and explores alternate models of democratic economies.

While the U.S. government refuses to use its considerable power as leverage for peace, ordinary Americans seem to know better.

Social housing as a concept is gaining popularity. Now, the state of New York is considering a bill to make it a reality.

Why can’t Americans buy Chinese electric vehicles that could help the Biden administration meet its climate goals?

A paradigm shift for our economy begins when we name and see the anti-democratic bias that lies at the heart of our capital-centric system.

A new database of tribal constitutions tells a more nuanced history of self-governance than the one explained in textbooks.

Amid ongoing colonization, the Indigenous Shuar people are taking back control of their economic and political futures.

Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise

The Biden administration has sued to stop the largest grocery merger in the nation’s history, between Kroger and Albertsons.

Billionaires have long leveraged the housing market for money. But a new report outlines how to regulate the market so people—not hedge funds—can buy homes.

Tamela Gordon’s new book, Hood Wellness, shows what it looks like to hold others—and be held—in community.

In this excerpt, author Misty Pratt explores emerging research—and her own experience—that suggests remedies like park prescriptions may be as key to mental and physical health as diet, exercise, and sleep.

In rural Argentina, Hacienda Camino offers parents a suite of skills and resources to help raise healthy children.

Sex education is often taboo in close-knit Druze communities, but a new generation is creating its own care networks.

In Tijuana, Uganda, and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement, and constant violence are finding moments of solace in the art of dance.

AI is trained on data from our health care system as it exists, which means the data is contaminated by racial, economic, and regional disparities. But there are solutions.

Sonya Massey's killing is a reminder that police do not keep Black women, nor Black disabled people, safe, says activist Cat Brooks.

Facing a health care system without sufficient translation services and a grueling economic landscape, Punjabi residents in Fresno, California, have created an organization to help meet their community’s unique needs.

Birth workers serving Black pregnant people maintain the holistic methods—and data privacy—that distinguish doula care from the medical-industrial complex.

A note from adrienne maree brown: Gilda Sheppard directed a film called Since I Been Down, in which Kimonti Carter was a protagonist as a transformed man leading his community

Instead of gutting Medicare and Medicaid, as Project 2025 envisions, here's what a holistic, collective approach to health care would look like.

Restorative justice can be a challenging approach to domestic violence, but it can also be rewarding when the people involved are participating with genuine desire to find a path forward.

Often forced to become experts on their own treatment, rare-disease patients are modeling the collective care and mutual aid networks that can help ensure everyone's long-term survival.

Kamala Harris may win the presidency, but the media’s portrayal of her won’t challenge the expectations of those who see Black women as their mammies.

The bond between people and their pets can be life-saving, especially amid the struggle for safe housing.

From the depths of the sea, whales are urging us to recognize our shared history, fate, and future, writes Michaela Harrison.