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Finding Love: Is it Different for Radical Homemakers?

Finding Love: Is it Different for Radical Homemakers?

Posted by Shannon Hayes at Feb 11, 2011 11:00 AM |

Shannon Hayes reflects on Valentine's Day.

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Good Debt, Bad Debt

Good Debt, Bad Debt

Posted by David Korten at Feb 08, 2011 12:20 PM |

Is using debt to create money a bad idea? It depends on where the money goes.

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Changing with the Climate

Changing with the Climate

Posted by Richard Conlin at Feb 07, 2011 03:30 PM |

In Seattle, how changes in policy help prepare for changes in climate.

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Money From Nothing?

Money From Nothing?

Posted by David Korten at Feb 01, 2011 12:45 PM |

Through their accounting slight of hand, Wall Street illusionists convince even themselves that they are enriching society rather than preying on it.

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Farmer by Farmer, an Organic Transition

Farmer by Farmer, an Organic Transition

Posted by John Cavanagh at Jan 31, 2011 01:00 AM |

After decades of chemicals, farmers in the Philippines are seeing the benefits of organic farming. But what convinced them to make the switch in the first place?

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A Hands-On New Year

A Hands-On New Year

Posted by Grace Lee Boggs at Jan 26, 2011 10:45 AM |

Grace Lee Boggs: The next decade will bring further changes in the way we think about food, work, and education.

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System Failure? Look Upstream

System Failure? Look Upstream

Posted by David Korten at Jan 25, 2011 12:25 PM |

Why is our economic system consigning billions of people to degrading poverty, destroying Earth's ecosystem, and tearing up the social fabric of civilized community?

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Citizens United?

Citizens United?

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Jan 21, 2011 01:35 PM |

The need to get money out of politics may be the one thing Americans agree on.

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Microcredit: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Microcredit: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted by David Korten at Jan 19, 2011 05:10 PM |

Unraveling the confusion behind microcredit: how some models help alleviate poverty, while others exploit the poor to make the rich richer.

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Hope Amid Hatred

Hope Amid Hatred

Posted by Pastor Don Mackenzie at Jan 19, 2011 04:35 PM |

Our polarization and anger are signs of hopelessness. What can interfaith dialogue teach us about healing our wounds and coming together?

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The Illusion of Money

The Illusion of Money

Posted by David Korten at Jan 18, 2011 12:20 PM |

Liberation from subservience to Wall Street begins with a recognition that money is just a number of no intrinsic value.

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Food for a Rooted Future

Food for a Rooted Future

Posted by Robin Broad at Jan 18, 2011 11:00 AM |

In the Philippines, a new kind of conventional wisdom about food: chemical free, community strong.

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Fixing the Future

Fixing the Future

Posted by aabdallah at Jan 14, 2011 09:10 AM |

Video: David Brancaccio's full documentary as he travels the country to visit communities that are changing their economy in unique ways.

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My Defection Story

My Defection Story

Posted by David Korten at Jan 11, 2011 01:05 AM |

How I came to challenge the economic theories and institutions I once served.

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A Different City

A Different City

Posted by Richard Conlin at Jan 05, 2011 11:45 AM |

In Seattle, the coming decades will bring new challenges—from storms and rising seas to climate refugees. How will the city adapt?

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The Missing Vision

The Missing Vision

Posted by David Korten at Jan 04, 2011 01:00 AM |

Deep change begins with a vision of possibility.

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Out of Chaos

Out of Chaos

Posted by Sarah van Gelder at Jan 03, 2011 05:00 PM |

15 years ago, YES! co-founder Sarah van Gelder wrote this piece for the launch issue of YES! How well does it stand up in a world that is, if anything, more chaotic?

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The Age of Vulnerability

The Age of Vulnerability

Posted by John Cavanagh at Jan 03, 2011 11:00 AM |

The 2008 financial crash redefined what it means to be economically vulnerable. Some nations are responding by building more rooted local economies. Will the U.S. learn from them?

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Austin: Learning to Run a Cooperative

Austin: Learning to Run a Cooperative

Posted by aabdallah at Jan 02, 2011 01:00 AM |

Video: David Brancaccio visits the owners of Yo Mama's Catering Cooperative.

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North Dakota: Banking on the Locals

North Dakota: Banking on the Locals

Posted by aabdallah at Dec 31, 2010 01:25 AM |

Video: David Brancaccio visits a bank that is invested in its community.

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