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Sherman Alexie, How Dare You Tell the Truth?
A young native writer’s ambush interview with Sherman Alexie throws her into a whirlpool of unanswerable questions about tribal loyalty, silence, and healing.
Vandana Shiva on Gandhi for Today’s World
Some say terrorism makes Gandhi irrelevant. Vandana Shiva, farmer, seed saver, and global justice activist, says we need him more than ever.
Why This Crisis May Be Our Best Chance to Build a New Economy
Wall Street is bankrupt. Instead of trying to save it, we can build a new economy that puts money and business in the service of people and the planet—not the other way around.
Mondragón Worker-Cooperatives Decide How to Ride Out a Downturn
Mondragón Cooperative Corporation: Look who makes the profits.
Put Your Money Where Your Life Is
Americans want to invest locally. What's stopping them?
Small Banks, Radical Vision
Local banks can change the world, one investment at a time.
The New Deal Happened Because the Grassroots Made it Happen
Roosevelt didn’t come up with all those progressive programs on his own.
Instant Runoff Elections are a Vote for Civility
Burlington’s success with instant runoff voting (IRV) is a model of a clean, open debate. Is it time to take it to the national level?
How to Build a Tiny House
Dee Williams bought and modified a set of plans from Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and built the house herself using second-use materials. Here's how she did it.
Everybody Eats: How a Community Food System Works
It begins with small farms working with natural cycles and ends with fresh food and stronger communities.
Food Rebellions: 7 Steps to Solving the Food Crisis
Resistance to the trade and “aid” policies that displace farmers and increase hunger.
Just the Facts: Corporate Food
Hunger. Pollution. Instability. Obesity. The problem with corporate food--by the numbers.
Van Jones: Beyond the Politics of Confrontation
Meet the man who’s convincing the country, and the new President, that the next economy needs to be green and just. Interview by Sarah van Gelder.
Lessons from My Mother’s Village Kitchen
Schools, fresh foods, and memories from India. Madhu Suri Prakash reflects on the culinary traditions of her family.
Saying Grace Around the World
Artist Nikki McClure adds her touch to our collection of mealtime prayers from around the world.
The Good Food Revolution
The lush landscape of Hawai‘i once offered abundant food. What can these islands teach us about food and sufficiency?
Pete Seeger at Home, a Photo Essay
This photo series by Michael Bowman for YES! Magazine shows folk-legend Pete Seeger at his home in Beacon, New York, overlooking the Hudson River, in December, 2007.
Photographer Michael Bowman is a historian by education, which he says explains his fascination with old buildings, cars and technology.
His work can be seen at www.desolateplaces.com. His flickr photo postings go under the moniker of DuffSuds.
No Foreclosures Here
With the housing crisis nationwide driving struggling families from their homes, Boston’s creative Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative shows how communities can hold their ground.
Blessings Revealed
Puanani Burgess tells the story of one student with a gift—a gift our schools are not cultivating.
Grief’s Hidden Gift
What I learned about happiness during my mom's last days with cancer.
Living Large in a Tiny House
Dee Williams doesn't need a big house to be happy. Instead she found happiness in a 84-square foot house on wheels.
Christmas with No Presents?
"No Impact Man" suspected the holidays would be just as merry without all the stuff.
Rescue the Planet
Stop this happiness! Before it’s too
late.
Having a Voice Makes People Happy
Most human beings are not couch potatoes and whiners. We are doers and creators. In fact, humans need to 'make a dent.'
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