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.

Y2k Ready Or Not

by William Bole

posted Nov 02, 1998

No one knows what may come of the Y2K computer bug, but some are preparing together for the worst - and rediscovering community, self-reliance, and hope for the future

101 Ways To Get Educated

by YES! editors and advisors

posted Nov 02, 1998

A diverse list of 101 Ways to Get Educated for readers.

Education Resources

posted Nov 02, 1998

Education Resources Guide: Groups - Books and Magazine - Multimedia

Restorative Justice

by Tag Evers

posted Aug 30, 1998

When a mother meets her son's murderer, grief and anger turn into action.

Aussie Apology

by John Bond

posted Aug 30, 1998

On May 26th of 1998, Australia witnessed an event without precedent across the world. People stopped to commemorate Sorry Day, expressing their sorrow for a tragic episode in Australian history – the practice of removing Aboriginal children from their families with the aim of assimilating them into Western culture.

Book Reviews: The Argument Culture, Heaven's Face Thinly Veiled, The Plain Reader, The Community of the Future, by Frances Hesselbein

by Deborah Tannen

posted Aug 30, 1998

Deborah Tannen, Heaven's Face Thinly Veiled, edited by Sarah Anderson, The Plain Reader, The Community of the Future, by Frances Hesselbein

Book Review: The Voice of Hope by Aung San Suu Kyi with Alan Clements

by Jeff Shaw

posted Aug 30, 1998

Book Review: Toward Sustainable Communities: by Mark Roseland

by Guy Dauncey

posted Aug 30, 1998

Resources for Cities and Their Governments, by Mark Roseland reviewed by Guy Dauncey - YES! Magazine

Book Reviews: Getting a Life: Real Lives Transformed by Your Money or Your Life, by Jacqueline Blix

by Natalie Pibel

posted Aug 30, 1998

YES! But How? :: Electricity, Dry Cleaning, Birch

by Doug Pibel, Annie Berthold-Bond

posted Aug 30, 1998

Green Electricity, Avoiding Dry-Cleaning , Using Black Birch , and Non-toxic Wood Stain

Gaviotas! Oasis of the Imagination :: Part 2

by Alan Weisman

posted Aug 30, 1998

In the midst of some of the most barren reaches of Colombia, a group of visionaries invent sustainable technologies, plant trees, and discover —to their amazement—that the rainforest is returning.

Irish Healing

by Sandy Watson

posted Aug 30, 1998

A tragic bombing is a wake up call to a village in Northern Ireland

Making Peace Between Religions

by Sarah Ruth van Gelder

posted Aug 30, 1998

Spiritual leaders from 50 countries call for an end to violence in the name of religion.

South Africa: a Beacon of Hope

by Desmond Tutu

posted Aug 30, 1998

Compassionate Listening

by Kari Thorene

posted Aug 30, 1998

US peace activists discover the power of listening and dialogue for Jewish/Palestinian reconciliation.