PEOPLE POWER

How “we the people” decide what we want, and how we get it.

In Their Own Words

posted May 11, 2007

In their own words, Cuban doctors share stories of outreach work in foreign communities. We also hear from co-operative community members in other parts of the world.

Affect Change: Go to the US Social Forum

posted May 08, 2007

People explain why they are going to the US Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27-July 1, 2007.

Commentary: US Social Forum - What Another U.S. Might Look Like

by Michael Leon Guerrero

posted May 07, 2007

Will the first US Social Forum be an "aha" moment in the global movement for change.

The Defenders :: Sister Helen Prejean

posted Mar 25, 2007

A selection from Eddie Adams' celebrated photographs of the lives of an extraordinary group of courageous individuals worldwide: the 'defenders' of human rights.

President Bush Takes His Unpopularity to Latin America

by Jim Shultz

posted Mar 13, 2007

Jim Schulz examines the telling reasons why President Bush and his administration are so unpopular in Latin America.

The ABCs of Nuclear Disarmament

by Alice Slater

posted Mar 13, 2007

The argument to abolish nuclear weapons becomes stronger every day. Alice Slater outlines how we can get to nuclear disarmament.

Listening to Iraqi Voices

by Lisa Farino, Dal LaMagna

posted Feb 15, 2007

How can Iraq find peace? Entrepreneur and activist Dal LaMagna traveled with Code Pink to neutral ground in Jordan to find out what the Iraqi people think.

In Oaxaca, Women Rise

by John Gibler

posted Feb 06, 2007

Putting their personal lives on hold, women in the Mexican state of Oaxaca helped shut down the government, took over a TV station, and stood up to police violence.

Evo's First Year

by Juliette Beck

posted Jan 25, 2007

Evo Morales' first year as President of Bolivia: Race Conflict threatens division while Andean cultural traditions restore balance

Sarah van Gelder interviewed by Peak Moment TV

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jan 19, 2007

Janaia Donaldson interviews YES! Magazine Executive Editor, Sarah Van Gelder, on healthcare for all, alternatives to prisons, peak oil, living democracy, climate change, working together, and how each of us can begin creating change.

SOL :: Princeton report into voting security

by Doug Pibel

posted Dec 06, 2006

Diebold DRE voting machines are easy to subvert, and have serious security problems

How Commerce Consumed the Commons

by Jonathan Rowe

posted Nov 30, 2006

In a world where everything's for sale, we've forgotten that much of value happens outside the stream of commerce. Here's how we forgot--and how we're reclaiming the commons.

Community Radio-Radio Community

by Lilja Otto

posted Oct 02, 2006

A different format for community events, and a recipe for inspiration is now being used by the community radio movement.

Southern Revival

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Sep 01, 2006

The Southeast Social Forum prepares for a larger gathering of dedicated activists from all over U.S.

Programming Our Vocabulary

by Frances Moore Lappé

posted Aug 25, 2006

The right continues to define the terms of debate. It is time for progressives to establish terms of their own.