Making Social Security solvent in the long run isn't that hard. But who should bear the cost?
Food can no longer be dismissed as niche news. It’s universal, vital, and urgent—and this film drives that point home.
I've learned not to worry about whether others approve of my life. But applying the same thinking to my daughter is a challenge.
The European Commission expects a tiny tax on financial transactions to raise an estimated $42 billion per year while discouraging purely speculative short-term trading.
The initiative also prohibits the city from purchasing Walmart bonds in the future.
The movement to end the violence through the decriminalization of drugs has never had so much momentum. And it's never been easier to get involved.
The stories of people behind the landmark decision—like that of 16-year-old Barbara Rose Johns—are even more compelling and inspiring than the sea-changing ruling itself.
A few simple guidelines to follow when breaking out the trowel and gloves.
The struggle to save the world's greatest communication network.
The decision is the largest single win for the movement to push institutions to divest from fossil fuels. And student activists say they'll keep the pressure on Stanford to divest from oil and natural gas as well as from coal.
"Education Uprising," the Spring issue of YES!, connected people across the country and helped catalyze the movement to reclaim education—a living example of how national conversations can change.
I made the choice to give up a career in law and return to my family farm. Now, I wait to see if my daughter will do the same.
Thousands of workers may be at risk of chronic disease from the chemicals used to process coal—including MCHM, which recently contaminated the drinking water of nearly 300,000 West Virginia residents.
Members of the Rochester-based group Da Cloth have sent the tape to more than 150 inmates.
The Madaraka festival is a celebration of African cultural heritage and modern-day entrepreneurship—and the proceeds will help build a recording studio for 68 youth in Kenya.
The fans hope to buy the team and make it into a nonprofit organization like the Green Bay Packers.
Craft instruments from easy-to-find materials and invite more music into your family's life.
Is Paul Krugman just advocating temporary growth up to some level of optimality, or a truly ever-growing economy?
It's possible that the Cowboy Indian Alliance offers a glimpse into what a spiritually integrated environmental movement might look like, honoring diversity while resisting cooptation.
Pretending that a rape never happened is a problem—regardless of whether it took place in fiction or reality.
A journey into agriculture, from early irrigation to industrial farms.
Our political process, Robert Jensen reminds us, begins with conversation.
A new law will end the practice of evaluating teachers based on their students' standardized test scores.
A journey into the garment industry, from Elizabethan England to Rana Plaza.
A journey into resource extraction, from colonization to transnational corporations.
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