Stories by Sarah van Gelder

Sarah van Gelder is Executive Editor of YES! Magazine where you can read her blog.

Arrested for Meditating? Why it's Radical to Stay Nonviolent in the Face of Police Brutality

Posted on: Feb 29, 2012, Source: YES! Magazine

An interview with the activist who made headlines when he was arrested while meditating at Occupy Oakland.

7 Signs the Corporatocracy is Losing its Legitimacy--and 7 Tools to Help Shut it Down

Posted on: Jan 29, 2012, Source: YES! Magazine

The legitimacy of rule by giant corporations and Wall Street banks is crumbling.

10 Ways to Support the Occupy Movement

Posted on: Oct 23, 2011, Source: YES! Magazine

There are many things you can do to be part of this growing movement—and only some of them involve sleeping outside.

Coal Company Massey Energy Thinks They're Above the Law -- Let's Prove Them Wrong

Posted on: Sep 21, 2011, Source: YES! Magazine

On Friday, two public interest groups asked the attorney general of Delaware to revoke the charter of Massey Energy, a company they call a criminal enterprise.

3 Ways to Create an Economy That Works for All of Us, Not Just the Rich

Posted on: Sep 9, 2011, Source: YES! Magazine

Corporations aren't hiring, and Washington is gridlocked. Here's how we take charge of our own livelihoods.

Power Shift: How the Youth Climate Movement is Changing the Game

Posted on: Apr 27, 2011, Source: YES! Magazine

In the fight for the climate, students are leading the way.

Vision: The 10 Most Hopeful Stories of 2010

Posted on: Dec 27, 2010, Source: YES! Magazine

Here are 10 events from 2010 that contain the seeds of transformation.

Five Ways You Can Help Pakistan (and the Rest of Us)

Posted on: Sep 3, 2010, Source: YES! Magazine

The Pakistani people need our help. Here's what we can do today, and how to reduce the number of future disasters.

6 Things You Can Do About the BP Gulf Disaster

Posted on: Jun 2, 2010, Source: YES! Magazine

Instead of sitting helplessly on the sidelines, here are six things every American can do.

12 Innovations That Could Save Us

Posted on: Jan 5, 2010, Source: YES! Magazine

With climate disruption, war, and a faltering economy, that was a tough decade. Still, seeds were sown for a more green and egalitarian 2010s.

Summer Downsizing: 31 Ways to Jumpstart Your Local Economy

Posted on: Jul 9, 2009, Source: YES! Magazine

Here's how to make more with less, put people before profits and cut down on waste.

8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement

Posted on: Mar 31, 2009, Source: YES! Magazine

How to turn a lawn into lunch, swap preserves, glean, boost your food security and live the good life.

10 Reasons To Be Hopeful About 2009 -- and 3 Reasons To Be Terrified

Posted on: Jan 1, 2009, Source: YES! Magazine

Corporate power is waning, health reform is gaining ground and a climate-friendly economy is on the horizon. Will change finally happen?

What Americans Really Want: 10 Policies We Can All Agree On

Posted on: Dec 12, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

Here is an agenda that the majority of Americans support, whether they vote red, blue, green or something else.

Life After the Economic Collapse: How Having Less Will Make Us Happier

Posted on: Dec 10, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

Having big cars, fancy TVs and trendy clothes never made us happy. It only drove us into debt -- and increased our dependence on long work hours.

Obama's Economic Stimulus -- Will it Take Us Where We Need to Go?

Posted on: Dec 9, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

These are good ideas, but the Devil's in the details.

Americans Say No to War with Iran: Will Washington Listen?

Posted on: Jul 25, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

It's time to deal with the threats of nuclear proliferation, extreme poverty and climate disruption.

Canada Apologizes to its Native People. Will We?

Posted on: Jun 16, 2008, Source: YES! Magazine

Both Canada and the U.S. have a history of abusing the original inhabitants of their lands. Will both admit to it?

Why Cuba Is Exporting Health Care to the U.S.

Posted on: Jun 4, 2007, Source: YES! Magazine

The Cuban health care system is producing a population that is as healthy as those of the world's wealthiest countries at a fraction of the cost. And now Cuba has begun exporting its system to under-served communities around the world -- including in the U.S.

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