Saving through Second Life

Bridget Algiere

USC's Network Culture Project is hosting Second Life and the Public Good, a contest that invites residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds can be used for positive change. (more)

After America

Kal Cobalt

In his new book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria argues that we are entering a world not defined by the decline of America, but rather by the rise of everyone else. (more)

Unnatural Threat

Morgan Maher

The Canadian Minister of Health recently introduced Bill C-51. If the Bill passes, natural health products such as herbal remedies and traditional medicines will be outlawed.

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Crashing Waves

Morgan Maher

The UN World Food Program describes the global food shortage as a "Silent Tsunami." What happens next? (more)

Major Infringement

Erin Shaw

If passed, the Orphan Works Act of 2008 will void all passive copyright protection and throw artists' work into the public domain. (more)

A Global Campfire

Morgan Maher

On May 10, Pangea Day will host "the world's first global campfire," sharing stories "made by the world for the world." (more)

Ron Paul Wants to "Legalize It"

Chris Otchy

Ron Paul introduces the first marijuana decriminalization bill to the U.S. Congress in 25 years. (more)

Real Views

Erin Shaw

Alternative media outlet The Real News Network celebrates two million video views.

Propaganda as Institutional Self-Deception

Antonio Lopez

Over time, even the slickest propaganda cannot hide murder, torture, or illegality, especially when a global society is increasingly transparent. But we often forget that propaganda makers are susceptible to their own deceptions. (more)

The New Urban Forager

Homegrown Revolution

Foraging can help us through lean times and enrich flush times, and it puts us in touch with the plant world and the cycle of the seasons, even when we're strolling down grimy Sunset Boulevard. (more)

Money: A New Beginning (Part 2)

Charles Eisenstein

The human identity is undergoing a profound metamorphosis. Part of this shift will be a new system of money consonant with the new human being. (more)

RS on MySpace

Jonathan Phillips

Reality Sandwich is now extending our ecstatic vibes and frontier vision into the world of MySpace. Add us as your friend and pass on our articles and profile to fellow "evolutionaries." (more)

An Olympic Pull-Out

Morgan Maher

New York City Councilman Tony Avella has introduced a resolution calling for the removal of the 2008 Olympic Games from Beijing in response to China's occupation of Tibet. (more)

On The Use of Propaganda by The Chinese Communist Party

Thomas Laird

As protests were suppressed in Tibet, Beijing TV played a video clip of Tibetans smashing Chinese shops. It's a simple story for most Chinese. Tibetan are criminals, led by the Dalai Lama. Yet foreigners keep talking about how peaceful he is! What world are they from? A world with freedom of information. (more)

Fear and Renewal in A Western Shoshone Sweat

Jonathan Phillips

I overcame my greatest fears in a Western Shoshone sweat lodge during a protest against the Nevada Nuclear Test Site. Over 1,000 nuclear devices have been detonated above and below this land, making it the most bombed nation in the world. Now the Longest Walk 2 brings new attention to the environmental protection of this sacred place. (more)

Graphic Imperialism

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Howard Zinn explores American imperialism through a new graphic novel, A People History of the American Empire.

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Walking the Change

Jonathan Phillips

A month-long initiative for a "conscious collective community" in NYC kicks off with the Be The Change Walk, commemorating the life of Mahatma Gandhi. (more)

Stumble with RS

Jonathan Phillips

Reality Sandwich has joined the wonderful world of StumbleUpon. We invite you to add us as a friend and Stumble with us. (more)

A Farewell To Arms

Erin Shaw

Body of War is an unapologetic anti-war documentary that weaves together the 2002 Congressional debate that authorized the war with the story of paralyzed Iraq War veteran Thomas Young. (more)

Money: A New Beginning

Charles Eisenstein

Money has turned abundance into scarcity. Not money per se, only the kind of money we use today, the kind of money that is evaporating as we speak, money with a very special characteristic that ensures its eventual demise. (more)

The Human Zoo

Morgan Maher

A UN forecast estimates that over half of all humanity will be living in cities by the end of the year. (more)

Get Gifted

Morgan Maher

The Freecycle Network is "changing the world one gift at a time" with close to 5 million people giving and receiving free items. (more)

Take Action for Tibet

Morgan Maher

Sign this petition and help bring an end to the brutality and deception happening in Tibet. (more)

Beyond Satire

Erin Shaw

The Yes Men strike again with their new "fully- realized spoof" of British Petroleum. (more)

The End of Money?

Daniel Pinchbeck

What if the current crisis in the financial markets was not just a typical economic meltdown, but the beginning of a shift from an economy of quantitive exchanges to one based on qualitative values?(more)

Grandmothers and Grandchildren

Morgan Maher

The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers gathered with the Bioneers Conference in Northern California for a live video dialogue. (more)

Blogging Civil Liberties

Erin Shaw

"It's 2008. Do you know where your civil liberties are?" Don't Tase Me, Bro! catalogues daily violations of citizens' rights. (more)

Initiation, Learning, and the Failure of Regimented Education

Marc Lazard

The history of schooling can be traced back to ancient initiation rituals. Much of today's school culture does not support genuine learning – which is essentially self-generated, exploratory, continuous and unpredictable. (more)

Future World Trends

sati

The UK's Ministry of Defense maps out Strategic Global Trends for the World. (more)

My Brief Encounter with Fidel Castro

Paul Krassner

I gave Castro a copy of my magazine, The Realist, and requested an interview. Then a palace guard handed him a cablegram from President Dwight Eisenhower calling off diplomatic relations with Cuba. (more)