Wes Jackson: A Perennial Revolution in Agriculture
Revolutionizing agriculture with crops that grow like a prairie.
Democracy
Words That Inspire: We are the 1%
Some members of the 1% have shared messages of solidarity with the 99%. What goes into a sign that makes a lasting impression? Explore an activity to help your students understand鈥攁nd create their own鈥攑owerful signs.
Journey Into Dyslexia
You鈥檝e probably taught a student with dyslexia鈥攁nd were perplexed on how to help. This film shows successful adults who see their dyslexia as a unique gift.
Time Banking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Why let the availability of money determine the range of the possible? Time banks are taking off, in ways you never expected.
Who鈥檚 Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy?
Corporations aren鈥檛 hiring, and Washington is gridlocked. Here鈥檚 how we take charge of our own livelihoods.
Want Jobs? Rebuild the Dream
Van Jones is leading a national mobilization to rebuild the middle class鈥攖hrough decent work, fair taxes, and opportunities for all.
5 Protests That Shook the World (With Laughter)
Great moments in 鈥渓aughtivism鈥� from Yes Men Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, the guys who duped the BBC, embarrassed Dow Chemical, and mocked Halliburton.
Ex-Convicts’ Self-Help to Break the Prison Cycle
Ex-cons show each other the way out at San Francisco's Delancey Street.
Words That Inspire: Life After Worry
The state of the world gives us plenty to worry about. What would happen if we made a decision to no longer worry? Read Akaya Windwood's wise commentary on replacing worry with trust, and check out the classroom activity, too.
Wildlife Right of Way
Big mammals shouldn't be a casualty of modern society. They could make a comeback鈥攊f we give them what they need most: room to roam.
Nuclear Disarmament is People鈥檚 Work
Presidential declarations and filmmakers' scare tactics get the attention鈥攎eanwhile, powerful grassroots movements build on 60 years of effort.
YES! Recommends: Tell Me Your Stories
Tell Me Your Stories connects young and older people through oral history interviews. Curriculum, interview templates, and other tools guide students through the interview process.
Words that Inspire: On Facing Judgment
Facing judgment is a life skill that teachers can help their students learn, so they may deal with others' opinions鈥攆air or not鈥攚ith confidence.
51 Ways to Spark a Commons Revolution
What you can do, alone and with others, to share life.
Words that Inspire: Stories that Light Up the Dark
The Experiences of Our Ancestors Offer Us Wisdom for Surviving Today's Crises.
By: Sanjay Khanna
Powerful Learning Grows in New Orleans鈥� Lower Ninth Ward
Our School at Blair Grocery meets crises with open eyes, humble hearts, and social entrepreneurship.
Invest in the Sock Exchange鈥攁nd Other Ways to Join the Sharing Revolution
When we share as much stuff as possible, we walk more lightly on the earth and often improve our quality of life.
In New Orleans, Kindness Trumped Chaos
Lessons of dedication, solidarity, love, and recovery, five years after Katrina.
Why Power Is Not a Dirty Word
Frances Moore Lapp茅 looks at redefining power and taking it back.
3 World Water Wins
Around the world, people are taking control of their water supply.
How Felton, Calif., Achieved Water Independence
A tiny Californian town took back its water supply鈥攁nd your town can too.
Elinor Ostrom Wins Nobel for Common(s) Sense
Elinor Ostrom was an unusual choice for the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Instant Runoff Elections are a Vote for Civility
Burlington鈥檚 success with instant runoff voting (IRV) is a model of a clean, open debate. Is it time to take it to the national level?
Communities Take Power
Communities across the country are declaring citizens' right and duty to protect their water, land, local economy, and way of life, even if it means taking on the enormous power of corporations. Here are some of the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up.
Who Will Rule?
Big corporation have become de facto governments, and the ethic that dominates corporations has come to dominate society. But, citizen movements are proving that we can take on corporate power, and together build a future that works for all life. This article gives hope on how to change the current corporate rule to citizen rule.
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