People Power

Jobs: What Will It Take?
by Sarah van Gelder
Sep 07, 2011
The middle-class way of life is in trouble. The Fall 2011 issue of YES! Magazine asks how we can build strong local economies that sustain us in challenging times.
From Disillusionment to Direct Action: A Tale on Two Continents
by Jim Shultz
Sep 06, 2011
From the White House lawn to the jungles of Bolivia—what happens when a president fails to live up to his environmental rhetoric?
In Photos: The People vs. the Pipeline
Sep 06, 2011
Photo essay: The climate justice movement gets (civilly) disobedient.

Putting Corporate Tax Dodging on the Table
by Chuck Collins
Sep 02, 2011
In this time of austerity, major corporations are spending more on CEO pay and Congressional lobbying than they’re paying the IRS. How we can make them pay up.
Get Ready for No Impact Tuesday: Transportation
Sep 01, 2011
Burn calories, not fossil fuels: Steps to prepare for Day 3 of No Impact Week on September 20th.
Get Ready for No Impact Sunday: Consumption
Sep 01, 2011
Live a fuller and happier life by buying less stuff: Steps to prepare for Day 1 of No Impact Week on September 18.
Get Ready for No Impact Monday: Trash
Sep 01, 2011
Discover how wasting less improves your life: Steps to prepare for Day 2 of No Impact Week on September 19.
Get Ready for No Impact Friday: Water
Sep 01, 2011
Soak up the personal benefits of using less water: Steps to prepare for Day 6 of No Impact Week on September 23rd.
Finally! Get Ready for Your Eco-Sabbath
Sep 01, 2011
Take a break from everything on September 25th. Ohm shanti.
Get Ready for No Impact Saturday: Giving Back
Sep 01, 2011
Pay it forward. Feel the benefits of service: Steps to prepare for Day 7 of No Impact Week on September 24—Moving Planet Day!
Get Ready for No Impact Wednesday: Food
Sep 01, 2011
Healthy eating can also lessen your footprint: Steps to prepare for Day 4 of No Impact Week on September 21st.
Get Ready for No Impact Thursday: Energy
Sep 01, 2011
Replace kilowatts with ingenuity—explore no-energy alternatives to accomplish your daily tasks: Steps to prepare for Day 5 of No Impact Week on September 22nd.
A Sit-In to Save a Sacred Site
by Lily Hicks
Sep 01, 2011
How local tribes stopped a Bay Area burial ground from becoming a parking lot.
The Coming of the Coal-Free Campus
by Jen Horton
Sep 01, 2011
Why students across the country are asking schools to clean up their act.
Bring Our War Dollars Home
by Oliver Lazenby
Sep 01, 2011
U.S. Mayors: In order to build up jobs, we have to draw down troops.