WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  YES! THIS YEAR :: 2010 GREATEST HITS   YES! This Week is one year old! From a collection of over 800 new articles posted online and from our flagship print publication, YES! Magazine, here’s a top 5 in each topic, along with the best YES! interviews, videos, and photo essays of 2010. Enjoy! We are an independent, ad-free nonprofit, and rely on the support of you, our loyal readers. If you have the means, please consider making a donation, large or small, to support our stories of possibility, or subscribe to the magazine. And if you have supported us financially this year, thank you. SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS Adam MacKinnon Newsletter Editor, YES! Magazine P.S. Spread the word! Can you think of 5 friends who might enjoy YES! This Week? Send them this email, and invite them to sign up for 2011. HAPPINESS   A History of Happiness Darrin M. McMahon, Ph.D.   |   Oct 01, 2010 We've forgotten much of what older traditions knew about happiness.   MORE » My Tiny, Free House Michael Janzen   |   Aug 10, 2010 Michael Janzen had a big house and a big mortgage. Then the financial crisis hit, and he wondered just how small, and how cheap, a house could be.   MORE » Life After Worry Akaya Windwood   |   Jun 15, 2010 A few years ago, Akaya Windwood made a decision not to worry. Ever. So how’s that working out for her?   MORE » Making a Difference Makes You Happy Tim Kasser   |   May 05, 2010 A series of studies find that activism brings pleasant emotions, greater life satisfaction, and more experiences of freedom, competence, and connection to others.   MORE » Meet the Radical Homemakers Shannon Hayes   |   Feb 01, 2010 How families are achieving ecological, social, and economic transformation... starting under their own roofs.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   A Day in the Life of a BerkShare Bill McKibben   |   Oct 18, 2010 What’s it really like to deal in regional currency?   MORE » What is Real Wealth? John Robbins   |   Aug 31, 2010 We've been measuring happiness in all the wrong ways. What's the pathway to true quality of life?   MORE » Homeowners’ Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? Ellen Brown   |   Aug 18, 2010 The financial juggling that helped cause the 2008 crisis may be coming back to haunt banks—and help homeowners.   MORE » 10 Common Sense Principles for a New Economy David Korten   |   Aug 06, 2010 It’s time we the people declare our independence from the money-favoring Wall Street economy.   MORE » A New Deal for Local Economies Stacy Mitchell   |   Apr 29, 2010 More local, durable economies are already taking root. We can help them along by changing the way we regulate businesses, plan cities, and finance the communities we want.   MORE » PLANET   An Interstate Bicycling System Winona Bateman   |   Nov 01, 2010 A system of bicycle routes to connect the nation? It’s happening.   MORE » 8 Food Rules from My 10-Mile Diet Vicki Robin   |   Oct 19, 2010 After a month of hyperlocavore eating, Vicki Robin developed her own food rules for a lifetime.    MORE » Waste Not: Seattle’s Road to Zero Trash Richard Conlin   |   Aug 16, 2010 There’s simply no room for waste in a carbon neutral city. Seattle has a plan to cut its contribution to landfills—and it’s working.   MORE » UN Calls for Climate Friendly Diet Frances Moore LappÉ   |   Jun 23, 2010 Frances Moore Lappé: Global food problems are about justice, not scarcity.   MORE » The Righteous Small House: Challenging House Size and the Irresponsible American Dream Jason McLennan   |   Jan 29, 2010 An architect asks, at what point does size cancel out sustainability?   MORE » PEOPLE POWER   Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling Mari Margil, Ben Price   |   Nov 16, 2010 A historic new ordinance bans natural gas drilling while elevating community decision making and the rights of nature over the “rights” associated with corporate personhood.   MORE » 10 Ways Our World is Becoming More Shareable Neal Gorenflo, Jeremy Adam Smith   |   Jun 22, 2010 We’re sharing more things, more deeply, with more people. Why sharing is the answer to some of today’s biggest questions.    MORE » Weaving A Great Turning: Transition Albany Takes It Step-by-Step Pamela O'Malley Chang   |   Jun 10, 2010 A follow-up on the efforts to transform a 1.7-square-mile California town into a self-sufficient and resilient community.    MORE » Citizens United: People Strike Back Riki Ott, David Cobb   |   Apr 16, 2010 How states and people are mobilizing to defend democracy.   MORE » Climate Game Changer Sarah van Gelder   |   Apr 02, 2010 Can Cochabamba pick up where Copenhagen failed?   