YES! Magazine — Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions
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How French Lessons Turned Friends Into Family I was afraid of being judged by a neighbor who began giving free French lessons to my kids. But the worries melted away as our friendship grew deeper. |
Bike Friendly Cities Are the New Normal Now that all the debate about whether bike lanes are OK seems to be (mostly) over, cities around the country are enjoying their benefits. |
Delaware Seeks Overturn of Citizens United Eight in ten Americans oppose the Supreme Court ruling, which allows unlimited corporate spending on U.S. elections. Delaware is the latest state to demand that Congress step in and overturn it.
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7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy How manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and others are doing business the cooperative way. |
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Why Sharing News About Solutions is a Revolutionary Act Scary stories of kidnappings and explosions lead our news feeds, but it's the good news that helps break down the myth of our own powerlessness. |
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Survival of the ... Nicest? The Other Theory of Evolution A new theory of human origins says cooperation—not competition—is instinctive. |
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Marriage Equality Victories Show How Social Change Happens Before 2004, no state allowed same-sex marriage. Today, it's legal in 12 states and the District of Columbia. If you want to see how political progress is made, look to the local level. |
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Quitting work that leaves you unfulfilled requires a lot of courage. Here are six things you can do to get yourself ready to take the plunge.
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Get Apocalyptic: Why We're All Radical Now Feeling anxious about life in a broken economy on a strained planet? Turn despair into action.
The Future of Journalism is in the Stories of Solutions Taken all together, the practical actions YES! Magazine features reveal large societal shifts that hold the potential for a better world.
For a Future that Won't Destroy Life on Earth, Look to the Global Indigenous Uprising Idle No More is the latest incarnation of an age-old movement for life that doesn't depend on infinite extraction and growth. Now, armed with Twitter and Facebook, once-isolated groups from Canada to South America are exchanging resources and support like never before. |
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Money and Life: The Bright Side of the Money Crisis Is this “the most exciting time to be alive in human history”? The economists and scientists interviewed in this film think so, and the reasons are all about the chance to create a more fair and sustainable global economy. |
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James Baldwin’s Turkish Decade Sedat Pakay’s disarming photos of James Baldwin during his time in Turkey show a side of the great writer most of us have never seen. |
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... and other inspiration while putting together the Spring 2013 issue of YES! |
