WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  PEACE & JUSTICE   In Defense of Diplomacy Stephen Zunes   |   Nov 23, 2011 New legislation would make all diplomatic contact with Iran illegal. Stephen Zunes explains why we need to keep the lines of communication open.   MORE » PLANET   Can We Restore the Prairie—And Still Support Ourselves? Wes Jackson   |   Nov 22, 2011 Since ripping open the prairie for modern monocultures, we're losing soil and fertility. Agricultural pioneer Wes Jackson says there's another way.   MORE » A Vending Machine—for Bikes Jennifer Kaye   |   Nov 19, 2011 In Minneapolis, two entrepreneurs invented a new way of bringing bike-repair tools to cyclists on the road.   MORE » Film Review: The Last Mountain Ayla Harbin   |   Nov 01, 2011 Follow a group of residents-turned-activists in their efforts to save Coal River Mountain, the last one left in an area devastated by mining.   MORE » PEOPLE POWER   How Will Occupy Evolve? Nov 22, 2011 What’s next for the Occupy movement? Thom Hartmann interviews Sarah van Gelder about the new book, This Changes Everything.   MORE » Occupy Wall Street, Beyond Encampments Luis Moreno-Caballud, Marina Sitrin   |   Nov 21, 2011 As winter arrives and police crack down, how can occupiers keep their movement alive—and help it grow? Veteran activists share lessons from Spain’s Indignados.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   How Occupy is Transforming Our National Conversation Robin Broad, John Cavanagh   |   Nov 22, 2011 In just two months, the Occupy movement has begun to unseat an economic narrative that held sway for thirty years.   MORE » End the Fed? David Korten Responds David Korten   |   Nov 18, 2011 There’s lots of anger against the Federal Reserve from the left and the right. David Korten argues that what it needs is some major restructuring.   MORE » VIDEO OF THE WEEK    Cooking Up Karma: A Taste of the Gift Economy Nov 18, 2011 Video: At a restaurant in Berkeley, there’s no bill at the end of the meal—just a request to pay it forward for those who come after you.   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