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โ€œTheyโ€™re completely sold out of pink yarn,โ€ she said in disbelief.

In the weeks leading up to Inauguration Day and the Million Women March, a furious knitting revolution is sweeping craft baskets across the country.
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The point isnโ€™t that we necessarily have to abandon phrases like โ€œhip hip hoorayโ€ and โ€œno can do.โ€ But understanding their racist origins helps us move beyond them.

You probably havenโ€™t tuned in to MTV recentlyโ€”unless youโ€™re a big fan of teenage reality shows. But as it turns out, the music-less music television station is working to educate their audience on the racist origins of some commonly used phrases.
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U.S. Congress has an opportunity to welcome tribal nations to the table in a unique way: It can seat an Indian delegate.

To deal with a Trump administration, the tribal nation might now want to use that 200-year-old treaty right.
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12 ways to fight Trump during his first 100 days.

What would you add to the list?

Including making your city a sanctuary, boycotting all Trump products, and reaching out to independents.
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For our Summer 2017 issue, YES! will focus on what communities and individuals can do to offer sanctuary to our neighbors.

Have a story idea? Send it to us!

Send us your ideas by Jan. 25.
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โ€œI donโ€™t see color,โ€ you insist.
โ€œThere isnโ€™t a moment I donโ€™t,โ€ I respond.

After the election, I initially thought the best way to show my solidarity and stay safe was to huddle with my own. But refuge can be found in many places.
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About one-fourth of the New Hampshire's mobile home parks are resident-owned communities.

And five other creative ways Americans are stepping up to build strong local economies.
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Exactly how much difference do โ€œnew economyโ€ organizations make? Economists looked into it, and here are a few of their results.

Researcher Anders Fremstad estimated that Craigslist diverted 5 million tons of goods like toasters, couches, or luggage from being thrown away. Instead, these products were sold or given to new owners.
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Whether youโ€™re looking for ways to save a few bucks or to be kinder to the environment, these are some fun tips to fight the cold.

Whether youโ€™re looking for ways to save a few bucks or to be kinder to the environment, these are some fun tips to fight the cold.
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"Our choices are not limited to petitioning politicians or staging a protest."

Thereโ€™s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.
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The author and activist talks with YES! about millennials, climate change, and how she can't imagine being alive at "a more thrilling, challenging time."

"There is so much beauty that surrounds us. We live in a singing world from crickets to whales to yellow-rumped warblers. We canโ€™t forget this, or we will forget what it means to fully be alive."
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From kitchens that buy and sell locally grown food, to a waste co-op that will return compost to the land, new enterprises are building an integrated food network. It's about local people keeping the wealth of their land at home.

โ€œWe donโ€™t need big corporations like Walmart to come in and save us."
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Employment options can be extremely limited for undocumented immigrants who canโ€™t work legally. These single moms are relying on each other.

On a broader level, the tamales and coffee represented the mothersโ€™ efforts to create an opportunity for self-sufficiency, to foster collective economic empowerment, and to forge a path forward for themselves and their families.
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Does the value of unspoiled wildness, the cultural heritage of indigenous people, and their ancestral connection to the land outweigh the exploitation of oil, coal, timber, grassland, and water to create wealth?

By permanently protecting an area rich in indigenous cultural history, Obama has shown that some things are worth more than money.
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Encouraging children to form an emotional attachment to nature may be key to protecting our planetโ€™s future.

How do we encourage peopleโ€”especially our kidsโ€”to care more and take action?
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A growing body of research shows experiencing total darkness is critical to our well-being.

Since the invention of electric light, the night has been getting progressively brighter.
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