Choosing a Walkable Community
Media and outreach intern Ariel realizes it really is all about "location location location."
5 Benefits of Common Security Clubs
What can local clubs do about a global financial meltdown? A lot, it turns out.
Support for Health Care Reform on the Rise
Support for reform rebounds after a summer of widely-publicized misinformation campaigns.
My Clothes Dryer's Carbon Karma
Fran cuts her dryer’s carbon footprint by two-thirds.
One Bike at a Time
YES! Associate Editor Kim Eckart strikes a blow against climate change: counting bike commuters at the break of dawn.
The Not-So-Small Climate Actions
Climate change is really, really big. Do our small actions matter? YES! staff gets personal about climate change on our blogs.
Climate Activism: The Next Superpower
Activism is the most inspiring solution to come from a week of U.N. and G20 negotiations.
Yes Men Prank Sweeps Across New York
Over 1 million copies of fake New York Post distributed all over New York, with headline: "We're Screwed!"
Activist to British Prime Minister, Can You Hear Me Now?
Youth activist Iris Andrews gets a commitment on climate change from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, first-hand, on her cell phone.
Michelle Obama: Diet for Postpartisan Politics
The first lady launches a White House farmers market. Could her food agenda unite the nation?
Who Really Crashed the Economy?
And why do we keep blaming the wrong people?
One Man’s Trash Is Kuros Zahedi’s Art
Artist turns one man's year-long trash-collection experiment into a hopeful vision.
A Patriot Resigns
At YES!, we've known Van Jones from his work with disaffected youth in Oakland through his rise to the White House. And here's what we know: Van is a true patriot.
Health Care Déjà Vu
Can reform that does not build on the universal right to health care be successful?
Mourning a Health Care Champion
Ted Kennedy never stopped fighting to make health care in this nation what it already was in his eyes: a universal, fundamental right of all Americans.
Happy Birthday, Medicare
On Medicare’s 44th birthday, we should be learning from its example. Instead, we’re trapped in the same cycle that almost destroyed it.
Back to Basics
As Congressional negotiation heats up, what health care reforms can't be compromised?
People I Love At "Localize This"
Just a few of the wonderful people here at "Localize This", a direct action camp put on by the Ruckus Society
"Localize This": Direct Action Training Camp Turns Inward to Define a Movement
YES! ex-intern attends a radical summer camp
Seattle + 10
Time to declare our independence from Wall Street.