WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  PEACE & JUSTICE   Standing with Troy Davis in His Final Days Jen Marlowe   |   Sep 21, 2012 A year ago today, the state of Georgia executed a man whose guilt was widely contested. Jen Marlowe, friend and journalist, on what it was like to stand with the Davis family on the last day.    MORE » We’ve Come a Long Way from the Death Penalty, but We’re Not There Yet Laura Moye   |   Sep 21, 2012 What’s the good news about the troubling practice of execution in the U.S.? We’re already abolishing it, state by state.   MORE » In Prayer and Protest: The Fight for Troy Davis Scott Langley   |   Sep 21, 2012 The story in photos: One year ago, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis. See the remarkable photos from his final days, from the perspective of his family, friends, and supporters.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   Time for Some Good Jobs Guarantees Brooke Jarvis   |   Sep 21, 2012 Corporations often take big helpings of public funds, saying that they’ll provide jobs in return. A new policy tool helps communities “claw back” to make sure they deliver.   MORE » Less Brand, More Tactic: Labor Win’s Lessons for Occupy Olivia Rosane   |   Sep 20, 2012 A group of immigrant workers in Manhattan won a union for themselves, partly through collaboration with Occupy Wall Street. Their story suggests a collaborative path forward for the movement.   MORE » Manifesto for a Post-Growth Economy James Gustave Speth   |   Sep 19, 2012 What single change stands to give Americans more free time, healthier ecosystems, and more meaningful jobs?   MORE » PEOPLE POWER   Occupy at One Appears Restless, Transformed Sarah Jaffe   |   Sep 20, 2012 The Occupation of Zuccotti Park ended months ago. But, as the one year anniversary celebration shows, the movement is far from finished.   MORE » 3 Ways to Make Your Vote Count in a Money-Soaked Election Fran Korten   |   Sep 19, 2012 Your favored candidates may be outspent, but if they out-organize, they may be able to prevail.    MORE » How Do You Measure a Dream? Marina Sitrin   |   Sep 17, 2012 One year later, Marina Sitrin looks back on the Occupy movement, not as a list of victories and failures, but as a growing fabric of empowered voices.   MORE » Infographic: Occupy Movement Bears Fruit Sep 17, 2012 On the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we gathered together just a few of the most vibrant projects taking place under the movement’s banner and put them in a visual format.   MORE » Occupy Your Victories: Occupy Wall Street’s First Anniversary Rebecca Solnit   |   Sep 17, 2012 Rebecca Solnit provides an inspiring panorama of triumphs that Occupiers helped achieve in just one short year. She urges us to stay in it for the long haul.   MORE » HAPPINESS   9 Simple Steps to Improve Your Health (Without Joining a Gym) Sven Eberlein   |   Sep 20, 2012 Laughter, the arts, touch, sleep. What you can do in your everyday life to get healthier.   MORE » A Graceful Exit: Taking Charge at the End of Life Claudia Rowe   |   Sep 19, 2012 How can we break the silence about what happens when we’re dying?   MORE » A Mothers’ Movement for Future Generations Heidi Hutner   |   Sep 18, 2012 Cancer survivor Heidi Hutner worried about how to raise a baby girl in an increasingly toxic world. Why she, and others, are convening the Women’s Congress for Future Generations to make the earth safe again for our children.   MORE » PLANET   A Friend of the Mountains Remembered Bill Kovarik   |   Sep 18, 2012 Larry Gibson grew up in the mountains of West Virginia, and dedicated his life to defending them from the coal industry.   MORE » VIDEO OF THE WEEK    Video: Looking Poverty in the Eyes Sep 20, 2012 The Line—the place people on the bottom are trying to get to and the people on the top are trying to stay above.   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