Most Recent from YES! Magazine
Email
Feed
Share-
The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People
by Ellen Brownposted Jan 17, 2013 - Far from being a gimmick, having the U.S. Treasury mint high-denomination coins is a solution that cuts to the root of America’s financial problems. And Benjamin Franklin would have liked it, too.
-
The Personal Story Behind the Essay, “Religion, Science, and Spirit: A Sacred Story for Our Time”
by David Kortenposted Jan 17, 2013 - Twenty years ago, David Korten began wrestling with the question, had we become too individualistic and shortsighted to save our species? Here's what he discovered about the power of foundational stories to keep us trapped in a suicidal economy—or awaken us to our spiritual nature.
-
Religion, Science, and Spirit: A Sacred Story for Our Time
by David Kortenposted Jan 17, 2013 - Is it possible that the human future depends upon a new sacred story—a story that gives us a reason to care? Could it be a story already embraced by a majority, although it has neither institutional support nor a place in the public conversation?
-
Remembering Aaron Swartz, “Alpha Geek” and Defender of Online Freedom
by Micah L. Sifryposted Jan 17, 2013 - Aaron Swartz took his own life at the age of 26, after years of legal trouble over academic articles he downloaded and intended to share. He leaves behind a legacy of thinking about the power of the internet to shape our political lives.
-
What Would a Down-to-Earth Economy Look Like?
by David Kortenposted Jan 17, 2013 - How did we end up with Wall Street when models for a healthy economy are all around us?
-
7 Ways to Find Your Wild Side (Start With a Nap)
by Shannan Stoll, Fabien Tepper, Valerie Schloredtposted Jan 17, 2013 - Color like a butterfly, eat like an ancient healer, and other ways to rediscover your inner wildness.
-
Married with Children? It’s Not the End of Individuality
by Shannon Hayesposted Jan 16, 2013 - Sometimes Shannon Hayes finds herself missing the days before she was a mother. But the circle of familial give-and-take love makes the trade-off worth it.
-
Book Review: Inside Will Allen’s Good Food Revolution
by Laura Kaliebeposted Jan 16, 2013 - Like growing vegetables from seed to harvest, overhauling the country's food system takes time.
-
“Flash Mob Prayer Circle” Shows Idle No More’s Spiritual Side
by James Trimarcoposted Jan 14, 2013 - Speakers at an Idle No More event in Seattle drew comparisons between spiritual and political struggles, making the movement seem closer to Civil Rights than Occupy.
-
Movement to End High-Stakes Testing Steps Up in Seattle
by Dean Patonposted Jan 14, 2013 - Teachers at two Seattle high schools violated district policy and their union contracts by refusing to administer a mandatory test. And signs abound that teachers around the nation are ready to stand up, too.
-
Meet the Youngest Member of the Tiny House Movement
posted Jan 11, 2013 - This 16-year-old is building himself a future free from mortgage payments, not to mention college accommodations that are a bit homier than your average dorm room.
-
Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Let’s Take a Stand for Domestic Workers
by Tiffany Williamsposted Jan 11, 2013 - 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it's time to recognize domestic labor as real work that should be protected.
-
Welcome to Blockadia!
by Melanie Jae Martin, Jesse Fruhwirthposted Jan 11, 2013 - The corporate push to construct tar-sands pipelines is transforming the environmental movement across North America by increasing the involvement of local residents and normalizing the use of direct action.
-
In Rural Mexico, Student-Led Education Heals Old Wounds
by Mike Emilianiposted Jan 11, 2013 - Unitierra has no classrooms, no teachers, and no formal curriculum. Yet the school has successfully helped local people learn practical skills for years.
-
Idle No More Rises to Defend Ancestral Lands—and the Planet
by Bill McKibbenposted Jan 10, 2013 - Bill McKibben on the tradition of environmental activism he’s seen among members of First Nations, and the unique role of the Idle No More movement in the fight against climate change.
YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these easy steps.,
YES! Magazine.
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons License
