YES! Magazine

Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa’s Farmland—Can They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?
So many older women are inheriting farms that some experts believe training them in land conservation may be society's best bet in protecting the food supply. Sena Christian Feb 25, 2015

These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers
Though the model is new and small, it holds outsize potential for the many neighborhoods whose downtowns are controlled by faraway landlords or retail chains. Olivia LaVecchia Feb 23, 2015

These Cities Built Cheap, Fast, Community-Owned Broadband. Here's What Net Neutrality Means For Them
Publicly owned broadband lets local communities from Iowa to Louisiana control a vital economic resource—rather than leaving it in the hands of a few monopolistic corporations. The outcome of this week's FCC vote could either help or hinder the path forward. Gar Alperovitz Feb 23, 2015

These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers

Though the model is new and small, it holds outsize potential for the many neighborhoods whose downtowns are controlled by faraway landlords or retail chains.

Olivia LaVecchia Feb 23, 2015

These Cities Built Cheap, Fast, Community-Owned Broadband. Here's What Net Neutrality Means For Them

Publicly owned broadband lets local communities from Iowa to Louisiana control a vital economic resource—rather than leaving it in the hands of a few monopolistic corporations. The outcome of this week's FCC vote could either help or hinder the path forward.

Gar Alperovitz Feb 23, 2015

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When the Grandmothers Awoke

Becoming a global family, one that unites ancient indigenous wisdom with other faith and cultural traditions, is essential if humanity is to overcome the crises of climate change.

Jennifer Browdy Mar 02, 2015

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From Warrior Cops to Community Police: A Former Chief on How We Can Turn Back the Tide of Militarization

Police in America belong to the people—not the other way around. Former Seattle police Chief Norm Stamper on how we can turn war zone occupiers back into friendly neighborhood officers.

Norm Stamper Feb 27, 2015

Forget Dystopian Fiction: This New Novel Explores Being a Modern Teenager Waiting for the End Times

In Bryan Bliss' debut novel, 16-year-old Abigail's family follows a charismatic preacher to San Francisco, where they live in a van to wait out the apocalypse. But if you believe completely that the world is coming to an end, what do you do when it doesn’t?

Christopher Zumski Finke Feb 26, 2015

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We're Young, Passionate, and Bent on Justice: Why #BlackLivesMatter Is Irresistible

The people dying are moms and dads, kids and teenagers, nerdy, quiet boys and girls. This movement is showing what wholeness looks like and demanding an uncompromised justice.

Adrienne Maree Brown Feb 24, 2015

Julie Matthaei and Keith Harrington in front of the Sheraton Boston during the Annual Economic Association conference. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Depew.)

Students for Economic Pluralism, Unite! How College Kids Are Taking on the “High Priests” of Money

After years of work as a climate activist, Keith Harrington decided to get a degree in economics. Now, he’s working to transform the field.

James Trimarco Feb 20, 2015

From the Current Issue

The Largest Chinese Bike Share Program Is 12 Times the Size of NYC’s

(And 22 other numbers that will help you understand our world).

Miles Schneiderman Feb 20, 2015

Local Food With a Big Twist: Oregon Super-Cooperative Takes Aim at the Corporate Food System
This co-op south of Portland wants to strengthen the local food system by helping local farmers cooperate instead of compete with one another. Mary Hansen Feb 18, 2015

“We've Known What Police Brutality Feels Like”: Pussy Riot’s Tribute Song to Eric Garner

In a new music video, two members from Russian punk band Pussy Riot get dirt shoveled over their faces and are buried alive. It's powerful and disturbing to watch.

Christopher Zumski Finke Feb 20, 2015

From the Current Issue

Why We Need a New—and Old—Relationship With Our Living Earth

More and more people have come to understand that behaving as if they hold all rights to Earth’s bounty amounts to an eighth deadly sin.

Dean Paton Feb 18, 2015

Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society—Or Just Hardware?

At feminist hackerspaces, members are less interested in digital trespassing than in developing a safe community for experimenting, creating, and collaborating.

Kayla Schultz Feb 18, 2015

From the Current Issue

Bigger Than Science, Bigger Than Religion
We’re closer to environmental disaster than ever before. We need a new story for our relationship with the Earth, one that goes beyond science and religion. Richard Schiffman Feb 18, 2015

Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa’s Farmland—Can They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?

Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa’s Farmland—Can They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?

These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers

These Cities Built Cheap, Fast, Community-Owned Broadband. Here's What Net Neutrality Means For Them

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Replace the Gospel of Money: An Interview With David Korten

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Local Food With a Big Twist: Oregon Super-Cooperative Takes Aim at the Corporate Food System

From the Current Issue

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Bigger Than Science, Bigger Than Religion

James Trimarco

Dean Paton

Sarah van Gelder

Adrienne Maree Brown

Christopher Zumski Finke