10 Things You Should Know About Socialism | YES! Magazine
Jan 30, 2020 · Here are 10 things from this book that you should know. 1. Socialism is a yearning for something better than capitalism. Socialism represents the awareness of employees that their sufferings and limitations come less from their employers than from the capitalist system. That system prescribes incentives and options for both sides, and rewards ...
What’s the Right Term: POC, BIPOC, or Neither? - YES! Magazine
Oct 8, 2020 · Language is alive, and like any living thing, it changes with time. Enter the debate around the phrase “people of color” or POC, which some have begun to argue against.. To better understand how people relate to POC versus BIPOC, NPR’s “Code Switch” podcast shared listeners’ thoughts on the show and online Wednesday (Sept. 30) in …
10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Exists in Every Aspect ...
Jul 24, 2017 · This article was originally published by Everyday Feminism.It has been edited for YES! Magazine. If you checked out the Jose Antonio Vargas documentary about White people, aptly titled White People, you’ll know that many White people struggle to discuss race (not that some of you needed a documentary to confirm this fact).Throw “White Privilege” into the discussion, and the awkwardness ...
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Empathy Heroes: 5 People Who Changed the World By Taking …
Nov 7, 2014 · Beatrice Webb photographed in the years before she ventured onto the streets of East London. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons.. In the early 20th century it became popular for writers and would-be social reformers—among them Jack London and George Orwell—to spend time living down and out on the streets of East London to experience the realities of poverty among the homeless, beggars, and ...
10 World-Changing Protests You Should Know About
Jun 15, 2021. Protest works. In Myanmar, Palestine, Thailand, and around the world, people are taking to the streets to resist repression and win change. Because protest works, governments try to stop it: In country after country, new restrictions have been introduced and protesters face police violence. Things got worse under the pandemic, as ...
The Everyday Resistance of Enslaved Women - YES! Magazine
Feb 19, 2021 · In her new book, A Kick in the Belly, Afrocentric British historian Stella Dadzie describes how her research into slavery-era documents reveals the lives of enslaved Black women in the Caribbean colonies and the American South. The phrase “kicked in the belly” summarizes the abuse enslaved women endured—but they also resisted, rebelled ...
What Everyone Should Know About Reconstruction
Jul 10, 2020 · A poster of the 15th Amendment in 1870. Illustration from the New York Public Library/Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images. The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment on Feb. 3, 1870.The anniversary is a good opportunity to learn about how the amendment was supposed to guarantee that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or ...
What Happens When Old and Young Connect - YES! Magazine
May 6, 2019 · For the first time ever, in 2019 the U.S. has more people over 60 than under 18. That milestone brought with it little celebration. Indeed, there were abundant concerns that America would soon be awash in a gray wave, spelling increased health care costs for an aging population, greater housing and transportation needs, and fewer young workers contributing to Social Security.
The Fear of Fat: Our Last Acceptable Bias - YES! Magazine
Nov 8, 2019 · The U.S. has a problem with its weight—but not in the way you might think. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 70% of Americans are either overweight or obese, but there’s another side to the “obesity epidemic” that isn’t spoken about enough: fat bias.. Americans who aren’t fat live in fear of becoming so.