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Neighbors for a New Economy
by Chuck Collinsposted May 05, 2010 - In Greenfield, Mass., a group of neighbors have formed a support group to face their changing world.
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Chicago’s $1.3 Million Experiment in Democracy
by Josh Lerner, Megan Wade Antieauposted Apr 20, 2010 - For the first time in the U.S., the city's 49th Ward lets taxpayers directly decide how public money is spent.
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Local Economies Close the Distance Between Us
by Stacy Mitchellposted Apr 13, 2010 - But our city planning policies are rigged against them. How can we support neighborhood businesses that slow the pace of life and encourage people to get to know each other?
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Yard for Share: My Hyperlocavore Garden
by Pamela O'Malley Changposted Apr 13, 2010 - When the internet connects gardeners with available land, surprising things can happen.
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People We Love :: Carol Beckley
by Kim Eckartposted Apr 13, 2010 - Cultivating a rural community.
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People We Love :: Ricardo Navarro
by Ashlee Greenposted Apr 13, 2010 - Choosing a sustainable path.
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No Car, No Problem
by Orion Kriegmanposted Apr 05, 2010 - Car-free living not only cuts back on your greenhouse gas emissions. It also builds local community, brings families closer together, and helps support local economies.
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Holy Week: A Journey Toward Community
by Pastor Don Mackenzieposted Mar 22, 2010 - The journey through Holy Week is a journey “out of Egypt,” because it frees us from the practices and stereotypes that keep us from moving toward a more positive future.
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Banking on Change
posted Mar 18, 2010 - With a briefcase and a motorcycle, a banker in India gets poor communities on their feet—and, in the process, blurs the lines between finance and community organizing.
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Church in Our Times: Spirit and Security in the Face of Crisis
by Andrée Zaleskaposted Mar 15, 2010 - Churches are rediscovering their role as community centers, helping to relocalize and revitalize struggling communities.
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Across Race Lines
posted Mar 09, 2010 - Sarah van Gelder discusses "America: The Remix," YES! Magazine's Spring 2010 issue.
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Haitian Women Mourn the Dead, Recommit to the Living
by Beverly Bellposted Mar 08, 2010 - In Haiti, International Women's Day is a reminder of what women have done and are still doing to keep hope alive.
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African American Farmers Go Organic, Bring Healthy Food to Southeast
by Mark Winneposted Mar 05, 2010 - The Southeastern African-American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON), helps members convert to organic agriculture, and organizes a farmers market in a park that was once off-limits to them.
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Jen Chau Forms Swirl, Unites Communities
by Berit Andersonposted Mar 04, 2010 - The daughter of a white Jewish mother and a Chinese father, Jen Chau started a meet-up group called Swirl, for multiracial people who wanted to form their own networks.
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Generation Mixed: Breaking the Race Barrier
by Adrienne Maree Brownposted Mar 04, 2010 - How the under-35 set is breaking the race barrier.
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