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Environment
Why Obama Rejected Keystone XL
Until protesters made the pipeline a national issue, no one in Washington questioned that construction of the pipeline would be approved.
Culture
Young Activists Work With Oppressed Groups, Not "For" Them
Activism is trending collaborative, not volunteery.
News
Is Joining the Occupy Movement Better Than an Internship?
Taking a stand for your future is a better investment than fetching coffee.
News
What the United States Can Learn from Egypt About Democracy
Egyptians seem to be enjoying democracy more than Americans have for a long time.
Education
Teachers Take to the Streets: Education Reform After the SOS March
The march may be over, but the battle for public education is just getting started.
News
Bike Advocacy in Three Easy Steps
Get involved with increasing bike accessibility and safety in your neighborhood.
Culture
Rebuttal: It's Not "Playing Poor," It's Symbolic Action
The Global Poverty Project CEO responds to critiques of the Live Below the Line campaign.
Environment
Why I'll Be Riding 300 Miles to D.C. to Fight Climate Change
Our environment editor is off on a 5-day ride from NYC to DC for climate change awareness. Here's why he thinks activism still matters.
Environment
Why We're Merging to Form a Climate Change Supergroup
1Sky and 350.org, two of the nation's most influential climate change organizations, merged today. Here, their leaders explain why.
Environment
A Victory in Borneo: Coal Plant Plans Scrapped
A small but important fight against dirty energy is won in the tropical island paradise of Sabah.
Environment
Generation Hot: Calling Out the Climate Cranks
A veteran climate journalist runs out of patience and takes to activism, calling out the "climate cranks" that are putting "Generation Hot" at risk.
Environment
Kids Remind Us What a Tough Year 2010 Was for the Climate
A two-minute video of kids talking climate might well be the best environmental year in review for 2010.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: A Crusade Against Waste
When Jonathan Bloom writes about food, he writes about the 40 percent of it we grow and then throw away, uneaten.
Education
How to Get People to Vote Online
Do Something U's latest video offers advice for getting people to vote in crowdsourced contests.
Education
City Year: What I've Learned So Far
City Year corps members based in Los Angeles and New York write about their experiences.
Education
Do Something U: How to Overcome the Fear of Asking for Money
As a virtual component to their in-person boot camps, Do Something just launched Do Something U.
Business
World Toilet Day: Noble Fecophiliacs Break Taboos to Save Lives
Toilet taboos are literally killing people around the world. So find an artsy/activist event in your neighborhood to save lives with potty talk.
News
The Ten Most Random Signs at the Rally to Restore Sanity
If these posters are any indication, Jon Stewart's rally this weekend was a lot of things to a lot of people. Here are 10 fun ones we spotted.
