http://www.yesmagazine.org The good life doesn't have to cost the planet. daily 1 2009-04-15T23:56:43Z http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/englewood-speaks How do we teach high school students to see themselves as protagonists in history? One idea involves Lupe Fiasco, Matt Damon, and the late Howard Zinn. No publisher Yana Kunichoff 2012-02-10T06:19:34Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-yes-breakthrough-15/book-review-urban-homesteading Heirloom skills for sustainable living. No publisher Oliver Lazenby 2012-02-09T19:35:32Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-yes-breakthrough-15/farmers-go-wild Going beyond organic, a new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops. No publisher Abby Quillen 2012-02-09T19:37:30Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/the-benefits-of-gratitude There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. It turns out this isn’t just a fluffy idea. No publisher Ocean Robbins 2012-02-09T19:39:04Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/6-ways-to-empower-others What makes a good leader? The gift of strengthening everyone else. No publisher Starhawk 2012-02-07T05:32:26Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/5-acts-of-creative-disruption Video: From mic checks in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to flash mobs at Target, expressing dissent has never been more colorful. No publisher Ayla Harbin 2012-02-07T05:49:19Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/vandana-shiva-teachers-for-a-living-world While Ivy League schools marvel at India’s economic growth, Vandana Shiva’s University of the Seed looks to the earth—and Gandhi—for guidance. No publisher Madhu Suri Prakash 2012-01-28T23:20:16Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/a-tale-of-two-cities-beijing-and-detroit Which symbolizes success, and which disintegration? It may not be what you think. No publisher Helena Norberg-Hodge 2012-01-27T02:15:39Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-yes-breakthrough-15/deb-richter-a-cure-for-broken-health-care The YES! Breakthrough 15: Meet the doctor who uprooted her life to bring universal health care to Vermont. No publisher Daniel Fireside 2012-01-26T00:44:01Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/beyond-free-or-fair-trade-mexican-farmers-go-local We usually think of the demand for local, organic foods as coming from the North. But in southern Mexico, the growing localist movement is a strategy for survival. No publisher Mike Wold 2012-01-26T00:41:37Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/local-economies-for-a-global-future Yes, we need to relocalize—but that doesn’t mean we're headed for provincialism. Anticipating our near-heavy, far-light future. No publisher Jason F. McLennan 2012-01-19T23:49:37Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/why-own-when-you-can-share Welcome to the new age of collaborative consumption. No publisher aharbin 2012-01-13T18:51:20Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/we-still-want-bread-and-roses-too The centennial of the famous strike in Lawrence, Mass., reminds us that our fight is about more than economics. No publisher John de Graaf 2012-01-13T17:55:55Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-yes-breakthrough-15/may-boeve-friendship-to-carry-us-through-crisis The YES! Breakthrough 15: The worldwide climate-change movement started with the dreams of a few college friends. No publisher Colin Beavan 2012-01-13T17:56:50Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/work-reimagined-detroit-gets-creative How residents of America’s most famously down and out city are building livelihoods that also rebuild their communities. No publisher Zak Rosen 2012-01-06T18:23:23Z Article