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.
daily12009-04-15T00:05:32ZCancel Haiti's Debt http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/cancel-haitis-debt There's a growing movement to cancel Haiti's foreign debt as a way to return to the Haitian people the authority to rebuild their lives and their country.No publishersvangelderhomepage2010-01-29T23:31:10ZBlog EntryWhat You Can Do to Help Haiti http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/how-to-help-haiti The best options for helping the Haitian people recover from the devastating January 12 earthquake.No publishersvangelderhomepage2010-01-27T19:27:13ZBlog Entry12 Innovations From the '00s That Could Save Us http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/12-innovations-from-the-00s-that-could-save-us With climate disruption, war, and a faltering economy, the '00s were tough. Still, seeds were sewn for a more green and egalitarian 2010s. And peoples movements offer the power to make real change happen.No publishersvangeldercopenhagen2010-01-13T19:17:05ZBlog EntryNine Ways Our World Changed During the '00s http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/nine-ways-our-world-changed-during-the-00s Corporations get still more powerful. A middle-class living slips away from millions. Climate change becomes deadly. War, and more war. Looking back on the '00s (uh ohs) and the nine trends that changed our world.No publishersvangelderhomepage2010-01-13T19:33:42ZBlog EntryClimate Deal: Not Done Yet http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/climate-deal-not-done-yet Leading climate justice groups are signaling that the extraordinary global climate movement that came together in Copenhangen is just the beginning. No publishersvangeldercopenhagenhomepage2009-12-20T19:39:38ZBlog EntryCap & Dividend: A Clear Winner http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/cap-dividend-clearly-a-better-idea A new bipartisan climate bill offers a much smarter way to cut emissions—auction off pollution permits and distribute the proceeds to everyone.No publishersvangelder2009-12-15T23:45:56ZBlog EntryWe Hold the Key to Copenhagen http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/we-hold-the-key-to-copenhagen "We the People" will have to act up if we want a global agreement that averts climate chaos.No publishersvangeldercopenhagenhomepage2009-12-11T19:07:03ZBlog EntryOne More Thing Seattle's WTO Shutdown Taught the World http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/sarah-van-gelder/one-more-thing-seattles-wto-shut-down-taught-the-world Among the many ripple effects of the successful shutdown of the WTO in Seattle in 1999 is one that few know about. The organizing that went into the direct action, marches, media center, and forums inspired the organizers of the World Social Forums, which have become some of the world's most important centers of people power.
No publishersvangelderSeattlePlus102009-12-01T19:58:23ZBlog EntryPeople 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 Entry