WWW.YESMAGAZINE.ORG  Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions  PEACE & JUSTICE   PLANET     NEW ECONOMY   PEOPLE POWER   HAPPINESS  HAPPINESS   4 Reminders of Human Goodness After Sandy Hook Jeremy Adam Smith   |   Dec 21, 2012 Following the heartbreak in Newtown, many Americans find themselves wondering—are people just horrible? Jeremy Adam Smith on why compassion, forgiveness, and resilience are everywhere, even in tragedy.   MORE » 5 Holiday Parlor Games to Make Your Gatherings More Fun Laura Beans, Fabien Tepper   |   Dec 19, 2012 Spoons, sardines, telephone charades, and other activities to put a boost in your get-togethers.   MORE » The Gift of Remembering Those We’ve Lost Shannon Hayes   |   Dec 17, 2012 All of us lose loved ones over the course of our lives, and the pain of those losses is especially sharp during the holiday season. Passing on their memories to younger generations is a gift that truly lasts.   MORE » PEOPLE POWER   In Wake of Factory Fire, U.S. Labor Groups Attempt Blockade of Walmart Imports Olivia Rosane   |   Dec 20, 2012 A fire that killed 112 workers in a factory that supplies goods to Walmart has inspired the next wave of actions demanding justice for workers along the company’s supply chain.    MORE » No Room at the Inn? How Occupy Won Over Religion Nathan Schneider   |   Dec 20, 2012 Religion is the means by which many imagine and work for a world more just than this one. Last year, Wall Street’s Trinity Church refused to shelter the movement; this year, churches and Occupiers are sharing a very different kind of Advent season.   MORE » NEW ECONOMY   Why Won’t the Wall Street Journal Cover the Cooperative Economy? Gar Alperovitz, Keane Bhatt   |   Dec 20, 2012 Cooperative businesses are proliferating quickly, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the Wall Street Journal.   MORE » PEACE & JUSTICE   “You Are Safe With Us”: How Ordinary Iraqis Rescued U.S. Civilians in the Midst of War Greg Barrett   |   Dec 19, 2012 In 2003, Iraqi townspeople, having just lost their hospital in U.S. air strikes, saved the lives of three wounded U.S. peacemakers. Seven years later, the Americans returned—to thank them.   MORE » Can a People’s Movement Ground U.S. Drones? Stuart Glascock   |   Dec 18, 2012 Book Review: Killing by remote control is no game, peace activist Medea Benjamin argues in “Drone Warfare.” We know that drones kill civilians and inflame hatred against the United States—but can we stop them?    MORE » VIDEO OF THE WEEK    Writing Love Letters to Hundreds of Strangers “Absolutely Healed Me” Dec 18, 2012 To cope with intense loneliness after moving to New York City, Hannah Brencher offered to write an old-fashioned love letter to any stranger who needed one. She never guessed how many people she would ultimately reach.   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