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Footing the Bill: One Student's Quest to End Global Poverty via Web 2.0

Remember Cyclone Sidr? Many have forgotten it - another Cyclone kills another few hundred people. Or is it a few thousand? Thousands of people are without food, clean water, clothes, or blankets - yet coverage on...

created by ScienceDave | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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I'm Traveling Pole To Pole To Save The Planet

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I'm Traveling Pole To Pole To Save The Planet

I am Jon Earle, 28, a New Zealander and an active member of the Pole to Pole Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to inspiring, empowering and training youth to address the critical issues of...

created by Orato | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

"Recently, the phrase "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic" has been used to describe the American Congress and its "activity" on the questions of Iraq, and by extension, on the question of our imperial presidency. The Sunday Washington Post features an article on those...

created by mikeinwny | 2 years ago
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Make a Difference in Darfur, in One Day (reddit.com)

Tomorrow, October 5, you have the chance to make your voice heard around the world — and have a direct impact on the ground in Darfur. In a single day, activists in hundreds of cities on four continents will join together in solidarity with the victims of genocide in...