In Review: Books, Music, and Film

Books, Music, and Film

The Soul of the World

by Valerie Trueblood

posted Sep 07, 2011

Book Review: Essays on the definition of terror and the consciousness of transformation.

Film Review: Carbon Nation

by Robert Mellinger

posted Aug 16, 2011

Take a trip across the United States to find out who is developing low-carbon solutions.

Film Review: To Be Heard

posted Aug 01, 2011

Three Bronx teenagers take on poverty, crime, and family stress with the help of good teachers.

YES! Music Picks: Fall 2011

posted Aug 01, 2011

Musical inspiration while putting together the Fall 2011 issue.

YES! Film Picks: Fall 2011

posted Aug 01, 2011

Film reviews from the Fall 2011 issue.

Film Review: Who Took the Bomp?

posted Aug 01, 2011

The feminist band with a DIY ethos has a beat to get you on your feet.

American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of its Food

by Laura Kaliebe

posted Jul 14, 2011

Book review: Jonathan Bloom’s “American Wasteland” and the ethical side of food disposal.

Film Review: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune

posted May 01, 2011

A long-overdue tribute to a leading Vietnam-era voice of protest.

Diary of an Eco-Outlaw: An Unreasonable Woman Breaks the Law for Mother Earth

by Kristin Kolb

posted May 01, 2011

YES! reviews the latest book from offbeat activist Diane Wilson.

Music Picks: Summer 2011

posted May 01, 2011

Musical inspiration while putting out the Summer 2011 issue: Million to One, You Are Not Alone, and Songs for Japan.

Film Review: Egypt: Seeds of Change

posted May 01, 2011

A video primer from Al Jazeera for would-be nonviolent revolutionaries everywhere.

Film Review: The Economics of Happiness

by Kristy Leissle

posted Apr 14, 2011

Why are we so lonely when we have so much? Beyond the unhappiness of a disconnected world are new—and very old—ways we can turn it around.

Common Stories

by Kim Eckart

posted Apr 10, 2011

Do you ride the bus? Use the library? Walk on the sidewalk? Congratulations—you're already part of the commons movement.

Book Review: GreenDeen

by Jamal Rahman

posted Apr 01, 2011

How Islamic faith and environmentalism can be combined in everyday life.

Book Review: Food Justice

by Laura Kaliebe

posted Mar 01, 2011

What's wrong with our food system—and how can we fix it?