Fall 2010 cover of YES! |
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| Frequency | Quarterly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Fran Korten |
| First issue | 1997 |
| Company | Positive Futures Network |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Bainbridge Island, Washington |
| Website | www.yesmagazine.org |
| ISSN | 1089-6651 |
YES! Magazine is a non-profit, ad-free magazine that covers topics of social justice, environmental sustainability, alternative economics, and peace. The magazine is published by Positive Futures Network, founded by David Korten and Sarah van Gelder; Korten's wife, Fran Korten, is the publisher. The first issue of the magazine was published in winter 1997. [1] It has ISSN 1089-6651 and LCCN 96656670 sn 96044464.
The magazine is printed on recycled paper and archives all its issues online. It won Utne Magazine's Alternate Press Award for Best Cultural Coverage in 2001, and was nominated for Best Political Coverage in 2004[2].
It features community-based solutions and "supports people's active engagement in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world"[3]. Issues of YES! Magazine explore a specific issue in depth, and provide resources so that readers may become involved in that issue. Previous issues have covered solutions to the energy crisis[4], local economies[5], and water preservation[6].