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Sustainable food and farming | Activism | Jobs

Behind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants

Review: More than half of the nation’s worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman’s new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat.

John Cavanagh, Robin Broad | Feb 26, 2013

California Teachers Divest Pension Fund from Assault Weapons

Just hours after Sandy Hook, the managers of the teachers’ pension fund sold off their stock in a manufacturer of semi-automatic rifles.

Chris Francis | Feb 23, 2013

An Oasis of Community and Support for Latina Moms

In California, many Latina moms find themselves cut off by domestic responsibilities and language barriers. But with the help of trusted mentors, they’re learning new skills and strengthening their support networks.

Sena Christian | Feb 16, 2013

Is There Inspiration in Your Media Diet?

Video: At TEDx, YES! magazine editor Sarah van Gelder discusses the “mean world syndrome” caused by excessively negative news coverage, and describes how solutions journalism creates a more balanced—and hopeful—point of view.

Sarah van Gelder | Feb 11, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

Care about Your Food? Then Care about Your Farmworkers Too

It’s organic. It’s local. But did the workers who picked it have health insurance?

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern | Jan 31, 2013

Clean elections | Citizens United

The Last of the Big Money Elections?

The movement to overturn Citizens United might just make 2012’s record election spending into the end of an era.

Peter Schurman | Jan 24, 2013

Local economies | Wealth and inequality | Citizens United

The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People

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.

Ellen Brown | Jan 18, 2013

Remembering Aaron Swartz, “Alpha Geek” and Defender of Online Freedom

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.

Micah L. Sifry | Jan 18, 2013

Movement to End High-Stakes Testing Steps Up in Seattle

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.

Dean Paton | Jan 15, 2013

Citizens United

A Feel-Good Movie about Fracking? YES! Interviews Producer of “Promised Land”

Chris Moore, who co-produced “Good Will Hunting,” has a new film starring Matt Damon as a corporate salesman trying to open up a small town to fracking. Here, YES! publisher Fran Korten gets Moore’s take on the ideas behind the film.

Fran Korten | Jan 8, 2013

Local power | Climate

Why Post-Sandy America Needs State Banks More than Ever

If we the people want the sort of security in emergencies that is available to the owners of Wall Street banks, we need to own some banks ourselves.

Ellen Brown | Jan 8, 2013

Citizens United

Remembering Rebecca Tarbotton

A tribute to the beloved environmentalist, human right activist, and executive director of the Rainforest Action Network.

Tina Gerhardt | Jan 3, 2013

2013 photo courtesy of Crawford Orthodontics

9 Stories That Will Change Your World in 2013

2012 was a year of superstorms, mass shootings, debt strikes, and the most spendy election ever. Here’s how last year’s most important stories will shape 2013.

Sarah van Gelder | Jan 3, 2013

Clean elections

3 Ways to Make Your Vote Count in a Money-Soaked Election

Your favored candidates may be outspent, but if they out-organize, they may be able to prevail.

Fran Korten | Sep 19, 2012

How Voter Suppression Could Swing the Election

It won’t be easy to protect our votes from being sidelined and stolen this year, but here are a few simple things we can do.

Greg Palast | Aug 24, 2012

People Need Homes photo by Jeff Dunnicliff

Citizens United

Dear Bank of America, We’re Not Leaving Our Homes

The fight against unjust evictions just got fiercer as the national Occupy movement joins forces with community anti-foreclosure groups.

Amy B. Dean | Jun 5, 2012

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StoryCorps records and archives interviews of everyday Americans to preserve history and personal stories. Its National Teachers Initiative was created to celebrate great teachers and to highlight their invaluable contributions and influence on students and all of us.

| May 3, 2012