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Rapper 2 Chainz: Ex-Felons Can Get Their Voting Rights Back
posted Oct 31, 2012 - One the biggest voting myths is that those with felonies on their record have lost the right to vote forever. Here’s how you can get re-enfranchised.
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The City is Our Canvas: A Bay Area Tour, in Murals
posted Oct 24, 2012 - From the alleys of San Francisco to the streets of West Oakland, murals are cropping up throughout the Bay Area with themes as diverse as the artists who paint them.
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Photo Essay: Israelis and Palestinians Join Up to Rebuild Homes
by Ben Gussposted Oct 18, 2012 - Volunteers from both the Jewish and Arab sides of the conflict join forces to rebuild homes demolished by the Israeli government.
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Cobblers, Carpenters, Baristas: Portraits of Americans at Work
by Caleb Fergusonposted Oct 12, 2012 - Photo Essay: From hot dog stand owner to skateboard instructor, a cross-country exploration of the jobs we love.
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The Power of Introverts
posted Oct 12, 2012 - Does society favor extroverts over introverts? In this TEDTalk, social psychologist Susan Cain takes us into an introvert's world, and shares why being quiet and contemplative should be acknowledged and celebrated.
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Gar Alperovitz on Cooperative Economy: “I’ll Bet My Life on It”
posted Oct 04, 2012 - Gar Alperovitz was in Seattle for the annual meeting of the National Cooperative Business Association and spoke at Town Hall Seattle immediately following a live screening of the first presidential debate. YES! Magazine’s executive editor Sarah van Gelder introduced him.
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Cartoon: Naughty Children, Then and Now
by Joe Mohrposted Sep 27, 2012 -
Libyan People to Americans: “This Is Not the Behavior of Our Islam”
posted Sep 13, 2012 - Photo Essay: Amid the noise of escalating violence, Benghazi citizens speak for themselves: “This does not represent us.”
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Yard Work Unplugged: Scything’s Quiet Comeback
by Doug Pibelposted Sep 07, 2012 - Photo Essay: Cut the grass—and the noise—with this rare opportunity to see YES! staffers work up a sweat!
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YES! Music Picks: Fall 2012
posted Aug 01, 2012 - Musical inspiration while putting out the Fall 2012 issue.
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Quote: Eduardo Galeano
posted Aug 01, 2012 - A quote from Eduardo Galeano, from It's Your Body, the Fall 2012 issue of YES! Magazine. Download it here.
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Bidder 70: The Tim DeChristopher Story
by Samantha Herndonposted Aug 01, 2012 - Last year, climate activist Tim DeChristopher went to jail for bidding $1.7 million (that he didn't have) to save 22,000 acres of public land from corporate extraction.
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Minnesota’s Ground Zero for Unjust Evictions
posted Jul 18, 2012 - A glitch in PNC Bank’s online payment system meant the Cruz family’s home fell into foreclosure, putting it at the center of a committed community stand-off.
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Inside America’s Worst Toxic Waste Cover-Up
by Valerie Schloredtposted Jul 18, 2012 - Film Review: The Big Fix exposes BP’s efforts to minimize awareness of North America’s biggest oil spill.
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A Pastor, a Rabbi, and an Imam Walk Into a Book ...
by Jenn Carretoposted Jul 04, 2012 - In "Religion Gone Astray," three leaders—and friends—from different religions take on violence, exclusivity, gender inequality, and homophobia in some of their scriptures' most controversial verses. What they discovered surprised them.
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