How State Banks Bring the Money Home
Big banks freeze out small business, but North Dakota’s state bank supports local jobs. The idea is catching on.
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Need a Job? Create Your Own
Meet five entrepreneurs who said no to corporate jobs.
Standing on the Side of Peace
How one man’s journey changed everything I knew about the Middle East conflict.
Who’s Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy?
Corporations aren’t hiring, and Washington is gridlocked. Here’s how we take charge of our own livelihoods.
Work Less, Live More
Working fewer hours could help save our economy, our sanity, and the planet.
Want Jobs? Rebuild the Dream
Van Jones is leading a national mobilization to rebuild the middle class—through decent work, fair taxes, and opportunities for all.
5 Protests That Shook the World (With Laughter)
Great moments in “laughtivism” from Yes Men Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, the guys who duped the BBC, embarrassed Dow Chemical, and mocked Halliburton.
Righting Wrongs the Maori Way
Instead of prison, New Zealand chooses restorative justice and community problem-solving.
Ex-Convicts’ Self-Help to Break the Prison Cycle
Ex-cons show each other the way out at San Francisco's Delancey Street.
An Insider’s Take on Restorative Justice
Forty years since prison, Patrice Gaines still fights to get free.
From Top Cop to Drug-Legalization Advocate
Seattle's ex-police chief now fights to end the war on drugs.
The Night I Forgave My Daughter’s Killer
How a grieving mother put compassion before vengeance, and found closure along the way.
Obama’s Sister: What Our Mother Taught Us
Maya Soetoro-Ng reflects on her childhood with brother Barack, her own family and children, and how to keep everyone connected.
Just the Facts: It’s a Locking-People-Up Problem
The American problem with mass incarceration is less about crime than it is about how—and who—we lock up.
Wildlife Right of Way
Big mammals shouldn't be a casualty of modern society. They could make a comeback—if we give them what they need most: room to roam.
Jane Goodall’s 10 Best Things We Can Do For Animals
YES! asked Jane Goodall to tell us what we can do in our everyday lives to care for the animals we love.
Joel Salatin: How to Eat Animals and Respect Them, Too
Why this foodie farmer believes sustainable farming includes meat.
Humane Meat? No Such Thing
Should we eat animals? My disability gives me a unique view on the oxymoron "humane meat."
Temple Grandin on Thinking Like a Cow
Autistic scientist Temple Grandin thinks like an animal—in pictures—and she's using it to get more humane treatment for cattle.
Nuclear Disarmament is People’s Work
Presidential declarations and filmmakers' scare tactics get the attention—meanwhile, powerful grassroots movements build on 60 years of effort.
The Healing of Wild Horses: Our Truths Come From Tenure on This Land
On the Trail of Tears, we walked from one history into more difficult times, and by the time we reached Indian Territory, Oklahoma, none of our ponies remained.
Just the Facts: Should We Eat Animals?
We can feed the world and still eat meat—but only a little bit.
Why the Kings of Bhutan Ride Bicycles
Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley on Gross National Happiness, his country's traditions, and the importance of democracy.
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