Most Recent from YES! Magazine

Empowerment in the Classroom

by Yana Kunichoff

posted Feb 09, 2012

How do we teach high school students to see themselves as protagonists in history? One idea involves Lupe Fiasco, Matt Damon, and the late Howard Zinn.

California’s New Triple Bottom Line

by Sven Eberlein, Debra Baida

posted Feb 09, 2012

Best in the world? Try best FOR the world. The Golden State welcomes a new kind of corporation.

The People’s Media

by Joseph Torres

posted Feb 08, 2012

Public interest groups have waged a spirited campaign to prevent a corporate takeover of the Internet.

A Magna Carta Moment for Internet Freedom

posted Feb 08, 2012

Video: Why we must fight for our online rights—before they’re sold, legislated, and programmed away.

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.

Farmers Go Wild

by Abby Quillen

posted Feb 06, 2012

Going beyond organic, a new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops.

The Benefits of Gratitude

by Ocean Robbins

posted Feb 06, 2012

There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. It turns out this isn’t just a fluffy idea.

Big News on Bank Transfers

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Feb 03, 2012

The Occupy effect? In the last 3 months, Americans switched banks at three times the normal rate.

Support Your Media Day

posted Feb 02, 2012

February 15th is Support Your Media Day. Thousands of people around the country will support media for the 99% by donating to their favorite independent news organization.

Beyond the Bubble Economy

by David Korten

posted Feb 02, 2012

We’ve finally learned that a growing financial sector isn’t the same thing as actual economic improvement. So how can we stimulate the real economy?

2012: The Year of the Cooperative

by Jessica Reeder

posted Feb 01, 2012

How an old business model is finding new relevance all over the world.

6 Ways to Empower Others

by Starhawk

posted Feb 01, 2012

What makes a good leader? The gift of strengthening everyone else.

Deregulation Nation

posted Feb 01, 2012

Video: Why is the Occupy movement focused on bank deregulation?

5 Acts of Creative Disruption

by Ayla Harbin, Christa Hillstrom

posted Jan 31, 2012

Video: From mic checks in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to flash mobs at Target, expressing dissent has never been more colorful.