From the Executive Editor

Sarah van Gelder

How to Put People Back in Charge

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Feb 20, 2012

Corporate power is behind the politics of climate denial, Wall Street bailouts, union busting, and media consolidation, and more. What prospect do We the People have for putting power back where it belongs?

YES! Turns 15

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Nov 15, 2011

After 15 years of solutions-oriented reporting, we don’t believe there is a single leader somewhere who is going to show us all how to live better. The changes are coming from all of us.

Jobs: What Will It Take?

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Sep 07, 2011

The middle-class way of life is in trouble. The Fall 2011 issue of YES! Magazine asks how we can build strong local economies that sustain us in challenging times.

Instead of Prison

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jun 03, 2011

2.3 million people behind bars. How to stop wasting lives and money.

Animals Among Us

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Mar 08, 2011

Should we eat animals? Can we save our ailing wildlife? What can animals teach us about caring for the planet and each other? The Spring 2011 issue of YES! Magazine explores our relationship with other creatures.

Families In Hard Times

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Dec 02, 2010

Multigenerational households, same-sex partnerships, and stay-at-home dads: The Winter 2011 issue of YES! Magazine explores our changing sense of family.

Seeds of Resilience

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Sep 17, 2010

Climate change, peak oil, and a stalled economy: The Fall 2010 issue of YES! Magazine shows how people step up in uncertain times to create a resilient way of life.

The Water We Need

by Madeline Ostrander

posted May 27, 2010

Senior editor Madeline Ostrander introduces the Water Solutions issue.

Becoming a Whole Nation

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Mar 04, 2010

Sarah van Gelder introduces the Spring 2010 issue of YES! Magazine: There are some extraordinary people working to make a vision of a just, inclusive society a reality ...

There's Still Enough Time to Avert Climate Chaos

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Dec 01, 2009

Editor Sarah van Gelder's introduction to Climate Action, the Winter 2010 issue of YES! Magazine.

Reinvent Yourself, Reinvent the World

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Sep 09, 2009

Editor's introduction to Learn as You Go, the Fall 2009 issue of YES!

The New Economy Starts Now

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jul 07, 2009

The new economy is about increasing quality of life, improving health, and restoring the environment.

The Local Food Revolution

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Feb 13, 2009

Spring 2009 letter from the editor introducing the Food for Everyone issue of YES! Magazine.

A New American Dream

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Oct 31, 2008

Does happiness matter when the bottom is falling out the world economy and the politics of our country is changing? We think it does.

Politics That Break Through

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jul 29, 2008

Letter from the Editor on Fall 2008 issue.