The Hopeful Work of Turning Appalachia’s Mountaintop Coal Mines Into Farms
In the post-coal economy, life-skills training helps employ people and restore the savaged land.
The Human Cost of McDonald’s French Fries
Potato fields cover the landscape in central and northern Minnesota, stretching for miles in all directions.
The Hydrogen Economy Is Coming To Town With New Electric Vehicles
After years of playing second fiddle to battery-powered electric vehicles, hydrogen electric fuel cell vehicles are steamrolling into the zero emission transportation spotlight.
The internet empowered Charlottesville white supremacists. It still has the power to destroy them.
“Life sucks as a racist,” Arno Michaelis told Mic. “Life sucks when you’re afraid of everyone else on Earth, and it’s completely unnecessary. It’s just absolute concocted nonsense that doesn’t have to happen and will literally make every single thing you try to do go to shit.” Michaelis should know: He used to be a leader…
The Isolation is Just Momentous When You’ve Spoken Truth to Power
The 2002 Enron scandal drew global attention and Sherron Watkins became forever known as the Enron whistleblower.
The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce a Third of Its GDP
Six things we can learn from Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy.
The Nest is a modern tiny house that visitors can rent
Nestled in a backyard in sunny Arizona, this contemporary tiny house on wheels offers big comforts in a tiny footprint.
The Pipeline Protest Before Standing Rock by Jacqueline Keeler — YES! Magazine
Last year’s water protectors garnered worldwide attention, but several pipeline fights—such as the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline victory—got little public notice.
The science of fake news gets a boost
Scientists call for studies of fake news. Plus a word about so-called “chemtrails.”
The Superrich Have Profited From a Broken System—And Their Money Alone Won’t Fix It
Giving back requires humility. It will be a true test of learning new skills. Congratulations, you won—you are the last and richest person on Earth. In the security of your sunless underground bunker, you will be the last to die in a dying Earth’s paroxysm of fire and flood.
