This is Patrick Blindauer’s last puzzle for YES! as he moves on to new projects. We would like to thank Patrick for all the engaging and thoughtful puzzles he’s contributed since our Spring 2018 issue ...

Californians also voted down Proposition 6, a simple initiative that would have ended forced prison labor, a form of modern slavery. They rejected a rent control measure in spite of anxiety over the ...

The Dull Knife hide was kept in a camp at the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. But this camp was a major target for the United States Cavalry, which was still in search of those tribes involved in ...

Tricia Hersey’s new book insists we have the power to refuse capitalism’s grind culture and instead prioritize rest.

Rather than conclude Trump won over masses of voters, Kamau Franklin wants to examine why Democrats failed so badly.

There’s no denying the terror of this moment. But we will get through it with a love-filled movement focused on safety, ...

Communities targeted by escalating right-wing violence are learning from their own histories how to keep each other safe.

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own ...

In the spirit of his great-grandfather, whom the Northern Plains people affectionately referred to as Shadow Catcher, Graybill and his wife, Coleen, are working to capture shadows of today’s realities ...

A growing number of U.S. municipalities are making it possible for minors to vote. Thousands of high school students in Oakland, California, will be voting for the first time this November after a ...

Immigrants faced repeated dehumanization on a vast scale during the 2024 election. An organizer reflects on what happened and ...

Some localities are granting limited voting rights to noncitizens, especially on issues directly affecting them.