WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  HAPPINESS   “I’d Rather Have a Life than a Pile of Money” Fran Korten   |   Jul 15, 2011 Peter Buffett, Warren Buffett’s son, on his family wealth, his music career, and his commitment to social justice.   MORE » PEACE & JUSTICE   Why Egypt Ditched the IMF Mark Engler   |   Jul 15, 2011 As Egyptians continue their struggle for social justice and full democracy, there's one institution they don't want involved: the International Monetary Fund.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   Seattle Stands By Public Employees Richard Conlin   |   Jul 14, 2011 Not all governments are clashing with public employees. Seattle’s city council president on why the city passed a resolution in support of public employees and collective bargaining.   MORE » The Story of a New Economy David Korten   |   Jul 11, 2011 David Korten: We’re in the midst of a contest of competing stories—one fabricated to serve the interests of Empire; the other an authentic story born of the experience and aspirations of ordinary people.   MORE » PLANET   Appalachia’s Cry for Help Maria Gunnoe, Bo Webb, Mickey McCoy, Chuck Nelson, Bob Kincaid, Vernon Haltom   |   Jul 13, 2011 “We can no longer endure this reckless abuse of our rights, and our lives.” Appalachians appeal for help in the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining.   MORE » To Save Our Cities, Put Children First Jason McLennan   |   Jul 13, 2011 What’s the universal design principle that can make our cities great? Kid-friendliness, says architect Jason McLennan.   MORE » Climate Regulations a Job Killer? Quit Crying Wolf Donald Cohen   |   Jul 11, 2011 Over and over, the regulations that the Chamber of Commerce says will be catastrophic have become the basic safeguards we take for granted.   MORE » PEOPLE POWER   5 Protests That Shook the World (With Laughter) The Yes Men   |   Jul 12, 2011 Great moments in “laughtivism” from Yes Men Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, the guys who duped the BBC, embarrassed Dow Chemical, and mocked Halliburton.   MORE » PHOTO ESSAY OF THE WEEK    Hands Across the Sand Jul 15, 2011 Photo essay: Scenes from a massive protest to protect beaches from Big Oil.   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