YES! Magazine http://www.yesmagazine.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Love and the Apocalypse http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/love-and-the-apocalypse We’ve never faced bigger threats to our well-being and to the health of our planet. Accepting that reality could be paralyzing. Meet the people who are, instead, moving forward with love, imagination, and renewed respect for the Earth. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2013-05-03T21:45:38Z Issue How Cooperatives Are Driving the New Economy http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/how-cooperatives-are-driving-the-new-economy What if we all owned and oversaw the banks, by vote, and had a say in decisions made by retailers where we shop? What if we ran our workplaces without corporate CEOs? Here are stories of companies and communities where business is done by the people, for the people. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2013-02-04T18:06:26Z Issue What Would Nature Do? http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/what-would-nature-do Industrial societies have spent several centuries trying to conquer nature. Instead, we’ve produced mass extinctions, climate change, and pollution. What’s a better way for humans to live on Earth? Nature is telling us, if only we would listen. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2012-11-06T21:30:00Z Issue It’s Your Body http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/its-your-body The body has become a political, economic, and cultural battleground. Big pharma, agribusiness, the health care industry, and the political right try to shape the choices we have about our health and our bodies. Here are ways we can take charge. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2012-08-09T17:55:00Z Issue Making It Home http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/making-it-home The mess left by the real estate crash isn’t cleaned up yet; many are still losing their homes. But here and there people are rewriting the rules of ownership, changing their expectations about what “home” means, and creating houses that are affordable and sustainable. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2012-05-10T00:01:03Z Issue 9 Strategies to End Corporate Rule http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/9-strategies-to-end-corporate-rule Corporate power is behind the politics of climate denial, Wall Street bailouts, union busting, and media consolidation, to name just a few. And policies advocated by the 1 percent are bankrupting the middle class. But actual people have power, too. Here are some of their most successful strategies. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2012-02-01T20:03:26Z Issue The YES! Breakthrough 15 http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-yes-breakthrough-15 Meet the justice warriors, eco-innovators, happiness architects, and change artists who are transforming the way we live. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2011-11-11T18:20:00Z Issue New Livelihoods http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/new-livelihoods The jobs crisis has slipped off the political radar, but to ordinary Americans, jobs and the economy are top issues. How can we build strong local economies that sustain us in an era of ecological limits? What can we do to support each other in challenging times, and how can we rebuild the American Dream? No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2011-08-10T19:46:42Z Issue Beyond Prisons http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/beyond-prisons The United States locks up more people than any other country, but that hasn't made us safer. The drug war jails thousands of nonviolent addicts. Taxpayers and poor communities lose as states slash social programs to pay for prisons. There's a better way—compassion, not punishment; restoration, not isolation. It's less costly, more humane—and it works. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2011-05-06T23:15:00Z Issue Can Animals Save Us? http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/can-animals-save-us Too often, we forget the biological truth that humans are an animal species, too. Our culture treats animals as food, pets, pests, property, and curiosities. We’ve spoiled their habitats, endangering tens of thousands of species and our own future. If we learn to understand animals, we can protect and restore the planet we all share. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2011-01-31T21:50:00Z Issue What Happy Families Know http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/what-happy-families-know It was never easy for families to make it on their own. As the economy becomes more turbulent and America diversifies, many people are embracing new family values. We are learning to care for, love, and bring into our families people who come from different cultures or ethnicities, are gay or straight, are blood relatives or relatives by choice. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2010-10-25T16:20:00Z Issue A Resilient Community http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/a-resilient-community How do you navigate an unsteady economy, a future without cheap oil, and unimaginable changes in the climate? Here are ways to learn skills for self-reliance, build lasting communities, and take care of the important things in life, whether good times or hard times come our way. No publisher Christa Hillstrom magazine 2010-08-13T22:55:00Z Issue Water Solutions http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/water-solutions Even with climate change and growing populations, there’s enough for everyone if we work together toward these 3 big ideas: keep it clean, use it wisely, and share it fairly. No publisher Lilja Otto magazine 2010-05-13T07:00:00Z Issue America: The Remix http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/america-the-remix/table-of-contents Our crises—from the economy to the climate—are too big and too immediate to allow race to continue dividing us. In this issue of YES!, we bring you stories of the people and collaborations that are helping our nation finally accept its identity as a multiracial society. Issue 53, America: The Remix

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Table
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Issue 53
Spring 2010

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EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION: Becoming a Whole Nation by Sarah van Gelder

New Visions

Solving today’s big problems will take more than a quick fix. These authors offer clarity about the roots of our problems and visions of a better way.

