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It’s usually a tie between watching paint dry and watching grass grow for the title of most boring thing to do ever. Watching the paint dry and, more importantly, flow […]
In his State of the Union speech last week, President Obama called for significant government investment in nuclear energy, telling Congress that “to create more of these clean energy jobs, […]
. . . The exemplary specimen of what were labelled, in the early 1980s, the ‘chattering classes’, was Islington Man (*). Both terms described a certain type of city-dwelling British […]
The fledgling state managed to elect a Miss Absaroka 1939 before disappearing into the dustbin of history
If Europe has one defining cultural characteristic, it is that it has none. This may sound like too neat a paradox, but it’s not that far from the truth. There […]
Silence speaks volume. In the unmitigated disaster that is the Gulf of Mexico, two silent partners watch as BP endures a hurricane of criticism, Transocean and Haliburton, who it has […]
Given the exploding coal mines in West Virginia, apocalyptic oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, and the volcanic ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajökull glacier that stranded millions of people […]
BP should fire its advertising consultants. Today. By the close of business. A 50 million dollar advertising campaign that includes full page ads in newsrags like the New York Times […]
In the 1960’s and 70’s, with Americans worried about Communist hordes and Nazism a living memory, many feared that people are just naturally sheep—all too ready to conform, cower and […]
Nearly 800 people have set themselves the challenge of self improvement by joining the One Hundred Days to Make Me A Better Person campaign.
A discussion with Alex Matthiessen, Riverkeeper of New York’s Hudson River and President of the organization Riverkeeper.
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Newt Gingrich says that during the 2010 midterm elections Republicans will run on repealing any healthcare legislation made into law.
For Alex Matthiessen, resisting the temptation to micromanage keeps his Riverkeeper organization afloat.
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Where does NYC drinking water come from? How is it kept safe from toxins and terrorists? Alex Matthiessen clears a few things up.
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The Middletown power plant tragedy raises concerns about the potential for far deadlier catastrophe. In a 2009 video, Alex Matthiessen weighs the risks of maintaining New York’s Indian Point plant.
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If we cannot rely on our classic economic models to make in-depth, investigative journalism—and, in particular, foreign reporting—possible, what can be done? Are there models in other countries of gathering […]
If the title “Riverkeeper” sounds like a mythic, sacred charge worthy of Tolkien, that’s because it is. Few natural phenomena have ever been as threatened by the forces of human […]
How will the introduction of e-book devices affect academics and fit into the scholarly ecosystem? And is the book as an artifact dead?
This fall in the sophomore-level course I teach on “Communication and Society,” we spent several weeks examining the many ways that individuals and groups are using the internet to alter […]
A refreshingly non-mainstream media company, INFOWARS.COM, has released a new documentary in the tradition of other cult docs like Loose Change and Zeitgeist. The new film is called Fall of […]
What’s better than mimosas with brunch, walks in the park, dinner and a movie, day tripping out of town, reading a good book, and any other fabulous thing you could […]
Are you a writer with a green cause? Then you probably shouldn’t bother applying for Columbia University’s 2-year Earth & Environmental Science Journalism Master’s Degree (EESJ) this winter. It doesn’t […]
“10 Under 25” young expert Alex Epstein on the politics of Katrina.
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Written by: Katya Fisher Yoffe
The organizer says NY2NO is distinguished by their community canvassing and outreach.
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The organizer describes a typical brigade to the Ninth Ward, NY2NO’s accomplishments to date and the consensus building that keeps everything running smoothly.
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The organizer traces NY2NO’s history from student group to non-profit status.
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The organizer says continuous re-evaluation is tremendously important to success.
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The organizer says the mindless forms of volunteering should be eliminated from high school curricula.
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