WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  DO THE MATH TOUR   McKibben Spearheads Plan to Hit Dirty Energy Where It Hurts Fabien Tepper   |   Nov 09, 2012 Could 350.org’s aggressive new strategy bring an end to global warming?   MORE » Bill McKibben’s Math: Climate Change Hits Home (in a 22-City Tour) Phil Aroneanu   |   Nov 05, 2012 It shouldn't take a hurricane to blow open the debate about climate change. But Sandy might help 350.org prove what's at stake in a nationwide campaign to divest university endowments from the fossil fuel industry.   MORE » PEOPLE POWER   New Ebay Contracts: What’s in the Fine Print? Signe Predmore   |   Nov 09, 2012 Ebay’s new contracts require users to complete an involved form and snail-mail it to them in order to retain the right to make legal claims against the site. Find out how, why, and what you can do about it.    MORE » Full Speed Ahead for Food Movement, Despite GMO-Labeling Loss Cecilia Garza, James Trimarco   |   Nov 08, 2012 Although a ballot initiative to label foods containing genetically modified organisms failed in California, the organizers behind the measure say their movement is better organized and larger than ever before.   MORE » Making It Count: Next Steps for the Minority Majority Rinku Sen   |   Nov 07, 2012 Minorities around the country stood strong in the face of efforts to suppress their votes. Now that the election is over, what will happen to that energy and force?   MORE » Five Things to Watch for in Obama’s Second Term Fran Korten   |   Nov 07, 2012 The devil’s in the details, but so are the angels. Here are five things on Obama’s agenda you’ll want to keep an eye on—and get active in, too.   MORE » Winona LaDuke: Why I’m Voting for Obama Winona LaDuke   |   Nov 06, 2012 First nations author and activist Winona LaDuke ran for vice president twice on the Green Party ticket. Here’s why she’s supporting Barack Obama this time around.   MORE » Under Obama, Social Justice Campaigners Have Better Chances Mark Engler   |   Nov 06, 2012 Many of those who supported Barack Obama four years ago have been disappointed by his presidency. But recent history shows that campaigns for social justice do better under centrist presidents than under conservative ones.   MORE » PLANET   Unity College Joins 350.org, Becomes First to Pull Money from Dirty Energy Stephen Mulkey   |   Nov 08, 2012 On November 7, Bill McKibben’s 350.org launched its “Do the Math” campaign and began urging universities to fight climate change by divesting their financial holdings from fossil-fuel companies. Unity College in Maine is the first to take the pledge.   MORE » A Real World Plan for the President’s Second Term David Korten   |   Nov 08, 2012 The pundits are right that Obama should work to bridge political divides. But he needs to reach out to the American people—not to the Republican Party.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   Net Zero’s Net Worth: How Renewable Energy Is Rescuing Schools from Budget Cuts Erin L. McCoy   |   Nov 05, 2012 Educators across the country are finding millions of dollars in savings through cheap and simple forms of renewable energy.   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