is a Colombian-American journalist, based in Bogotá, where she covers human rights, the environment, and social movements. In 2016, the Texas native moved to Colombia to report on the historic peace ...

Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Departments of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Pan-African Studies, as well as the Audre ‪Lorde Endowed Chair at the University of Louisville. She is ...

For decades, Colombia, the world’s largest producer of cocaine, has persecuted drug traffickers and targeted the farming of coca plants, the natural ingredient used in cocaine. Colombia has also used ...

When we interrogate the symbolism of the LGBTQ flag, we can disrupt the myth that queer communities have always been harmonious.

A preview of the Spring 2019 issue of YES! Magazine. Somewhere in time, humans’ natural relationship to soil became broken. This issue explores how communities are reconnecting to the earth and fixing ...

Less than four months into the second Trump presidency, we’ve witnessed a barrage of destructive policies, aggressive actions, and increasingly alarming rhetoric driven by greed and authoritarian ...

There is a popular saying among organizers across movements: “They wanted to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.” From the seed, I arrive at the mangrove. According to the Science Museum of ...

After nearly 30 years of publishing independent, justice-centered journalism, YES! Media will sunset operations at the end of June 2025. This was not the outcome we hoped for—but it follows years of ...

Indigenous scientists are hurrying to learn what they can about intact old-growth forests before they are gone.

Trump’s funding cuts are stalling efforts to heal the wounds of this country’s tragic experiment in forced assimilation.