People Power

Israelis and Iranians Feel the Love
Apr 11, 2012
As their leaders talk violence, some residents of Israel and Iran are reaching out to each other directly with a promise of peace.
8 Ways to De-Corporatize Your Money
by YES! Editors
Apr 11, 2012
Debit or credit? Keep your dollars out of corporate clutches.
Watch Us Move Our Millions
by Rebecca Leisher
Apr 10, 2012
Cities, churches, and colleges take steps to move their money home.
Can Restorative Justice Stop the Schoolhouse-to-Jailhouse Pipeline?
by Jeremy Adam Smith
Apr 09, 2012
What San Francisco schools are learning from their experiments with alternatives to punitive punishments.
How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate
by Sarah van Gelder
Apr 06, 2012
Why truly affordable care means single-payer.
No More Handouts to Big Oil
by Bill McKibben
Apr 05, 2012
Bill McKibben’s five rules of the road for reforming fossil fuel subsidies.
Occupy 2.0: The Great Turning
by Michael Nagler
Apr 05, 2012
Michael Nagler on building a movement to build a new reality.
Eyes on the Prize: MLK’s Lessons for Occupy
by Valerie Schloredt
Apr 04, 2012
At the time of his death, Martin Luther King Jr. was planning a campaign around economic injustice—including a mass encampment of poor people in Washington, D.C.
4 Ways to Flex Our Electoral Muscles
by Brooke Jarvis
Apr 03, 2012
What we can do right now to strengthen our democracy.
YES! Magazine’s 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power
Apr 01, 2012
It’s not too late to watch YES! Magazine’s 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power with Alice Walker, Frances Moore Lappé, and Makana.
YES! Magazine’s Third Annual Celebration: The Future of Food
Apr 01, 2012
It’s not too late to watch YES! Magazine’s Third Annual Celebration: The Future of Food from September 12, 2013, at Seattle's Town Hall, with Vandana Shiva, Fran Korten, and Tanya Dawkins.
When Bankers Rule the World
by David Korten
Mar 29, 2012
How we can call out the myths, restructure the banking system, shut down the con game, and take back America.
The Age of Obama: What Went Wrong (and How to Fix It)
by Van Jones
Mar 29, 2012
Van Jones reflects on his time in—and out of—the White House.
A World Bank President We Can Get Behind?
by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh
Mar 28, 2012
The candidates for next month’s selection could finally change the game of serving markets over people—and we all might have a role to play.
Stand Your Ground to Stop the Violence
by Sarah van Gelder
Mar 27, 2012
What can be done to stop needless violence like the killing of Trayvon Martin?