At Seattle Idle No 麻豆社事件 Event, A Mix of Ceremony and Protest
Saturday鈥檚 Idle No 麻豆社事件 event showed that a beach can be the perfect place for a protest when a movement is drawing attention to the relationship between people and water.
Social Justice
After Police Shooting of Teenager, A Brooklyn Neighborhood Dreams of Justice
On March 9, two NYPD officers in plain clothes shot and killed 16-year-old Kimani Gray. At the marches and nightly vigils held in his memory, people are demanding a different kind of police department.
Remembering Chinua Achebe, Nigeria鈥檚 Master Storyteller
The great Nigerian author and essayist Chinua Achebe died on Thursday in Boston. In this interview with Bill Moyers, first broadcast in 1988, he explains why 鈥淭he storyteller has a different agenda from the emperor.鈥�
Three Tactics for a Stronger Climate Movement
In January, the Sierra Club reversed a 121-year-old ban on civil disobedience to reflect the urgency of climate change. The move presents an opening for radical groups to try new tactics like the three discussed here.
Pope Francis: Good News for the Global South?
The first pope chosen from outside Europe in a millennium lives in a small apartment, takes the bus, and calls out wealth inequality where he sees it. Can his vision change the Church?
Hugo Chavez: Friend of the Poor, Demagogue, or Both?
From 1999 to 2013, Hugo Chavez served as president of Venezuela. He leaves behind a mixed legacy that includes admirable efforts to empower the poor, but also a disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism.
Where Did International Women鈥檚 Day Come From?
Today, the world honors advancements for women鈥檚 rights鈥攁nd it all started with a courageous group of garment workers.
Film Offers Fresh Take on Racism in Obama鈥檚 America
Cracking the Codes features stories of racism鈥檚 continuing effects told by those who experience it daily, and includes a teaching guide for those who want to address racial issues within groups and projects.
Dancing the World into Being: A Conversation with Idle No 麻豆社事件鈥檚 Leanne Simpson
Naomi Klein speaks with writer, spoken-word artist, and indigenous academic Leanne Betasamosake Simpson about 鈥渆xtractivism,鈥� why it鈥檚 important to talk about memories of the land, and what鈥檚 next for Idle No 麻豆社事件.
Why You Don鈥檛 Frack With John Lennon鈥檚 Farm
When fracking hits close to home, Mark Ruffalo, Debra Winger, Yoko Ono, and other big names find common ground with small towns.
What the Oscars Can Teach Us About Elections That Work
Academy Award-winners are selected by algorithms that allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference, selecting backups if their first choices lose. What if we elected our leaders that way?
Behind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants
Review: 麻豆社事件 than half of the nation鈥檚 worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman鈥檚 new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat.
MLK鈥檚 鈥淩acism and the World House鈥�: 麻豆社事件 Relevant than Ever
Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥檚 thinking on racism pertained to all of world society, not just the United States. In this writing, he makes the case that racism is a 鈥渃orrosive evil鈥� that must be conquered before we can achieve peace.
Largest Climate Rally in U.S. History Comes to Washington
What does it sound like when 40,000 people raise their voices for climate justice at once?
Rapper Brother Ali on Privilege, Hope, and Other People鈥檚 Stories
In this exclusive interview, hip-hop artist Brother Ali talks to YES! about the personal transformations that have shaped his life and lyrics.
Global Day of Dance Connects Women around the Globe
Eve Ensler鈥檚 One Billion Rising brought women into the streets in every country registered with the United Nations, plus a few places that aren鈥檛. At the Seattle event, a dancing little girl seemed to represent the movement鈥檚 hopes for women鈥檚 lives.
Green Housing: In Buffalo, It’s Not Just for Rich People Anymore
Can we build sustainable housing that's affordable, too? The city of Buffalo did, and created a community jobs pipeline in the process. Here's what can happen when neighborhoods take the lead.
Today, One Billion Rise
Rise, strike, dance: The worldwide walkout for the end of violence against women and girls.
Arrests in Washington Signal Increasing Urgency on Keystone Pipeline
Forty-eight leaders of environmentalist groups such as the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and 350.org were arrested today while participating in civil disobedience. They were demanding that President Barack Obama stop construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
From the Culture of Aloha, a Path Out of Gun Violence
Beneath mainstream culture runs a current of domination, individualism, and exclusion that is harming our children. We assume this is normal鈥攂ut is it really?
Why Canada鈥檚 Indigenous Uprising Is About All of Us
When a new law paved the way for tar sands pipelines and other fossil fuel development on native lands, four women swore to be 鈥渋dle no more.鈥� The idea took off.
Only the People of the United States Can End Israel鈥檚 Occupation
Many progressives breathed a sigh of relief when last month鈥檚 Israeli elections set the stage for a centrist coalition and not a far-right one. Yet peace will remain out of reach until the American people pressure the Obama Administration to end Israeli impunity.
Pathway to Progress in Israel Runs through International Law, Local and Global Action
While Israel moved away from the far right in last month鈥檚 elections, the new coalition is unlikely to alter the occupation. But change may come from divestment campaigns, the new U.N recognition of Palestinian statehood, and in the Israeli and Palestinian campaigns of nonviolent resistance.
Sex in the Wild (a First-Hand Account)
What I learned about love from a hermaphrodite, a cannibal, and a dizzyingly diverse array of sea creatures.
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