Liz Pleasant

Liz Pleasant is a graduate of the University of Washington’s program in Anthropology, and an online editorial intern at YES! Follow her on Twitter @lizpleasant.

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Economy & Labor

After Decades in a Food Desert, These Neighbors Are Building a $2 Million Co-op – and They Own It

For nearly 20 years, the residents of this mostly African American Greensboro community had nowhere to shop for food.

By: Liz Pleasant ,; YES!Magazine

November 17, 2015

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The Bank-Free, DIY Lending System That Helps Friends and Families Finance Themselves

Who needs banks when you have communities?

By: Liz Pleasant ,; YES!Magazine

October 31, 2015

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#BlackLivesMatter – Alicia Garza on the Hashtag That Became a Civil Rights Movement

#BlackLivesMatter began before Ferguson.

By: Liz Pleasant ,; YES!Magazine

May 7, 2015

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Tiny House Living: How Two Families Made It Work

The Morrisons and Kasls found that the benefits of life in 200 square feet outweigh the difficulties.

By: Liz Pleasant ,; YES!Magazine

December 28, 2014

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Occupy Offshoot Cancels $4 Million in Predatory Student Loans – and Starts a Debtors Union

“Rolling Jubilee is a fantastic way to punch through the illusion that you actually owe what the 1 percent thinks you owe,” said Thomas Gokey, a Rolling Jubilee co-founder …

By: Christa Hillstrom ,; James Trimarco ,; Liz Pleasant ,; YES!Magazine

September 22, 2014

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To Save Family Farms From Corporate Buyout, Retiring Farmers Connect With a New Generation

In the next 20 years, many American family farmers are likely to retire - putting enormous amounts of land on the market. Here's how they're connecting with young farmers …