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Desaparecidos
Demanding answers for Mexico鈥檚 disappeared.
Desaparecidos (Espa帽ol)
Exigiendo respuestas para los desaparecidos de M茅xico.
The Many Lives of Water
Water has a living spirit and holds memories from the beginning of time.
The Yearning for Redemption
Re-entering society after being incarcerated takes a heavy emotional toll.
The Great Guzzlers: Who鈥檚 Using All Our Water?
Among the forecast effects of climate change, one in particular poses special concern: We鈥檙e running out of water.
Sacred Activism
Like water itself, the protection of this vital resource takes many different forms.
Objectifying Prince Charming
鈥淭he Male Gazed鈥� offers an imperfect reflection on pop culture鈥檚 queer influence.
Revamped
What the evolution of vampire fiction tells us about modern society.
Patriarchy Princesses
Against a backdrop of increasing repression and gender-based violence, 鈥渇emininity influencers鈥� offer what could be seen as comfort in a destabilizing time.
Time Isn鈥檛 Money
鈥淪aving Time鈥� explores a life beyond the constraints of the Western clock.
Inspiration: Jemele Hill
鈥淭he thirst for liberation an equality can never come at the expense of dehumanizing other marginalized groups.鈥�
YES! Issue Contributors
Torsheta Jackson is an award-winning journalist and native Mississippian who is passionate about penning features that showcase the stories of the people, places, and events in the Magnolia State. The former
Embracing What鈥檚 Next
Dear Reader, I鈥檓 writing to you with a full heart. I鈥檝e noticed my heart often feels this way during a transition from what is now to what is next. Like
Why I Give
Lyndsay Schaeffer Oakland, California What kind of work and/or volunteering do you do? I teach fourth and fifth grade and am also a parent to a 7-year-old. I use articles
The Imposition of Black Grief
Prolonged grief is normal鈥攁nd even necessary.
Embracing the Inevitable End
The goal of this issue isn鈥檛 to send our dear readers into a tailspin. Instead, we鈥檙e taking a hopeful approach to our 鈥淓ndings鈥� issue.聽
Could We End Wealth?
Billionaires are just one symptom of our upside-down economic system.
New State of the Game
When it comes to sports, going for gold should be genderless.
What Monogamy Misses
Expanding our kinship networks can enrich our lives.
Ending National Parks
Returning national parks to tribal sovereignty could help remedy what is often called America鈥檚 鈥渂est idea.鈥�
Fruits of Decay
There is a whole world of gorgeous foraged fungi varieties beyond what鈥檚 common in U.S. grocery stores.
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