http://www.yesmagazine.org Doing right by our global neighbors. daily 1 2009-06-26T18:58:17Z 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/blogs/john-cavanagh-and-robin-broad/taking-on-the-trade-laws-of-the-1-percent A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador’s attempts to put human rights above corporate rights. No publisher John Cavanagh 2011-12-23T20:47:23Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/occupy-wall-street-on-the-waterfront This week, protesters from Anchorage to Los Angeles coordinated a convtroversial mass effort to shut down the West Coast’s ports, “hitting Wall Street where it hurts the most.” No publisher Madeline Ostrander 2011-12-16T19:05:42Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/the-tricks-of-the-trade-deals Three new agreements are predicted to kill jobs and solidify corporate power. It's our turn to have a say in how we trade. No publisher Kristen Beifus 2011-11-09T20:58:54Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/building-a-resilient-economy Today’s economy relies on a globalized supply chain—where a single broken link can lead to widespread financial catastrophe. It doesn’t have to be that way. No publisher Matt Stoller 2011-08-19T05:36:17Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/john-cavanagh-and-robin-broad/an-appeal-to-u2-who-is-more-rooted Anti-poverty crusaders like Bono call critical attention to what's wrong with the world. But what if we also showed who's doing it right? No publisher Robin Broad 2011-08-19T05:44:08Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/cacao-cooperative Video: A happy tale of the success of a cacao cooperative in the Dominican Republic. No publisher aabdallah 2011-08-19T05:43:34Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/for-teachers/essay-bank/exemplary-essay-on-poverty-global-trade-justice-and-the-roots-of-terrorism Bradley Stone, a student at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Poverty, Global Trade Justice, and the Roots of Terrorism" by John Perkins. Read Bradley's essay on who he thinks are the real terrorists. No publisher Bradley Stone 2011-08-19T05:35:34Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/john-cavanagh-and-robin-broad/the-story-of-refined-white-rice How a once nutritious grain was transformed into something unhealthy to eat. No publisher Robin Broad 2011-08-19T05:44:55Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/john-cavanagh-and-robin-broad/the-coming-global-food-fight As aggression mounts with the rise of food prices worldwide, small-scale farms rooted in local markets could avert international disaster—and lead the way to "food democracy." No publisher John Cavanagh 2011-08-19T05:36:09Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/can-animals-save-us/fair-labor-logos-find-factory-home A new wave of campus clothing that's made with a livable wage. No publisher Rachel Taber 2011-08-19T05:36:05Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/david-korten/7-steps-for-action-toward-a-new-economy Rather than turning again to increased global competition to mend our failing economy, we must instead steer our focus toward cooperation and equality. No publisher David Korten 2011-08-19T05:35:27Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/john-cavanagh-and-robin-broad/rooted-agriculture-5-ways-governments-can-help As food prices rise, how can governments support small-scale, sustainable farmers? No publisher John Cavanagh 2011-08-19T05:27:01Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/beverly-bell-in-haiti/miami-rice-the-business-of-disaster-in-haiti Haitian farmers are resisting rice imports they say cripple their chances of real food security. No publisher Beverly Bell and Tory Field 2011-08-19T05:43:54Z Article http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/a-real-solution-to-global-debt-crises Why the world needs a fair and transparent process for dealing with debt. No publisher Julia Dowling 2011-08-19T05:17:09Z Article