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The Birthday Balloon

Somewhere in our consumer culture, we have confused material items with expressions of love.

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10 Ways to Stop Corporate Dominance of Politics

The recent Supreme Court decision to allow unlimited corporate spending in politics just may be the straw that breaks the plutocracy’s back.

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Food Justice in the City

Will Allen is bringing farming and fresh foods back into city neighborhoods.

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I Was Scared

A student at Western Washington University's Woodring School of Education responds to YES! Magazine's interview with Parker Palmer.

Columns/Blogs

Becoming a Whole Nation

Sarah van Gelder mugHow can we unite across race lines to solve our common problems?

 

A Little Tax on the Big Casino

Tanya Dawkins, author photoA tax on financial transactions could limit speculative gambling and pump money into the real economy.

 

News & Analysis
NATO Goes Anti-Nuclear?
There is extraordinary momentum behind calls to abolish nuclear weapons, with other NATO members challenging the U.S. to keep up.
Posted Mar 11, 2010
Plug In Your Ride
Networks of electric charging stations—key to the acceptance and use of electric vehicles—are starting to appear around the world.
Posted Mar 10, 2010
Haitian Women Mourn the Dead, Recommit to the Living
In Haiti, International Women's Day is a reminder of what women have done and are still doing to keep hope alive.
Posted Mar 08, 2010
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Departments

YES! But How

Scraps to Soil

How to compost, even if you don’t have much of a yard.

"Green" Birth Control

Is there such a thing as “green” birth control?

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The Page That Counts—Spring 2010

Percentage of regional GDP spent on transportation in car-based cities: 12–15. Percentage spent in mass transit-based cities: 5–8 ... and many more surprising facts.

Multimedia
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School Lunch is a Social Justice Issue

"Renegade lunch lady" Ann Cooper on what we're teaching kids about food and nutrition—and how to change it.

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Walking Through Fear

Sarah van Gelder interviews Frances Moore Lappé.

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China's Water Garden

Chengdu's living water garden, a floating ecological living machine, is restoring open sewage canals.

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Brett Dennen's Empathy Song

Musician Brett Dennen sings for the Mosaic Project, an education program focused on building positive relationships based on respect.

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Dirt! The Movie

The Earth's most overlooked natural resource is right beneath our feet.

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Enter the YES! Cartoon Competition

Submit your caption for our latest cartoon. The best captions will appear on our website and the very best get printed in the magazine.


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