Most Recent Articles - YES!

YES! has a positive solution-oriented focus. We reframe issues, reflect diverse human-scale stories, and offer tools for people to use and to pass along. Here are our most recent articles and blogs.

Will the 99% Outbid the Billionaires Trying to Buy the LA Times?

by YES! online staff

posted May 16, 2013

A new player has joined the high-stakes bidding war over the Tribune Company, which owns some of America’s largest newspapers: the people of the United States.

Marriage Equality for Minnesota? You Betcha!

by Christopher Zumski Finke

posted May 16, 2013

In just six months, the “Land of Lakes” went from debating a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, to legalizing it this week. One proud resident on celebrating change in one of our more politically quirky states.

Nerds, Jocks & Conscientious Objectors: The Hidden World of Israel’s High School War Resisters

by Sarah Lazare

posted May 16, 2013

High school's tough enough without having to face prison time for refusing to serve an occupation you know is wrong.

Fracking the Suburbs: An Explosive Combination?

by Peter Pearsall

posted May 15, 2013

As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia—and the neighbors aren’t pleased.

Vandana Shiva on the Future of Food

posted May 14, 2013

Join us for YES! Magazine’s 3rd Annual Celebration on September 12th.

The Farm Bill’s “Government Handouts”: Who Really Benefits?

by Shannon Hayes

posted May 14, 2013

There’s nothing like talk of “government handouts” to get people upset. But when it comes to farm bill, the real culprits might not be who you think they are.

“Modified Social Benches”: An Experiment in Outdoor Socializing

by Cat Johnson

posted May 13, 2013

An installation of creatively shaped benches in Belgium pushes the edge of urban sit-ability.

Mothers Day Cards that Actually Depict Our Moms

by Corey Hill

posted May 10, 2013

The reality of motherhood in America has little in common with the comfortable images portrayed in cards and on TV. A set of Mothers Day e-cards you can send for free shows moms that better reflect our diverse society.

Why Sharing News About Solutions Is a Revolutionary Act

by Frances Moore Lappé

posted May 10, 2013

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.

Worker-Owned Window Factory Opens for Business

posted May 09, 2013

When the company known as Republic Windows and Doors closed its Chicago factory, the workers raised the money to buy back the company themselves. The worker-owned cooperative they formed opens today.

Housing Crisis on the Rez: Why Haul a Run-Down Shack from the Plains to DC?

by Mark Andrew Boyer

posted May 09, 2013

Tribal leaders trucked the battered old home to Washington to show the nation’s leaders what the housing crisis on reservations looks like in person.

Marriage Equality Victories Show How Change Happens, One Step at a Time

by Gar Alperovitz

posted May 09, 2013

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.

Would Smokey the Bear Get Arrested to Stop Fracking?

by Peter Rugh

posted May 09, 2013

When artist Lopi LaRoe used Smokey the Bear imagery to encourage anti-fracking activism, the Forest Service threatened her with a lawsuit.

Why the TransPacific Partnership is a Scary Big (Trade) Deal

by Kristen Beifus

posted May 08, 2013

A super-sized NAFTA, the TPP gives foreign corporations privileges that can override domestic laws on environmental health and citizens’ rights. Here’s why we shouldn’t let it pass without a fight.

The Bright Side of the Money Crisis

posted May 06, 2013

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.