Welcome to the New YES! Website We’ve redesigned our site to be mobile-friendly and more enjoyable to read with you, our loyal readers, in mind. Rod Arakaki Jan 23, 2015
Welcome to the New YES! Website We’ve redesigned our site to be mobile-friendly and more enjoyable to read with you, our loyal readers, in mind. Rod Arakaki Jan 23, 2015
“Selma”: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens Neither a “great man” history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement. Kate Aronoff Jan 16, 2015
From the Current Issue A Baltimore Public School Teacher Explains Why It Pays to Put Kids in Control What do Shakespeare’s plays tell us about how to run classrooms in an unequal society? Andy Lee Roth Jan 16, 2015
“Selma”: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens Neither a “great man” history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement. Kate Aronoff Jan 16, 2015
From the Current Issue A Baltimore Public School Teacher Explains Why It Pays to Put Kids in Control What do Shakespeare’s plays tell us about how to run classrooms in an unequal society? Andy Lee Roth Jan 16, 2015
From the Current Issue In 10 Years, No One In Helsinki Will Even Want to Own a Car: 3 Simple Ideas That Are Making Cities Sustainable An app that combines the affordability of ride sharing with the reliability of taxis. Playgrounds built as sponges for reusable greywater. From Finland to California, the cities of the future are here. Shannan Stoll Jan 14, 2015
Video: A Letter from Your 14-Year-Old Self Bruce Farrer has been assigning a special project to his students: a 10-page letter handwritten to themselves, which he mails back 20 years later. Erin Sagen Jan 09, 2015
From the Current Issue Three Ideas for Inclusive Cities: How Raleigh, Seattle, and Others Are Bringing Everyone Into the Fold From city-issued ID cards to open-source data anyone can access, simple urban innovations are creating more transparent and equitable cities. Shannan Stoll Jan 13, 2015
From the Current Issue How to Hack City Money: Let 16 Year Olds Vote on Budgets, Get Banks to Invest Locally In California and Ohio, two city governments are entrusting their citizens with budgeting and rewarding banks for valuing local communities. Shannan Stoll Jan 16, 2015
This Rust-Belt Town’s Survival Strategy Is All About Giving Workers Control Reading is one of Pennsylvania’s poorest cities. Can its residents turn things around by building a more democratic economy? Abby Scher Jan 13, 2015
How #FergusonSyllabus Helps Teachers Discuss Police, Racism, and History “Teachers are better prepared because #FergusonSyllabus created a space for exchange among educators about best practices and materials for illustrating the best and worst of our democracy.” Liz Pleasant Jan 09, 2015
From the Current Issue LA Imports Nearly 85 Percent of Its Water—Can It Change That by Gathering Rain? The urban drainage-ways of Los Angeles can never quite look like wild creeks, but restoring some of their capacity to store, slow, and filter water fixes many problems at once. Madeline Ostrander Dec 31, 2014
400,000 Harry Potter Fans—and J.K. Rowling—Just Won a Deal to Get Child Labor Out of Chocolate Harry Potter stood up for his world's most vulnerable people. Now, legions of real-world kids are too—by demanding Fair Trade certification for products sold in their hero's name. Christopher Zumski Finke Jan 13, 2015
From the Current Issue How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms at Home (and Get Plenty of Flavor and Protein for Free) You don't need a garden to grow mushrooms—any cool, shady space will do, even a cupboard or dark corner. YES! editors Dec 31, 2014
How “Granny Flats” and Suburban Downtowns Are Creating a Different (and Better) Kind of Density Density has become a dirty word in some circles because people associate it with big, ugly buildings. Luckily, there are other ways to get people living close together. Jay Walljasper Dec 30, 2014
I Can’t Breathe Until Everyone Can Breathe The late Maya Angelou said: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” When it comes to injustices like those we saw in Ferguson, we’re all part of the problem—and the solution. Gerald Mitchell Dec 23, 2014
Can Empathy for Birds Make Us Happier? Ten Breakthroughs in the Science of a Meaningful Life Last year, scientists found that gratitude makes us financially smarter, mindfulness reduces racism, a little sadness makes for healthier people, and compassion for birds could help tackle climate change. Jeremy Adam Smith Jan 08, 2015