MORE » PEACE & JUSTICE   Slavery Goes Public Christa Hillstrom   |   Oct 21, 2010 Are the products you buy tainted by slavery and child labor? A new California law can help you find out.    MORE » An End to Constant War William J. Astore   |   Jul 09, 2010 Seven reasons we’re always at war … and seven ways to quit.   MORE » The Roots of Compassion Sheikh Jamal Rahman   |   Jun 08, 2010 To be compassionate toward others, we first have to learn to be merciful with ourselves.   MORE » Building Cultures of Peace Riane Eisler   |   Feb 11, 2010 If we are to build cultures of peace we have to start talking about something that still makes many people uncomfortable: gender.   MORE » What’s Wrong with Avatar? Fran Korten   |   Jan 15, 2010 OK, I enjoyed the movie. A lot. Right up to when I took off the goggles and reflected on the ending.    MORE » Building the World We Want: Interview with Mark Lakeman Brooke Jarvis   |   May 12, 2010 Interview with the co-founder of the City Repair Project, a Portland group that helps neighbors turn public spaces into gathering places.   MORE » Want the Good Life? Your Neighbors Need It, Too Brooke Jarvis   |   Mar 04, 2010 New research shows that, among developed countries, the healthiest and happiest aren't those with the highest incomes but those with the most equality. Epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson discusses why.   MORE » Bearing Witness: Chris Jordan on Art, Grief, and Transformation Brooke Jarvis   |   Apr 14, 2010 Photographer Chris Jordan’s latest project left him feeling grief and hopelessness. Now he wants more people to discover how productive those emotions can be.    MORE » John Francis: Walking Away From Oil Madeline Ostrander   |   May 28, 2010 When an oil spill coated birds in San Francisco Bay 40 years ago, he quit driving. Then he quit speaking. Madeline Ostrander asked him what he learned in that process that can help us deal with the BP oil spill.   MORE » Building Community: An Economic Approach David Korten with David Brancaccio   |   Nov 17, 2010 David Korten: What economic transformation has to do with building stronger, happier communities.   MORE » VIDEOS OF THE YEAR    Becoming an Empathic Civilization Nov 04, 2010 Economist Jeremy Rifkin believes we can do it, and now he’s got cartoons to show why.   MORE » The Happy Planet Index Oct 08, 2010 Video: Forget the GDP. There’s a new way to measure the good things in life.   MORE » How to Be Alone Sep 03, 2010 What can we learn about ourselves when we let go of our fear of loneliness?   MORE » Pete Seeger: Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In Aug 04, 2010 As Willie Nelson taught us, you just can’t play a sad song on a banjo. Folk legend Pete Seeger unveils his newest protest song.   MORE » Move Your Money Jan 13, 2010 Move Your Money is a growing national movement to switch money out of big, national banks and into local, community banks. A video paralleling "It's a Wonderful Life" promotes the campaign.   MORE » PHOTO ESSAYS OF THE YEAR    Humanity, in Photos Nov 15, 2010 Featuring 150 images from around the world, and complemented by heartwarming and inspiring quotes, Humanity is a touching tribute to our most treasured relationships.   MORE » Signs of Sanity (and/or Fear) Nov 01, 2010 The best sights and signs from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.    MORE » Roots of the Local Food Movement Sep 15, 2010 Photo essay: The locavore movement may seem like a fad to some, but these wartime posters show that equating local food and security has deep roots in U.S. history.    MORE » Building a Handmade Cob House Aug 13, 2010 Brian Liloia had never built anything before he took on the task of building his own home. See how he turned a mixture of straw, clay, and sand into a uniquely cozy place to live.   MORE » It’s Everybody’s Water May 13, 2010 All living things need water. It’s time we fell in love with the bundle of atoms that makes Earth possible. Watch this short, fun video.   MORE » YES! Magazine  ::  www.yesmagazine.org 284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870, USA CONTACT US VIA EMAIL   ::  Phone: 206-842-0216 / 1-800 937 4451 We never sell or share our email list. To remove yourself from this list, go back to your email and click the unsubscribe link at the top.  Please add yesnewsletters@yesmagazine.org to your email address book to ensure delivery.   If this email was forwarded to you, sign up for your own YES! Magazine newsletters Each quarter, YES! Magazine takes on today’s critical issues with a fresh and positive point of view. Our stories fuse powerful ideas and practical actions, and inspire people to create a better world. YES! is an independent, non-profit, ad-free magazine printed on 100% post-consumer-waste paper. SUBSCRIBE TODAY AT THIS SPECIAL RATE