The film Blockadia Rising documents the campaign of direct action against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Gone are the days of the emotionally distant breadwinner. Today鈥檚 dads are more and more involved in their kids鈥� lives.
10 smart conversation starters to address some standard defenses of the status quo.
Now that all the debate about whether bike lanes are OK seems to be (mostly) over, cities around the country are enjoying their benefits.
It can be hard for youth to deal with the overwhelming effects of climate change. But, by taking action, we can erode the hold that oil, fracking, and coal has on people and the environment.
I was afraid of being judged by a neighbor who began giving free French lessons to my kids. But the worries melted away as our friendship grew deeper.
Eight in ten Americans oppose the Supreme Court ruling, which allows unlimited corporate spending on U.S. elections. Delaware is the latest state to demand that Congress step in and overturn it.
On life, leadership, and the future in an age of catastrophic change.
Thousands of people are sleeping in a public park to protest the actions of the Turkish government. Check out this photo essay for a view of daily life, music, and politics inside Turkey鈥檚 homegrown occupation.
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois鈥� new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated to abolishing fracking nationwide.
Cree organizer Clayton Thomas-Muller provides a deeply personal account of a ceremonial healing walk through the broken landscape of Canada鈥檚 tar sands. This year鈥檚 walk begins July 4.
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The backroom negotiations behind the midwestern state鈥檚 new fracking regulations may be a taste of what鈥檚 to come in other places.
From China to San Antonio, cities are using rental bike programs to create healthier commutes. Here are a few insights from some of the world鈥檚 best programs.
Taken all together, the practical actions YES! Magazine features reveal large societal shifts that hold the potential for a better world.
Back in the 鈥�90s, people thought the Internet was going to open up a zone of perfect cyber-freedom. It didn鈥檛 work out that way. But the Internet鈥檚 real significance may be found elsewhere: in a growing sector of the economy based around peer-to-peer sharing networks.
What we still have to learn from the world鈥檚 favorite riot grrrls.
The mine-ravaged communities of Eastern Kentucky have been increasingly abandoned by the coal economy. Could growing biofuels jump-start a new local jobs market鈥攁nd renew the land in the process?
Pastor Jim Wallis has been arrested for protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, builds bridges between polarized politicians, and pushes Christians to worry less about gay marriage and more about justice. And even better鈥攖here鈥檚 a whole new generation following his lead.
It鈥檚 not too late to forge a drone-free future. International treaties have already helped ban landmines and nuclear weapons testing鈥攁nd could mitigate drone warfare鈥檚 worst atrocities.
In 鈥淧aradise Lot,鈥� two residents of an inner city write about how they transformed less than an acre of their blighted yard into a thriving food forest full of mushrooms, gooseberries, silkworms, and more.
When we visualize the lives we desire, we often leave out the difficulties and frustrations. But they鈥檙e inevitable, and in the end they make the rewards of life more satisfying.
Melodeego has been making music for the environment for years. Their songs include protests of the Keystone XL pipeline and other topics inspired by the anti-climate change movement.
The dams would cost $105 billion, flood an area twice the size of LA, and force the relocation of tens of thousands of indigenous people. Against all the odds, the local forest-dwelling people are coming together and organizing in a way that鈥檚 unheard of in this part of the world.
Feeling anxious about life in a broken economy on a strained planet? Turn despair into action.
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