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Fear of a Brown Planet: Watch This Stand-Up Comedian Explain 'Reverse Racism'
by Kali Swenson
May 27, 2014
Bullying, police brutality, and everyday insensitivities are regularly lampooned with Australians Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain's weapon of choice: comedy.
Questions No One Knows the Answers To
Feb 17, 2014
TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers.
"Human Libraries" and Classes Taught By Babies? They're All Part of the Empathy Revolution
by Roman Krznaric
Feb 10, 2014
Empathy can be a force for radical social change, but only if we understand how to unleash it.
How Cooking Can Change Your Life
Jan 28, 2014
In this powerful RSA Short, Michael Pollan shares some real talk about the difference between home cooked food and food made by corporations.
Facing Ourselves: The Climate Challenge Needs a New Kind of Bravery
by YES! online staff
Nov 28, 2013
Before fighting climate change, we must first confront our emotions about it.
These 5 Black Friday Send-Ups Remind Us to Keep Laughing, Not Shopping
by Erin Sagen
Nov 27, 2013
Think the "biggest shopping day of the year" has become too depraved to be funny? Let Louis C.K., Seinfeld, and South Park transform your anxiety into hilarity.
Being Kind
Nov 18, 2013
KarmaTube music video on kindness.
Kids Can Teach Themselves
Oct 21, 2013
In this TED Talk, 2013 TED Prize Winner Sugata Mitra believes that a child-driven education is the best way for kids to learn. Mitra shares his findings from his Granny Cloud and Hole in the Wall projects.
Bitcoin's Growing Influence: How Peer-to-Peer Currencies Are Taking Off
by YES! online staff
Sep 20, 2013
The decentralization and bank-free nature of this digital currency is enjoying wider acceptance. Meanwhile, governments are beginning to borrow from its ideas.
India Killed Off Most of Its Vultures—Here's Why It Cost Their Economy Billions
by YES! online staff
Sep 13, 2013
When about 97 percent of India's vultures died due to eating carcasses that contained a drug called diclofenac, it caused a boom in the feral dog population. The resulting rabies epidemic cost India billions of dollars between 1993 and 2006.
What Will Climate Change Mean for Ethiopia's Coffee Crop?
by YES! online staff
Aug 30, 2013
Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, have learned that climate change endangers Ethiopia's coffee crops. Here's what they're doing to make sure the plants will survive.
Striking Fast Food Workers: “We Can’t Survive on $7.25”
by Lauren Feeney
Aug 02, 2013
A movement to improve pay and work conditions in America’s fast food restaurants appears to be gathering steam.
100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman’s Acquittal
by Jamilah King
Jul 17, 2013
The statement, by the Black Youth Project, conveys profound sorrow along with a commitment to hold on to hope.
Clown Costume or Power Suit? How to Think about the Theatrics of Taking Action
by YES! online staff
Jul 12, 2013
Larry Bogad is an author and cofounder of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army. In this video, he explains how civil rights leaders made their work look good, and how we can use the same principals today.
Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young: A New Economy for Present Times
Jul 05, 2013
Laura Flanders interviews the directors of Shift Change, a film about the cooperative business movement.