New Economy

People We Love :: Humberto Ríos Labrada
by Kelly Shea
Sep 29, 2010
Helping farmers restore biodiversity in Cuba
Appalachia Rising for a New Economy
by Brooke Jarvis
Sep 28, 2010
Appalachian residents are serious about putting a stop to mountaintop removal coal mining—and building a more sustainable economy to take its place.
Cooperation Law for a Sharing Economy
by Janelle Orsi
Sep 23, 2010
A new sharing economy is emerging—but how does it fit within our legal system?
Invest in the Sock Exchange—and Other Ways to Join the Sharing Revolution
by Jeremy Adam Smith
Sep 17, 2010
When we share as much stuff as possible, we walk more lightly on the earth and often improve our quality of life.
Crash Course In Resilience
by Sarah van Gelder
Sep 17, 2010
We can strengthen our communities and ourselves to prepare for the uncertain world of failing economies, climate change, and oil depletion.
Seeds of Resilience
by Sarah van Gelder
Sep 17, 2010
Climate change, peak oil, and a stalled economy: The Fall 2010 issue of YES! Magazine shows how people step up in uncertain times to create a resilient way of life.
DIY Education: How to Start a Freeskool
by Lily Gershon
Sep 16, 2010
Who defines what schools are or what they teach? Why not you?
Pioneers of the New Normal
by Sarah van Gelder
Sep 14, 2010
We’re facing a very different world than the one we knew. Here’s what people are doing to prepare …
Raise My Taxes, Please
by Naomi Sobel
Sep 09, 2010
Why one wealthy American wants the Bush tax cuts to expire and the estate tax to be reinstated.
Resilient Ideas: Processing Food Where the Food Is
by Ari LeVaux
Sep 09, 2010
Helping farmers process their produce builds local food security.
Students Score Victory for Honduran Workers
by Valerie Schloredt
Sep 09, 2010
How the "Just Pay It!" campaign on college campuses leveraged $1.5 million for Nike garment workers.
Resilient Ideas: Reclaim, Repair, Rebuild
by Susan DeFreitas
Sep 09, 2010
How the rebuilding boom improves communities, benefits the environment, and even creates jobs.
Resilient Ideas: Return of the Mercantile
by Tiffany Ran
Sep 09, 2010
How a small town in Wyoming replaced a dying downtown with a community-owned shopping hub.
Resilient Ideas: Making Fruit Public
by Susan DeFreitas
Sep 09, 2010
Art-infused activism to bring city fruit to the public.
10 Ways to Solve the Jobs Problem
by Fran Korten
Sep 02, 2010
Imagine a no-holds-barred “summit” that comes up with ideas to solve both our job and environmental problems. What might it come up with?