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YES! Online September 2008
Purple America: the FALL issue of YES!
Cover detail of David Sirota's book The UprisingspacerFeeling Blue, Seeing Red in Purple America
David Sirota travels the country and finds a populist uprising that's ready to change the direction of U.S. politics.
Why the middle class got stuck charts, YES! Magazine graphicspacerJust the Facts: Why the Middle Class Got Stuck
Surging prices, stagnant wages, spiraling debt. This is what "stuck" feels like.
WAGES Coop members, photo by Irene FlorezspacerAn Agenda That Puts People First
Secure families. Health care for all. Good jobs and housing. Here's how we could have it all.
families iconspacerFairness for Working Parents
Author and mother Nanette Fondas lays out truly family friendly policies: Living wages mean working parents can support their kids. Time off means they can raise them.
health care iconspacerDoctor's Orders: Health Care For All
The movement for universal single-payer health care is growing. Now both doctors and small business owners are lobbying for health care reform.
our own agena graphicspacer10 Policies For a Better America
Large majorities of Americans agree on more than you might think, from health care to war. Here is the YES! take on Our Own Agenda.
a populist toolkit graphicA Populist Toolkit
Ready to collaborate across Red and Blue? Here are some ways to get started with dialogue, trust building, online tools, direct action, and more.
Climate Action
2008 UK Climate Camp, photo by Nick BuxtonspacerSocial Change not Climate Change:
UK Camp for Climate Action
Over 1500 people converged last week in Kent, UK, to rally against climate change in a demonstration of collective, sustainable living and creative direct action.
Photos from the UK Climate Camp, photo by Nick BuxtonspacerUK Climate Camp :: Photo Essay
The Climate Camp is a model of participatory, collective organization and sustainable, low-carbon alternatives.
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Beyond Lightbulbs: How to Get Carbon-Free in 10 YearsspacerGet Carbon-Free in 10 Years
How does an average family go carbon-free in 10 years, without turning their lives upside down? A decade from now, maybe the Joneses’ new way of life will be the American standard.
Foreign Policy: the SUMMER issue of YES!
Detail from work by Aaron HughesspacerThe Way to a Just Foreign Policy
The United States has some pivotal choices now that its brief time as the world’s sole superpower is drawing to a close. Becoming a good neighbor is one of them.
Nuclear Free SignspacerGeorge Shultz: No Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons abolition is not only possible, but necessary for our security and perhaps even our survival.
IVAW veteran, photo by Joseph O. HolmesspacerHeal the Warrior, Heal the Country
If we are to make peace, we must heal the wounds of the soldiers who fought our wars. Here's how each of us can help.
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Mt. Damavand, Iran. Photo by Arash ShivaspacerPrevent War With Iran
Congress and the U.S. administration are increasing pressure on Iran, escalating tensions that could lead to war. Learn the facts and meet the people behind the headlines.
Logo of the 2007 US Social Forumspacer1st Anniversary of the US Social Forum
The first USSF brought together more than 12,000 people from 64 countries to declare that “Another World is Possible” and that “Another US is Necessary!”
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