Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes is an environmental journalist telling stories of society's most oppressed. She's been published in The Guardian, Yale Climate Connections, The Verge, Vox, and more. Think of this newsletter as a digital postcard from a friend.

Sometimes, I Just Sigh

Did you hear about the pipeline protester calling for a free Palestine?

Tap In

For storytellers, emotions are a necessary tool to do this work well.

Voices From the Congo

Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be real dirty, but locals don't want to see it gone.

Confrontations

We're in an age of revolution. Will it be enough?

No Justice, No Peace

We're entering an age where First Amendment rights to protest are under serious attack.