A fair world lays the foundations for peace. 2013-05-08T11:45:55-07:00 Positive Futures Network en YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine daily 1 2009-03-07T02:26:15Z In just six months, the “Land of Lakes” went from debating a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, to legalizing it this week. One proud resident on celebrating change in one of our more politically quirky states. Positive Futures Network Christopher Zumski Finke YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-17T00:10:45Z Article text/html High school's tough enough without having to face prison time for refusing to serve an occupation you know is wrong. Positive Futures Network Sarah Lazare YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-16T21:24:45Z Article text/html Tribal leaders trucked the battered old home to Washington to show the nation’s leaders what the housing crisis on reservations looks like in person. Positive Futures Network Mark Andrew Boyer YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-10T22:38:05Z Article text/html Despite the horrific attacks and media slurs that followed the Boston bombing, the behavior of ordinary people and elected representatives shows improved tolerance of muslims and other immigrants. Positive Futures Network Pramila Jayapal YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-03T18:41:43Z Article text/html For years, "vulture funds" have preyed on struggling nations by purchasing their debt for a pittance. Could an upcoming U.S. court decision put an end to the extortion of poor countries? Positive Futures Network Eric LeCompte YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-29T22:45:43Z Article text/html If the Keystone XL pipeline is approved, 90 percent of the tar sands crude that flows through it will be processed near an embattled Houston neighborhood called Manchester. Residents are joining up to demand a healthier future. Positive Futures Network Kristin Moe YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-26T20:25:31Z Article text/html Feelings of fear and powerlessness are driving the cycle of violence that surrounds us. To change that, we need to recognize that we need each other to thrive as individuals. Positive Futures Network Frances Moore Lappé YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-18T22:21:31Z Article text/html Before joining the Department of Labor, Mary Beth Maxwell was a top organizer for the workers’ rights organization Jobs With Justice. Here, she speaks with Amy Dean about the lives of workers who make minimum wage and why the time has come to raise it. Positive Futures Network Amy Dean YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-11T16:32:57Z Article text/html Leaders from many faiths are expecting better relations with the Vatican under Pope Francis. Here YES! speaks to some of them about why that is. Positive Futures Network Chris Francis YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-11T16:34:02Z Article text/html After her essay on raising boys to respect women went viral, an incredible outpouring of support gave author Kim Simon the courage to tell the story she really wanted to share: how her own healing from rape came from knowing she wasn’t alone. Positive Futures Network Kim Simon YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-06T01:10:04Z Article text/html Saturday’s Idle No More event showed that a beach can be the perfect place for a protest when a movement is drawing attention to the relationship between people and water. Positive Futures Network Kristin Hugo YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-03-28T16:39:05Z Article text/html On March 9, two NYPD officers in plain clothes shot and killed 16-year-old Kimani Gray. At the marches and nightly vigils held in his memory, people are demanding a different kind of police department. Positive Futures Network Kristin Moe YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-03-27T21:08:29Z Article text/html The first pope chosen from outside Europe in a millennium lives in a small apartment, takes the bus, and calls out wealth inequality where he sees it. Can his vision change the Church? Positive Futures Network Jim Wallis YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-03-15T07:58:50Z Article text/html A growing network of programs is teaching kids how to understand and express their emotions. Among their results: decreased aggression and violence. Positive Futures Network Katherine Gustafson YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-03-14T20:31:07Z Article text/html Today, the world honors advancements for women’s rights—and it all started with a courageous group of garment workers. 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