Yes Magazine

10 Reasons to Be Hopeful About 2009 and 3 Reasons to be Terrified

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 12.31.2008 | World

Read More: Lists, Yes We Can, Election Protection, Hope, Economic Alternatives, Economic Crisis, Corporate Power, Youth Activism, Obama Young People, Obama Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama 2009, Universal Health Care, Climate Change, YES! Magazine, Loose Nukes, Health Care, Obama Science, World News
Sarah van Gelder

We humans have the free will to make choices that assure our collective survival, or do otherwise. We have the creativity and intelligence to build on the best possibilities while averting the worst.

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For Obama: A Five-Point Foreign Policy Agenda

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 12.04.2008 | World

Read More: Military, Nuclear Weapons, Superpower, Terrorism, Military Bases, Sustainability, Financial Crisis, Obama Transition, Climate Change, Nuclear Proliferation, Just Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Obama Foreign Policy, Military Budget, Foreign Policy, Obama Cabinet, War on Terror, President Obama, America Global Police, Obama Administration, Obama Foreign Policy Team, War in Iraq, National Security Council's Global Trends 2050 Report, YES! Magazine, Post-9/11 Foriegn Policy, American Domination, President Elect Obama, World News
Sarah van Gelder

We no longer can afford to be the world's biggest military spender, and although the world looks to us for leadership, it has rejected domination.

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What Americans Want: National Health Insurance

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Hospitals, John Conyers, Health Insurance, Single Payer, Health Care, Health, YES! Magazine, Living News
Sarah van Gelder

It doesn't have to be this way. A video of a woman dying in a Brooklyn hospital waiting room after nearly 24 hours waiting for treatment is just one m...

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Are Congressional Democrats Leading Us to War with Iran?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Abolition, Congressional Democrats, Iran, Democrats, Israel, War With Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Shultz, YES! Magazine, Politics News
Sarah van Gelder

Until recently, the power struggle within the Bush administration over whether to attack Iran seemed to be going badly for the hawks. Their disastrous...

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Offshore drilling--No! Climate-friendly energy--Yes!

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Conservation, Mass Transit, Climate Change, McCain Offshore Drilling, Solar Power, Offshore Drilling, Energy, YES! Magazine, Green News
Sarah van Gelder

Proposals by presidential hopeful John McCain and Florida Governor Charlie Crist to drill for oil offshore is the wrong direction for the United State...

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