Creating Real Prosperity
Poor people are themselves creating the real job growth in much of the Global South through microcredit institutions and people's movements.
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Independence from the Corporate Global Economy
Our current economy is failing us, but there are alternatives. The roots of small-scale, local economies are in place. We can make them grow.
Building Protective Walls
Lisa Gale Garrigues offers some rants against
those tempted to cross borders.
Fighting the Cancer, Healing the Soul
The Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic provides all-around care including alternative treatments for low-income women diagnosed with cancer.
Where FEMA feared to Tread
When Katrina hit New Orleans, medics on bicycles toured the city bringing relief where other agencies failed to show.
Recipe for a Cooked Election
In the 2004 election, more than 3 million
ballots were never counted. Palast explains where they went,
but also provides an example of hopeful voting reform in New
Mexico.
Just the Facts
The costs of health care and prescriptions in
the U.S. are graphically compared against the rest of the
world. Why do U.S. drugs cost more?
Better Health Through Fairer Wealth
Being poor may be as great a risk factor in personal health as the consumption of cigarettes or junk food.
Has Canada Got the Cure?
The United States pays far more than Canada per capita for its health care services, yet Canadians get better care, according to various experts.
Health Care: It’s What Ails Us
Americans spend the most, get the least, and have no health care security. The solution is not that difficult.
How Likely Is Collapse?
Why is all this gloom and doom appearing in YES? The first step toward a positive future at the individual, community, society, or global level is to address seriously the problem at hand and take meaningful action.
The Great Turning as Compass and Lens
The Great Turning invites us to lift our eyes from the cramped closet of short-term thinking and see the larger historical landscape.
Prescott, Arizona: EcoHood Ideas Take Root in Older Neighborhoods
The Lincoln-Dameron neighborhood in Prescott,
Arizona, encompasses roughly two blocks, including two
apartment buildings and 30 houses, the majority built in the
1930s. The neighborhood, which is built around the floodplain
of nearby Miller Creek, is home to six greywater systems, two
rainwater cisterns, five organic gardens, 25 heirloom fruit
trees, and (at last count) 57 chickens. Welome to Prescott's
"EcoHood".
Surviving Hard Times: It’s not for sissies
Hopi and Iroquois prophecies draw on long
cultural memories, offering practical approaches to surviving
hard times.
Portrait of a Perfect Economic Storm
Graphics showing climate change, financial
meltdown and peak oil
In Iraq, the First Priority Is to Be Human
They don't like the occupation or the militias, and they aren't signing up for any political or religious faction. Instead, these Iraqis want to live with their neighbors in peace.
Radio Soap Operas Teach Conflict Resolution
The work of peace building in South Africa and elsewhere is largely a rehumanizing process, calming fears by destroying dehumanizing stereotypes.
5 Steps to Create Justice for Undocumented Workers
These are not simple. Reduce the economic insecurities that are fueling the anti-immigrant backlash in the United States.
Democracy: the (Re)Claiming of Democracy
In danger of losing their vote and voice, Americans are demanding a return to the founding principles.
Why the Next 10 Years Will Be Nothing Like the Last 10 Years
On YES! Magazine's 10th anniversary, we look at trends that are changing our culture, our relationship to the earth, and our sense of self.
The Good Life: Consumerism Is So Last Century
In growing numbers, Americans are rediscovering that the real meaning of the good life doesn't come from things they can buy but from things they can feel.
Food Revolution: Americans Lose their Appetite for Anonymous Food
Why are farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture, direct farm-to-household marketing, organics, and humanely raised meats all on the increase?
Sustainability: Planet at the Crossroads
As signs of climate change grow, and leaders lack political will to change course, people are acting in community to create a world that works for all.
How to be Brave in a Culture of Fear
A nonviolent army stands fast, watching over human rights in the midst of conflict, a model of courageous peace.
Resurrect New Orleans: a better city is possible
In post-Katrina New Orleans, will casinos, big business, and tourism displace people and the culture of the Big Easy? How will the city protect itself from future storms and rising seas? New Orleans could be rebuilt to serve its residents, poor and rich, and prosper in harmony with its watery ecosystem.
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