What if the solutions to our greatest challenges were already all around us? This idea comes from a simple yet radical belief that the wisdom to transform our world already exists in our communities.

Research has consistently demonstrated that early childhood—those critical years from infancy to age 5—impacts long-term social, emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being. Kids who access ...

When wildfires swept through southern Oregon in 2020, Lena and her family lost 14 years of hard work almost overnight. Their home, their car, and most of their belongings went up in smoke. In the four ...

adrienne maree brown offers a winter solstice poem that encourages us to birth new realities.

As the United States gears up for another Trump presidency, communities are feeling shock waves of emotion that range from fear and despair to powerlessness and anger. Many of us are experiencing ...

Elections declare collective priorities. Considering Project 2025’s explicit intent to reshape the federal government and decimate civil and human rights, this moment calls for an equally bold ...

Free meals for all school children is an essential element of education—and one the majority of people in the U.S. support.

A preview of the Summer 2019 issue of YES! Magazine. This issue asks us to move through the world different as we travel, to more deeply consider the places we visit and the people who live there. You ...

In May, LA Animal Services Kennel Supervisor Leslie Corea, who had been working in animal welfare for two decades, was attacked by Brie, a 63-pound dog that had been exhibiting signs of fear, anxiety, ...

Months into the Occupation, a visitor arrived on Alcatraz Island. Chosen by the elders to reveal the traditional wisdom and prophecies of the Hopi Nation, Thomas Banyacya had come to bear witness to a ...

‘Tis the season, and while many of us might be putting up trees and decorations, planning family dinners and holiday parties, and buying gifts for loved ones, there’s one population in the U.S. for ...

The theme for our 100th issue was inspired by the political earthquake of 2020 and the butterfly model of transformative social justice.