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Years from 1972 to 2022 that Republicans have controlled the presidency: 29 Years from 1972 to 2022 that Democrats have controlled the presidency: 22 Number of Supreme Court justices appointed
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When the Climate Crisis Hits Home
Home. The thought of it conjures up a tangle of images, of safeness and permanence and comfortable refuge. Home is also tenuous shelter under a busy overpass, in a neighborhood
On Becoming a Somatic Abolitionist
Resmaa Menakem intersperses political commentary and predictions about American democracy with explanations of how racialized trauma presents in our bodies, and offers body-focused exercises to deal with it.
Degrowth Gains Ground
Degrowth invites us to envision a much deeper societal transition than simply swapping energy sources to maintain the status quo.
The YES! Crossword: Equilibrium
Play the puzzle from our 鈥淲ork鈥� issue.
YES! Issue Contributors
Sarah Gilman is an independent writer, illustrator, and editor who covers the environment, natural history, science, and place. She spent 11 years as a staff and contributing editor at High
Readers Respond
We hope that our Summer 2022 issue was, well, a pleasure to read. The 鈥淧leasure鈥� issue explored what it truly means to center pleasure in our lives鈥攈ow does it transform
Our Work After Roe
Dear Reader, I鈥檓 writing to you the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. I am gutted and grieving for this country. I wander my house, distracted and short
Why I Give
Louise is principal/superintendent of Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy, a free, public, K-8 charter school in Yuba County, California. What are your passions? My passion is the natural world. I
The Power in Pleasure
Despite what capitalism has taught us, pleasure is neither a commodity nor a reward. It鈥檚 a foundational human need.
The Pleasure Issue
This issue is dedicated to exploring pleasure as it connects to our efforts to change the world, and, hopefully, get free in the process.
Discovering Accessible Delight
Everyone has the right to pleasure. But without disability justice, pleasure is a privilege.
Black Joy in Pursuit of Racial Justice
What does it mean to give ourselves permission to experience joy even when grief and rage are present?
These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
The pursuit of pleasure in our modern capitalist society is inextricably linked to money.
Platonic Matchmaking for Intentional Friendships
Matchmakers aren鈥檛 just for romantic relationships. Here鈥檚 how you can formally arrange your friendships.
Can Better Policy Help Reduce Overdoses?
A sensible drug policy would address the reasons many of us use drugs in the first place: We enjoy them.
Finding Freedom in Black BDSM
Black kink is about pleasure first and foremost. But it鈥檚 also bound up with freedom and empowerment.
How to Build Resilience to Shame
Today鈥檚 hustle culture claims 鈥渦nearned鈥� pleasure is shameful. But there are ways to resist this cultural response.
Medicine of the Tree People
In our modern world, conifers and evergreens are used for a spectrum of staples ranging from homesteads to holiday decor, though we rarely stop to recognize the Tree People who provide us these essentials.
To Burn and Still Grow
On the resilience of forests.
Seeking Just Trials
Trials are far from impartial if the defendant is poor or reliant on public defenders. These people are working to re-balance the scales of justice.
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Number of United Nations members that have failed to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 14 (including the United States) Member states that have failed to
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