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The Yes Men Fix the World The Yes Men Fix the World
Official 2009 trailer of "The Yes Men Fix the World"
FRESH: A Documentary on Re-Inventing Our Food Systems FRESH: A Documentary on Re-Inventing Our Food Systems
Given the environmental and health consequences of industrial agriculture, what would it look like if we re-invented our food system? The 2009 film FRESH seeks out the farmers, thinkers and businesses people in America who are doing just that.
NextStep Recycling NextStep Recycling
NextStep Recycling saves computers from landfills--providing employment, education outreach and technology access to low-income residents in the process.
In Review :: YES! Music Picks In Review :: YES! Music Picks
Musical inspiration while putting out the Winter 2010 issue: Steve Earle, Mari Boine, and Richard Shindell.
Truck Cartoon Truck Cartoon
Here are the best of the October 2009 YES! cartoon caption submissions.
In Review :: YES! Film Picks In Review :: YES! Film Picks
Our favorite films this season include "The YES! Men Fix the World," "Homo Toxicus," and "Fresh."
Homo Toxicus: How Many Toxins Are in Your Body? Homo Toxicus: How Many Toxins Are in Your Body?
Film trailer for "Homo Toxicus"
The Bomb in the Age of Obama The Bomb in the Age of Obama
Trailer for a 30-minute special by Kevin Sander about the nuclear abolition movement.
Quote :: Ricardo Navarro Quote :: Ricardo Navarro
Ricardo Navarro quote from the Climate Action issue of YES! Magazine. Download it here.
Charter for Compassion Charter for Compassion
Video: Ecumenical author Karen Armstrong wished for a Charter for Compassion, a yardstick for global empathy crafted from the input of tens of thousands of religious and secular people all over the world.
Can We Reach 350? Can We Reach 350?
As expectations for action in Copenhagen diminish, activists are raising their voices. Amy Goodman interviews Bill McKibben, co-founder and director of 350.org, and Australian scientist Tim Flannery, chair of the Copenhagen Climate Council and author of The Weather Makers.
Space Cartoon Space Cartoon
Here are the best of the August/September 2009 YES! cartoon caption submissions.
Reconsider Columbus Day Reconsider Columbus Day
Does honoring Christopher Columbus with a federal holiday perpetuate a philosophy of racism and domination? A video sponsored by the United Confederation of Taino People, International Indian Treaty Council, and Rethinking Schools says that it does.
No Impact on the Environment Experiment No Impact on the Environment Experiment
No Impact Man, Colin Beavan, has put together a guide for you to try out his experiment in living with no impact on the environment.
Sarah van Gelder on Climate Action Sarah van Gelder on Climate Action
We need new strategies to wake people up to the urgency of climate change.
Elizabeth Gilbert on the Genius in Us All Elizabeth Gilbert on the Genius in Us All
Elizabeth Gilbert discusses our impossible expectations of artists and geniuses suggesting that maybe there is a little genius in us all. It's a funny, personal, and surprisingly moving talk.
Activists Drop Tar Sands Banner Over Niagara Falls Activists Drop Tar Sands Banner Over Niagara Falls
The Rain Forest Action Network dropped a 70 foot banner over Niagara Falls as a call to action and message to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during his first official visit to the White House.
Nowtopia Nowtopia
by Laura Kaliebe
Review of Chris Carlsson's Nowtopia: How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-Lot Gardeners are Inventing the Future—Today!
The Poor as Customers? The Poor as Customers?
John Harvey reviews Michael Edwards' Just Another Emperor? The Myths and Realities of Philantrocapitalism
When the Prisoners Ran Walpole When the Prisoners Ran Walpole
by Carol Estes
Carol Estes reviews Jamie Bissonette's account of a true story in the movement for prison abolition
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