Sarah van Gelder's Blog
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YES! executive editor Sarah van Gelder writes about prospects for peace, health care breakthroughs, happiness, the next economy, and other topics as they occur to her.
daily12009-04-15T00:05:32ZPeople Power Brought Down the Berlin Wall http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/people-power-brought-down-the-berlin-wall Some say it was Ronald Reagan's toughness that forced down the wall. But detente between East and West and grassroots people's movements deserve the credit. No publishersvangelderhomepage2009-11-10T17:39:38ZBlog EntrySenate Apology to Native People—A Good First Step http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/senate-apology-to-native-people-a-good-first-step The apology to Native people passed by the Senate last week is a step towards reconciliation. But on this Columbus Day, let's be clear that an apology must be followed by action.No publishersvangelderhomepage2009-10-12T22:22:37ZBlog EntryObama's Unusual Nobel Peace Prize Just Right for Unusual Times http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/obamas-unusual-nobel-peace-prize-just-right-for-unusual-times There's little time left to take on nuclear proliferation and climate chaos. Can the Nobel Peace Prize help President Obama to step up to these threats?No publishersvangelderhomepage2009-10-10T22:31:28ZBlog EntryYes Men Prank Sweeps Across New York http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/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!"No publishersvangelder2009-09-22T17:44:16ZBlog EntryA Patriot Resigns http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/stand-with-van-jones-a-real-patriot 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. No publishersvangelderhomepage2009-09-09T17:23:38ZBlog EntryThe New Economy Won't Be Like the Last One http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/the-new-economy-wont-be-like-the-last-one The new economy is built on new forms of money, and on democratic finance and business.No publishersvangelder2009-09-11T18:49:32ZBlog EntryThe Planet is Saved ... Pass it On http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/the-planet-is-saved-...-pass-it-on YES! men strike again. No publishersvangelderhomepage2009-06-28T23:54:52ZBlog EntrySecurity in Pakistan: Let's Try Generosity http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/security-in-pakistan-lets-try-generosity Two million refugees have fled the violence in the Swat region of Pakistan, the largest movement of people since the genocide in Rwanda.No publishersvangelderPakistanhomepage2009-06-23T04:39:30ZBlog EntryTribute to Thomas Berry http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/tribute-to-thomas-berry-rip Thomas Berry, priest, scholar of Asian and indigenous spiritual traditions, and cultural historian died June 1, 2009 in his hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina.No publishersvangelderhomepage2009-06-23T04:40:18ZBlog EntryA Plea to President Obama: Don't Bankrupt America http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/a-plea-to-president-obama-dont-bankrupt-america We need you to stand up to the Wall Street insiders in your own administration who might understand what boosts the profits of banks, but not what helps our economy.No publishersvangelderObamahomepageEconomy2009-06-23T04:40:52ZBlog Entry