Landless Workers Fight for Fair Food
Brazil’s MST has organized the largest social movement in Latin America.
Economy
Free Your Mind(set)
To reject the growth mindset, we must divorce ourselves from careerism.
The Risky Rise of AI
Who controls the reins of artificial intelligence will determine whether it serves us all or the wealthy few.
How to Realize Dr. King’s Dream, 60 Years Later
From baby bonds to reparations, the government can undertake specific economic policies to help close the racial wealth gap.
Art in the Aftermath of Disasters
As compounding crises have plunged Puerto Rico into darkness, local artists bring light back to the island.
5 Lessons from UPS Workers’ Successful Bargaining
The UPS Teamsters flexed their collective muscle to win most of their demands from the world’s largest delivery company.
From Picket Lines to Plot Lines
Will Hollywood’s striking writers and actors translate their experiences into pro-labor, anti-capitalist on-screen stories?
The Young People Reshaping Wildfire Policy
FireGeneration advocates for Indigenous-led, youth-powered approaches to the wildfire crisis
Community-Powered Solar in Puerto Rico
With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power.
The Not-So-Rebellious Youth Revolution Coming to Your County
Data from rural Placer County, California, mirrors a larger national trend that shows fewer teen pregnancies, reduced youth crime rates, and higher educational attainment.
Strippers Join Servers and Baristas in New Labor Movement
The LA-based Star Garden Topless Dive Bar just voted in favor of joining the Actors’ Equity Association, making it the first unionized strip club since the now-defunct Lusty Lady in San Francisco and Seattle.
Hollywood Finally Starts Skewering White Wealth
The caucasity of television shows about the casual cruelty of excess is critically important. Succession didn’t shy away from that, and neither should other shows profiling the rich.
A Way Out of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
Unionized government employees are stepping in.
For a Just Transition, Recruit More Women Electricians
The U.S. is finally moving away from fossil fuels, but there aren’t enough electricians to do the job.
Our Farmworkers Deserve Better
Farmworkers have risked it all to shed light on the abuses they endure. Are we ready to listen?
California Runs the Numbers on Reparations
A task force calculated how much Black residents should receive for systemic, state-sanctioned discrimination and ongoing harm.
Why TV Writers Are Striking
As the landscape of films and scripted television has changed dramatically, Hollywood's writers have seen their earnings plummet. Now, they’re on strike.
A Surprising Improvement in Health Coverage
Amid the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people who have health insurance actually rose, and has now hit record highs.
Pushing Back Against Loosening Child Labor Laws
Multiple state bills are undoing protections against child labor, but some groups are pushing back.
Can Paying Parents Lead to Healthier Children?
It was like money falling from the sky. Except the city of Los Angeles would be sending it to her in a debit card every month. A thousand dollars. To
Diversifying Hollywood From the Ground Up
Despite years of progress, Hollywood is still majority white, male, and able-bodied, especially in leadership. A new effort is trying to seed the industry with more disabled people, especially disabled Black women creatives.
Closing the Gender Wage Gap
The pay gap between men and women has stubbornly persisted for two decades. Here’s how to close it.
Where Mutual Aid Comes to Its Own Assistance
Amid police crackdowns on mutual aid efforts around housing, many activists are finding support in each other.
Ohio Derailment Sparks Renewed Calls to Nationalize Rail
For “Rising Up with Sonali,” YES! Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Carl Rosen, General President of United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, and Marilee Taylor, 34-year veteran retired locomotive engineer and member of Railroad Workers United.
Could We End Wealth?
Billionaires are just one symptom of our upside-down economic system.
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