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In Review: Books, Music, and Film

Books, Music, and Film

Remember that Famous Study About Obedience to Authority? Here's How Stanley Milgram Got it Wrong

According to conventional wisdom, psychologist Stanley Milgram's famous experiment revealed that human beings are hardwired to obey authority. But author Gina Perry looked at Milgram's data—and she's not convinced.

Andy Lee Roth Jan 17, 2014

The Education of Bill McKibben: How the Unlikely Activist Learned to Break the Rules

“Sometime in the course of the past decade I figured out that I needed to do more than write—if this fight was about power, then we who wanted change had to assemble some.”

Madeline Ostrander Dec 11, 2013

"Escape Fire" Doc Explores the Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

Beyond the Affordable Care Act, the film explores how to make a healthier America.

Valerie Schloredt Nov 19, 2013

YES! Music Picks: What We've Been Listening to This Summer

Jake Bugg, a Tribute to John Denver, and Beethoven for Everyone.

Aug 05, 2013

"Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth" Is as Beautiful Visually as It Is Spiritually

Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar's presentation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s life will inspire you.

Heidi Hutner Aug 07, 2013

The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade

Why an African American marketing consultant and a white writer took a journey to explore the effects of slavery, racism, and privilege.

Lisa Gale Garrigues Aug 07, 2013

A Marathon Runner’s Lessons for a Saner Civilization

Long-distance running demands that athletes pace themselves and keep the future in mind. Might they have something to teach those who want to create a sustainable society?

Andy Lee Roth Jul 25, 2013

How Two Plant Geeks Grew a Permaculture Oasis in an Ordinary Backyard

In “Paradise Lot,” two residents of an inner city write about how they transformed less than an acre of their blighted yard into a thriving food forest full of mushrooms, gooseberries, silkworms, and more.

Abby Quillen May 30, 2013

YES! Music Picks: Summer 2013

Pete Seeger, Steve Earle, Melodeego, and other inspiration while putting together the Summer 2013 issue of YES!

May 10, 2013

Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is a Seed

“The Seed Underground” is a love letter to the quiet revolutionaries who are saving our food heritage.

Abby Quillen Mar 28, 2013

Film Review: Ken Burns’ Dust Bowl

The new documentary will bring you inside one of the worst manmade disasters of all time in powerful detail.

Valerie Schloredt Feb 14, 2013

Book Review: Inside Will Allen’s Good Food Revolution

Like growing vegetables from seed to harvest, overhauling the country's food system takes time.

Laura Kaliebe Jan 16, 2013

Music Picks: Spring 2013

Hurricane Sandy relief, benefits for U.S.-Mexico border crossers, and other musical inspiration while putting together the Spring 2013 issue.

Feb 14, 2013

Can a People’s Movement Ground U.S. Drones?

Book Review: Killing by remote control is no game, peace activist Medea Benjamin argues in “Drone Warfare.” We know that drones kill civilians and inflame hatred against the United States—but can we stop them?

Stuart Glascock Dec 12, 2012

Pete Seeger: “You Stick Together ’Til It’s Won”

Book Review: Gleaned from letters, essays, and articles, “Pete Seeger: In His Own Words” reveals how the celebrated folk singer has considered, at every turn, what it means to sing out in a world where the din of injustice is deafening.

Kim Ruehl Nov 30, 2012