Restoring California’s Wild Watersheds (Reprint from Yes!)
Published by Yes! Magazine May 27, 2010
Why more water for wildlife means more water for people.
by Jane Braxton Little
Jim Wilcox is sitting on a rock near a quarter-acre pond watching a pair of willow flycatchers flit in and out of the brush across the water. The 15-inch rainbow trout he spied a week ago does not [...]
The Little Town That Sent a Corporation Packing
Published by Yes! Magazine May 27, 2010
Why controlling your water supply is so important
by Tara Lohan
In 2008, weeks after communities all over the United States celebrated the Fourth of July, the tiny town of Felton, Calif., marked its own holiday: Water Independence Day. With barbecue, music, and dancing, residents marked the end of Felton’s six-year battle [...]
The Growing Movement for Publicly Owned Banks
Published by Yes! Magazine March 17, 2010
We the people have given away our sovereign money-creating power to private, for-profit lending institutions, which have used it to siphon wealth from the productive economy. Some states are moving to take that power back.
by Ellen Brown
“Hundreds of job-creating projects are still on hold because Michigan businesses and entrepreneurs [...]
Can a Video Game Teach Sustainability?
Published by Yes! Magazine on March 15, 2010
Designers of the new “City Rain” believe that it can.
by Rik Langendoen
In the video game Grand Theft Auto, players perform crimes ranging from theft to murder to rise through the ranks of organized crime. In Civilization IV, players are European settlers in the Americas—they can win the game [...]
In Iceland, Unlike U.S., Democracy Defeats the Banksters
Published by Yes! Magazine on March 10, 2010
In a symbolic decision, democracy trumps capital as Icelanders say “no” to big bank bailouts.
by John Nichols
What if Americans had been asked whether they wanted to bail out big bankers and Wall Street speculators?
How many would have voted “no”?
A measure of patriotism feeds the hope that they would have [...]
Giving Nature Constitutional Rights
Published by Yes! Magazine on March 2, 2010
Simply regulating pollution will never really stop it. Mari Margil of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund discusses why we need a fundamental change in the way we use law to protect nature.
The environmental movement, with its army of professional advocates, lawyers, grassroots campaigners, and dedicated funders, has [...]
Want the Good Life? Your Neighbors Need It, Too
Published by Yes! Magazine on March 4, 2010
by Brooke Jarvis
New research shows that, among developed countries, the healthiest and happiest aren’t those with the highest incomes but those with the most equality. Epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson discusses why.
We live in a world of deep inequality, and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. [...]
Campaigning for State-Owned Banks
Published by Yes! Magazine on February 19, 2010
The public bank concept is gaining ground on the state level, attracting proponents across the political spectrum.
by Ellen Brown
While bank bailouts fatten Wall Street, states continue to battle the credit crisis. In the search for innovative solutions, some political candidates are proposing that states generate their own credit [...]
The Power of Local
Published by Yes! Magazine on February 18, 2010
Local businesses are educating communities, changing economic policies, and even outperforming chain competitors.
by Jeff Milchen
The 2009 holiday season was a tough one for retail businesses. In November, their sales increased just 1.8 percent over low 2008 numbers — failing to keep pace with inflation. December was worse, with sales [...]
Building Cultures of Peace
Published by Yes! Magazine on February 11, 2010
If we are to build cultures of peace we have to start talking about something that still makes many people uncomfortable: gender.
by Rianne Eisler
We stand at a critical point in human cultural evolution. Going back to the old normal where peace is just an interval between wars is [...]
