In Review: Books, Music, and Film

Books, Music, and Film

YES! Music Picks: Summer 2012

posted May 01, 2012

Musical inspiration while putting together the Summer 2012 issue.

Inside America's Worst Toxic Waste Cover-Up

by Valerie Schloredt

posted May 01, 2012

Film Review: The Big Fix exposes BP's efforts to minimize awareness of North America's biggest oil spill.

A Dakota Way of Life

by Kris Kolb

posted Apr 06, 2012

Diane Wilson’s new book asks, how do you raise beloved children and break the cycle of self-destruction in native communities?

Bring On the Next American Revolution

by Larry Gabriel

posted Mar 20, 2012

Book Review: At 96, Grace Boggs gives us a new handbook for transformation—from victims to empowered citizens.

Book Review: Urban Homesteading

by Oliver Lazenby

posted Feb 07, 2012

Heirloom skills for sustainable living.

Book Review: We Are Wisconsin

by Josh Eidelson

posted Feb 07, 2012

The Wisconsin uprising in the words of the activists, writers, and everyday Wisconsinites who made it happen.

Book Review: The Empowerment Manual

by Olivia Rosane

posted Feb 01, 2012

Starhawk's guide to collaborative group success.

The Koch Brothers Exposed

by Oliver Lazenby

posted Feb 01, 2012

Film Review: How far do the tentacles of the Kochtopus reach? Follow the money with this collection of 13 short films.

YES! Music Picks: Spring 2012

posted Feb 01, 2012

Musical inspiration while putting together the Spring 2012 issue.

Why Equality is Better for Everyone

by Kristy Leissle

posted Dec 27, 2011

Book Review: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's "The Spirit Level" shows how inequality—and misery—trickle up.

Film Review: The Last Mountain

by Ayla Harbin

posted Nov 01, 2011

Follow a group of residents-turned-activists in their efforts to save Coal River Mountain, the last one left in an area devastated by mining.

YES! Music Picks: Winter 2012

posted Nov 01, 2011

Musical inspiration while putting together the Winter 2012 issue.

The Soul of the World

by Valerie Trueblood

posted Sep 07, 2011

Book Review: Essays on the definition of terror and the consciousness of transformation.

Film Review: Carbon Nation

by Robert Mellinger

posted Aug 16, 2011

Take a trip across the United States to find out who is developing low-carbon solutions.

Film Review: To Be Heard

posted Aug 01, 2011

Three Bronx teenagers take on poverty, crime, and family stress with the help of good teachers.