YES magazine

YES magazine

One of the most stand-out things regarding the YES magazine website is that there are no advertisements. I understand that this is part of their mission statement but I am amazed to see that they follow through with it. This site is also very user friendly and isn't cluttered up with too much information. I was really surprised to see Gustavo Esteva's face on the front page. He directs the UVM Oaxaca semester and is a very inspiring individual.

This too is one of YES magazines said missions. To provide motivation and inspiration to readers to go out and say "yes." What I really love about this site is that everything is sectioned up by: Peace & Justice, People Power, Happiness, New Economy, and the Planet. Really these should always be the most important things highlighted in life. I especially like the Happiness category. To be able to read articles about everyday people taking action really puts some fire under the old butt. I think on-line activism can work and has shown to work in the past. Although nothing beats a face to face encounter when making a point, changes have been made through internet action. I trace the success of on-line decent back to the popularity of Howard Dean's campaign in 2004.

With all that aside I find no fault with this website and their mission as of yet. I mean they even make mention of Wendell Berry and provide links to TED talks which are my new addiction. What is so stand out about a site like this one is the positive action based approach to current events. YES magazine doesn't just lament the woes of our modern times but gives the reader a wonderful list of resources for change. This is actually a pretty exiting find for me since I have always followed liberal news websites like Huffingtonpost which has become too commercialized and filled with smutty news.