WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  HAPPINESS   Breastfeeding Moms Boot Nestlé from Maternity Wards Elizabeth Ben-Ishai   |   Oct 04, 2012 If breastfeeding is healthier for babies, why are hospitals pushing corporate infant formula? How a growing number of states and cities are banning marketing in the maternity ward.   MORE » Notes from the Frontlines of Bringing Up Girls Tomas Moniz   |   Oct 03, 2012 What I really want to tell my daughters about autonomy and sex, in the midst of a war on women.   MORE » Speaking for All Bodies (Not Just the “Perfect” Ones) Sven Eberlein   |   Oct 03, 2012 In “Sins Invalid,” performance artists shatter stereotypes around sex and disabilities to reclaim the body's redemptive power.   MORE » PLANET   A Farm Bill Only Monsanto Could Love Corey Hill   |   Oct 03, 2012 Three provisions in the bill would make it more difficult to regulate the safety of genetically modified crops. Consumers fight back with a flurry of organizing.   MORE » PEACE & JUSTICE   Alice Walker: “Go to the Places That Scare You” Valerie Schloredt   |   Oct 02, 2012 The acclaimed novelist on why a life worth living is a life worth fighting for.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   A Healthy (and Profitable) Oasis in Philly’s Food Deserts Sarah Treuhaft   |   Oct 01, 2012 The story of this seemingly ordinary chain of grocery stores suggests that collaboration with the community may be the key to success for businesses in struggling neighborhoods.   MORE » VIDEO OF THE WEEK    Gar Alperovitz on Cooperative Economy: “I’ll Bet My Life on It” Oct 04, 2012 Gar Alperovitz was in Seattle for the annual meeting of the National Cooperative Business Association and spoke at Town Hall Seattle immediately following a live screening of the first presidential debate. YES! Magazine’s executive editor Sarah van Gelder introduced him.    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