Our Future as a Multiracial Society

There's a new American story—one that embraces all the cultures and peoples of the United States. Six YES! panelists explore what that means for activism, identity, and our sense of community.

Moderated by Sarah van Gelder

CrownWhat White People Fear

A white guy confesses his fears and tells why he seeks out settings beyond his comfort zone.

By Robert Jensen

:: Just the Facts: Race-Based Economics
:: Everyday Conversations to Heal Racism

Signs of a New American Identity

Signs of a New American Identity

Stories of people, communities, and groups strengthened by diversity.

World & Community

New models that foster justice and real prosperity, and sustain the Earth’s living systems. How can we bring these models to life and put them to work?

Building Beyond Racism

Young activists who powered the Obama movement bring real change home.

By Rob "Biko" Baker

 

Carlos JimenezUnited by Hard Times

A tough economy makes cross-race organizing more important than ever.

By Carlos Jimenez

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POSTER:
Progress Toward a Multiracial Nation

Milestones on the way to an inclusive, just nation.

By Tim Sanders and Kim Eckart

The City We All Want to Live In

Solutions to climate change start on our streets.

By Carl Anthony

:: 10 Strategies for Cities

The Power of One

Stories of people who find their courage, open their hearts, and discover what it means to be human in today’s world.

What Do You Say
to a Screaming Bigot?

How one woman seeks common ground with radio shock jocks.

Interview with Pramila Jayapal

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Generation Mixed

My parents’ risky interracial marriage made me and my politics possible.

By Adrienne Maree Brown

Breaking Open

Humor, story-telling, and the arts—taking you into unexpected spaces where business-as-usual breaks open into new possibilities.

Faith AdieleMy Life in Black
and White

The revolutionary act of telling your story.

By Faith Adiele

  

Brett DennenSongs to End Racism

Pop star Brett Dennen’s music teaches kids to stand up to intolerance.


By Madeline Ostrander

Features

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Elinor Ostrom, Chris Meyer photoNobel Winner Talks Common(s) Sense

Orthodox economics teaches that private property works better than the commons. The newest economic Nobel laureate proves otherwise.

Fran Korten interviews Elinor Ostrom

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Gaviotas: Village of Hope

Two activists discover the secrets of a Colombian community’s success—surprise and imagination.

By Seth Biderman and Christian Casillas


For 12,000 Years We’ve Had It Pretty Good

A new book by a leading science writer tells what we need to do to survive climate change.

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Departments

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

COMMENTARY
:: A Little Tax on the Big Casino
By Tanya Dawkins

SIGNS OF LIFE
:: “Pro-poor” relief for Haiti
:: Protests mount against blockade of Gaza
:: Chicago ward tries citizen budgeting
:: Bolivia to host climate summit
:: Inmates entitled to voting rights
:: Sweden labels food with CO2 data

PEOPLE WE LOVE
:: Carol Beckley
:: Ricardo Navarro
:: Hai Vo
YES! video iconHis Brower Youth Award Speech
:: Beverly Wright

UPDATE :: YES! STORIES REVISITED
China's Water Gardens
Photo Icon 10 pxPHOTO ESSAY: Water Gardens

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QUOTE PAGE:
President Barack Obama

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DISCUSSION GUIDE
RESOURCE GUIDE
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READERS FORUM

FROM THE PUBLISHER
Thank You!

By Fran Korten
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THE PAGE THAT COUNTS

YES! BUT HOW?
:: Composting
:: Green Birth Control
:: Safe Hair Colors

CARTOON

 

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IN REVIEW
BOOKS
:: The End of the Long
Summer
:: Bringing it to the Table
:: Getting to the Heart
of Interfaith

YES! MUSIC PICKS
:: Susana Baca
:: Neil Halstead
:: By the People Soundtrack
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YES! FILM PICKS
:: Crude
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:: Pray the Devil Back to Hell
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:: Dirt! The Movie
YES! film iconTrailer
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