Since taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has launched an all-out assault on the nation’s past. He has cut funding and signed executive orders targeting historical programming at ...

Artist’s Statement: The Diné are a matriarchal society that lives with a philosophy known as “Hózhó.” This translates to “living in balance” and includes practices for daily life that prioritize ...

Lynda V. Mapes covers environmental and Indigenous issues for the Seattle Times. She is author of six books, including most recently Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home, winner of the 2021 National ...

This illustration centers the power of collective effort and the deep-rooted strength that comes from sustained, relational support. The hands show how change happens when people come together, and ...

When Renee Lau, a special projects coordinator at the trans-led housing and wellness center Baltimore Safe Haven, transitioned at the age of 63, she lost everything. “My marriage fell apart,” she says ...

In 1992, a Canadian ecologist named William Rees coined the term “ ecological footprint,” a measurement of how much any entity was impacting the planet’s ecology. A decade later, British Petroleum ...

Ayu Sutriasa is the digital editor at YES!, where she edits stories in the health and wellness beat, in addition to specializing in gender and body politics. She currently lives on unceded Duwamish ...

Breanna is a deputy editor at YES!, where she has led coverage of environmental justice since she joined the team in November 2019. An award-winning journalist with nearly a decade of experience ...

Public Pharmaceuticals Written by Dana Brown The global medicines market is dominated by large private drug companies responsible for a decline in meaningful innovation as well as skyrocketing prices, ...

So-called “rights of nature” arguments, a novel conservation strategy dating back to the 1990s, have been lodged in 397 cases across 34 countries and even the United Nations, according to the Eco ...

In July 2022, seven years after Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission called for an apology on Canadian soil for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in Indigenous boarding schools, Pope Francis ...

As kids head back to school and the general election nears, there’s a question on the minds of many families: How will the election outcome affect kids and their education? Polling from the National ...