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10 Ways to Change Your Life 10 Ways to Change Your Life
by Colin Beavan
"No Impact Man's" picks for getting started on a climate-friendly life.
Higher Education Higher Education
by John Taylor Gatto
12 Things You Might Not Have Learned in a Classroom
31 Ways to Jump Start the Local Economy 31 Ways to Jump Start the Local Economy
by Sarah van Gelder
Build a secure, sustainable economy at home and in your community.
Just the Facts :: Why we can’t go back to the     old economy Just the Facts :: Why we can’t go back to the old economy
by Kim Eckart, Doug Pibel, Laura Kaliebe
We’re manufacturing money, not goods.
Just the Facts :: Corporate Food Just the Facts :: Corporate Food
Hunger. Pollution. Instability. Obesity. The problem with corporate food--by the numbers.
Saying Grace Around the World Saying Grace Around the World
by Nikki McClure, Anna Stern
Artist Nikki McClure adds her touch to our collection of mealtime prayers from around the world.
Just the Facts :: Who’s Happier? Just the Facts :: Who’s Happier?
by Noah Grant
A better economy doesn't necessarily mean a happier country.
10 Things Science Says Will Make You 10 Things Science Says Will Make You
by Jen Angel
Scientists can tell us how to be happy. Really. Here are 10 ways, with the research to prove it.
Our Own Agenda :: 10 Policies For a Better     America Our Own Agenda :: 10 Policies For a Better America
by Sarah van Gelder
Large majorities of Americans agree on some of the most important issues of the day, from health care to war. "Ten Policies for a Better America" shows an agenda most of us can agree on—whether we think of ourselves as red, blue, or some other political color.
Just the Facts :: How the Middle Class Got Stuck Just the Facts :: How the Middle Class Got Stuck
by Noah Grant, Layla Aslani, Doug Pibel
Surging prices, stagnant wages, spiralling debt. This is what stuck feels like.
Just the Facts: Foreign Aid vs. Military Spending Just the Facts: Foreign Aid vs. Military Spending
by Noah Grant
The U.S. spends piles of money on foreign aid, right? See how the spending actually stacks up. The U.S., with 300 million people, gives away $23.5 billion in non-military aid to developing countries. But the 333 million people in the next four countries spend almost double: $44.7 billion. Meanwhile, we account for 48% of the world’s $1.47 trillion spent on the military. And we’re tops per capita, too.
Just the Facts :: Global Warming and Climate Solutions Just the Facts :: Global Warming and Climate Solutions
 
13 Best Energy Ideas 13 Best Energy Ideas
by Sarah van Gelder
Investment in energy projects will total $16 trillion in the next two decades. Sarah van Gelder lays out over a dozen sustainable energy policies and technologies that can make our infrastructure more climate friendly.
Just The Facts Just The Facts
by Catherine Bailey, Doug Pibel
Just The Facts: Who Profits from Corporate Power? Maybe what's good for corporations isn't good for us all. Check out the numbers.
How Powerful?  ::  Just the Facts How Powerful? :: Just the Facts
Just how powerful are corporations anyway? some quick facts
Protecting Our Commons Protecting Our Commons
by Sarah van Gelder, Doug Pibel
Keeping the air, the water, the Internet and other commons out of corporate hands and in our own. A YES! Magazine interactive graphic.
8 Hotspots of Progress 8 Hotspots of Progress
by Catherine Bailey, Sarah Kuck
8 Hotspots of Progress. Explore this interactive map of the social movements, new leaders, and cross-border alliances that are transforming Latin America.
Just the Facts Just the Facts
by Sarah Kuck
Human Rights Actually Are Quite a Bargain, But We Bought a War Instead
The Universal Declaration of Human     Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
In 1948, the world agreed on rights that belong to everyone. This Magna Carta for humanity sets a high bar that few governments clear.
The Local Multiplier Effect The Local Multiplier Effect
Buying local products at local businesses creates a ripple effect as those businesses and employees in turn spend your money locally. In contrast corporate chains send most of your money out of town.
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