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Eight Ways to Confront Extremism on 9/11
How to further tolerance and healing on this September 11th, an especially important time to speak up.
Sticking Together in Tough Times
With more workers facing long-term joblessness, the unemployed are working together for change.
2010 a Tipping Point for Renewable Energy
100 days into the BP disaster, it's time to quit claiming that an economy based on fossil fuels is our only option.
France (Not) to Repay Debt to Haiti
A prank website is bringing France's colonial crimes into the spotlight.
People Without Homes, Homes Without People
In New York City, low-income people fighting for affordable housing are taking on the developers of vacant condo projects.
Detroit’s Renewal: Can It Inspire the Social Forum?
Detroit is known for its decay, violence, and gas-guzzling cars. With thousands of activists coming to town, will it also become known as a source of hope?
Haitian Farmers: So All Can Eat, Produce It Here
Haitians are working to make food sovereignty a key part of post-earthquake rebuilding.
Haitian Farmers Refuse Monsanto Hybrid Seeds
A coalition of peasant farmers is standing up for food sovereignty.
Jobs, Not Handouts
David Korten: Wall Street's plunge shows what's wrong with phantom wealth. Why support that system when we could be creating jobs in the real economy?
Cochabamba’s Message: Let the People Speak
The World People's Summit broke new ground by allowing those most affected by a changing climate the chance to speak out about their ideas for just solutions.
A Climate Summit for the Rest of Us
Video: The Cochabamba climate summit was designed to respect the power and knowledge of world social movements and indigenous peoples.
Yard for Share: My Hyperlocavore Garden
When the internet connects gardeners with available land, surprising things can happen.
Haitian Women Mourn the Dead, Recommit to the Living
In Haiti, International Women's Day is a reminder of what women have done and are still doing to keep hope alive.
Homegrown Aid in Haiti
Many displaced Haitians are turning to neighbors, family, and peasant organizations in the countryside for help.
The Work that Reconnects
As residents plan Transition Albany, they're turning to Joanna Macy for guidance in building resilient communities.
Cancel Haiti's Debt
There's a growing movement to cancel Haiti's foreign debt as a way to return to the Haitian people the authority to rebuild their lives and their country.
What You Can Do to Help Haiti
The best options for helping the Haitian people recover from the devastating January 12 earthquake.
Nine Ways Our World Changed During the '00s
Corporations get still more powerful. A middle-class living slips away from millions. Climate change becomes deadly. War, and more war. Looking back on the '00s (uh ohs) and the nine trends that changed our world.
Climate Deal: Not Done Yet
Leading climate justice groups are signaling that the extraordinary global climate movement that came together in Copenhangen is just the beginning.
Tens of Thousands March in Copenhagen
Demonstrators outside the U.N. negotiations demand a climate deal.
