Happiness

Reader Response: 50 Ways to Survive and Thrive
Mar 31, 2006
Ideas for living better in the future, practical suggestions from our readers.
Cohousing Comes of Age
by Neshama Abraham Paiss
Feb 19, 2006
Trends from the growing cohousing movement: commitment to environmental stewardship, continued social/political action, and growth of elder cohousing.
'Veggie Bus' Delivers Sisterly Love and Goodwill
by Barbara Sehr
Jan 11, 2006
Residents of Port Townsend reach across the miles to help Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, another waterfront artist colony battered by Hurricane Katrina.
Shelter from the Storm: an interview with Reverend Lee T. Wesley
by Dee Axelrod
Dec 12, 2005
For the Reverend Lee T. Wesley, whose Baton Rouge congregation helped shelter 500 displaced New Orleans residents, the flood washed up more than the detritus of a city. The receding waters revealed hard truths about poverty and racism. YES! senior editor Dee Axelrod spoke with him by phone at his Community Bible Baptist Church.
Reaching for Higher Ground: an interview with Russell Henderson
by Sarah Ruth van Gelder
Dec 12, 2005
No-bid contracts. “Opportunity” zones. Massive federal spending. Big decisions are being made about the Gulf region, but what do residents and evacuees want? YES! editor Sarah van Gelder interviews Russell Henderson, a resident of New Orleans and a convener of the Rebuild Louisiana Coalition.
Finding Safe Harbor
by Debra McKinney
Nov 09, 2005
Safe Harbor is a nonprofit hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, a kind of sanctuary where people coming out of shelters or off the streets can stay while they work some things out.
I Stand With You Against the Disorder
by Jeanette Armstrong
Nov 08, 2005
An indigenous woman invites us to learn how America’s rootless culture looks to a people who are “dream and land together”
A Stranger at the Door
by Anna Maria Pineda
Nov 08, 2005
Although Las Posadas is a beautiful ritual, the reality it addresses is a painful one: the reality of human need and exclusion.
At the Mercy of Strangers
by Wendy Lustbader
Aug 29, 2005
What would you ask of the people who will care for you when you are unable to care for yourself?
Where Will I Live When I Get Older?
by Carolyn McConnell
Aug 15, 2005
Green House Project replaces nursing homes.
Parenting: The Sequel
by Steve and Rita Old Coyote, Dee Axelrod
Aug 15, 2005
These grandparents bring savvy and compassion to the task of raising another generation
Art in the Village
by Abby Scher
May 25, 2005
From abandoned to beautiful: Lily Yeh partnered with the youth of North Philadelphia to transform a neighborhood.
Extreme Makeover: Neighborhood Edition
by David Wann
May 09, 2005
Five Ways to a Great Place
by Kathy Madden
May 09, 2005
Project for Public Spaces works to create places that attract people. What makes these places work?
The New City Beautiful
by Francesca Lyman
May 09, 2005
Vancouver, Seattle, London, and Chicago are getting healthier and more beautiful through "green urbanism."