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Utne
Reader
One
of, if not the, earliest, most comprehensive and highest quality
alternative media resources. A classic. Check out Cafe Utne while you're there.
Adbusters
The blueprint for the impending cultural shift. Adbusters effectively
and often humorously articulates many of the problems of the contemporary
global economy.
The Nation
"The Nation will not be the organ of any party, sect, or body.
It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion
of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to
wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation
by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred."
The Sierra Club
No explanation needed. Be sure to check out their sprawl
resources.
Slow
Food
We enthusiastically support the Slow Food movement. From the website:
"We are enslaved by speed and have all succumbed to the same
insidious virus: Fast Life, which disrupts our habits, pervades the
privacy of our homes and forces us to eat Fast Foods. To be worthy
of the name, Homo Sapiens should rid himself of speed before it reduces
him to a species in danger of extinction."
The
Sustainability Institute
"Provides information, analysis, and practical demonstrations
that can foster transitions to sustainable systems at all levels of
society, from local to global."
WorkingForChange
A comprehensive Web site made up of resources for people with progressive
values. There's a lot of stuff here, kids--it's the web front for
the organization "Working Assets," which has been trying
to do some good since 1985.
Public Interest Resource
Groups (PIRGs)
"Tackling real problems, proposing practical solutions, getting
concrete results..." There is a PIRG for almost every state,
addressing regional issues of public concern. Go to the site and select
your state from the drop down menu to learn more.
The
Genuine Progress Indicator
Is Gross Domestic Product the only way to measure our progress
and well-being? Don't think so... Check out this resource from Redefining
Progress.
International Society
for Ecological Economics
A nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the
relationships among ecological, social, and economic systems for the
mutual well-being of nature and people.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
See what unrestrained capitalism is trying to tear down today.
PreserveNet
Go there and buy a copy of 'The Preservationist's Manifesto'. Right
now.
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OpenSecrets.org
A guide to the flow of money in American politics and business.
Alternet.org
"The overwhelming commercial goals of corporate media outlets
leave large gaps in delivering useful news and information the public
needs. AlterNet.org is about filling in those gaps..." Amen.
This
article, in particular, speaks to us here at Opensewer.
Mother
Jones
"An independent, nonprofit magazine whose roots lie in a commitment
to social justice implemented through first-rate investigative reporting."
One of the best since 1976.
The
Orion Society
"Over the past decade, unprecedented numbers of us have voluntarily
chosen a simpler, more value-based lifestyle, one that departs radically
from the assumptions of the dominant culture. This is not to say that
our values have changed, bur rather that those values have become
less and less compatible with the extremes of the dominant culture
on its frenetic march toward Nasdaq nirvana."
Independent Media Center
Media that does the job that it was meant to do in the first place:
Tell the truth!
The
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
Their mission is "to make the tools, techniques, and strategies
developed to manage growth, accessible to citizens, grassroots organizations,
environmentalists, public officials, planners, architects, the media
and business leaders."
Sprawl-Busters
An International Clearinghouse on Big Box Anti-Sprawl Information.
Protest.net
Act up and cause some trouble in your area. This is a pretty good
resource.
Institute for a Sustainable
Future
"... to envision, design and implement a more sustainable society."
Center for
A Sustainable Economy
A non-profit, non-partisan research and policy organization that promotes
innovative tax and other market-based approaches to achieving a sustainable
economy.
Center for Ethics
And Business
"...aims to provide an environment for discussing issues related
to the necessity, difficulty, costs and rewards of conducting business
ethically."
WKSU Series On Urban Sprawl
If you are new to the issue of urban sprawl, this is a great documentary
describing many of the issues involved.
U. S. Green Building Council
"The resources required for creating, operating, and replenishing
our current level of infrastructure are enormous, yet the resources
available for such activity are diminishing. To remain competitive
and to continue to expand and produce profits in the future, the building
industry must address the economic and environmental consequences
of its actions."
An
Outline of American History
Courtesy of the U.S. Dept. of State--just in case you need to brush
up.
Basic
Readings in U.S. Democracy
Self-explanatory; same source as above...
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