A country that welcomes migration
PLUS: The money for “Medicare for All,” standing with Indigenous blockades, and how CEOs act like closet socialists.
| February 28, 2020 It’s seldom that we look to government for a model of how to be our best selves. But as we glance into the future and at ways to confront ever-expanding migration across the globe, the South American country of Colombia is providing admirable lessons for how we can treat refugees humanely and with compassion. In our new issue, “The World We Want,” we describe how the country’s government, led by a right-wing party, has opened its borders to Venezuelan neighbors fleeing an economic crisis at home. Lornet Turnbull, civil liberties editor P.S. Subscribe now to get “The World We Want” issue—or sign up to support YES! and your subscription will be free! Indigenous Blockades Don’t Just Decry Destruction—They Affirm Life LEANNE BETASAMOSAKE SIMPSON Money to Pay for “Medicare for All” Is Right Here TRACY MATSUE LOEFFELHOLZ Poetry at a North Carolina Biscuit Chain Brings People Together TINA VASQUEZ Get “The World We Want” Issue On the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a Look Back at What Was Lost ROB RUCK An Aspirational Vision for Life After Fossil Fuels SAMANTHA NOBLES-BLOCK A New Housing Option for Squeezed Middle-Income Americans LIZA RAMRAYKA How Black Culinary Historians Are Rewriting the History of American Food RUTH TERRY How CEOs Act Like Closet Socialists PAUL S. ADLER When the Government Failed Puerto Rico, Local Communities Stepped Up CORAL NATALIE NEGRÓN ALMODÓVAR FROM THE MAGAZINE Antidotes to Gentrification VALERIE SCHLOREDT FOLLOW YES! ON INSTAGRAM YES! is nonprofit, independent, and reader-supported YES! Media 220 Second Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 800-937-4451 :: 206-842-0216 customercare@yesmagazine.org |