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Inequality for All: Documentary Antidote to "Elysium Economy"
by Chuck Collinsposted Sep 24, 2013 - From gated communities in outer space to graphs about who owns the wealth, two new films are giving Americans a window into the issue of income inequality
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Vandana Shiva: Food, Ethics, and Sustainability
by YES! online staffposted Sep 21, 2013 - At Yes! Magazine's event at Seattle Town Hall, Vandana Shiva gives deep insight into the struggles farmers—and eaters—are facing today.
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Bitcoin's Growing Influence: How Peer-to-Peer Currencies Are Taking Off
by YES! online staffposted Sep 20, 2013 - The decentralization and bank-free nature of this digital currency is enjoying wider acceptance. Meanwhile, governments are beginning to borrow from its ideas.
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Women's Knowledge: Three Reasons We Won't Solve Climate Change Without It
by Katrina Rabelerposted Sep 20, 2013 - When it comes to solving the climate crisis, the world can't afford to ignore women's voices.
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Escape from an L.A. Sweatshop: How Modern-Day Slaves Become Lobbyists
by Christa Hillstromposted Sep 20, 2013 - Lured from Mexico into forced labor at an American factory, Flor Molina’s human trafficking story was typical. What’s remarkable is what she did next.
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The Mass Shooting That Didn't Happen: Averting Violence with Kindness
by Aqualus Gordonposted Sep 19, 2013 - What can we do to help men like Aaron Alexis, the Navy Yard shooter, find another way to deal with their trauma? The story of Michael Hill suggests that kindness is part of the answer.
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For Safer Factories, CEOs Are Listening to Workers on the Frontlines
by Samir Goswamiposted Sep 18, 2013 - The future of corporate responsibility means hearing firsthand from factory workers about their conditions.
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Why Is Texas Planning to Execute a Man Who Killed No One?
by Joan Braune, Amanda Luskyposted Sep 18, 2013 - The controversial Law of Parties expands the guilt for murder to include accomplices and those who knew the crime was going to occur.
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Women Are Vets, Too: Meet the Organization that Acts Like It
by Rachael Stoeveposted Sep 17, 2013 - At events known as "Stand Downs," which take place in more than 200 cities and towns across the United States, vets from all walks of life gather to support one another.
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Six Good Things Occupy Wall Street Made Possible (That You Probably Already Take for Granted)
by James Trimarcoposted Sep 17, 2013 - Now that the encampments are gone, what do we have to show for our movement? As it turns out, quite a bit.
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Occupy at Two: How a Flawed and Fleeting Utopia Changed the World
by Rebecca Solnitposted Sep 17, 2013 - Author Rebecca Solnit brings you back to the encampments of Occupy, and to the months that forged new friendships, changed the horizons of possibility, and terrified elites.
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The Real Cost of Gold in the Philippines
by John Cavanagh, Robin Broadposted Sep 13, 2013 - We think of gold as a sign of prosperity, but the farmers and communities most affected by mining just want their rivers and land back.
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India Killed Off Most of Its Vultures—Here's Why It Cost Their Economy Billions
by YES! online staffposted Sep 13, 2013 - When about 97 percent of India's vultures died due to eating carcasses that contained a drug called diclofenac, it caused a boom in the feral dog population. The resulting rabies epidemic cost India billions of dollars between 1993 and 2006.
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4 Ways to Share the Season’s Harvest (and Make Friends Doing It)
by Katrina Rabeler, Chris Francisposted Sep 13, 2013 - Guerrilla grafting, crop mobs, and other ways to make the fruits of your labor go further.
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Chevron Pollutes, Here's What the People Did Back
by Sven Eberleinposted Sep 12, 2013 - The oil giant reputation it becoming notorious as shareholders, mayors, and indigenous people criticize its actions.
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