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Collaborative Charity

Paul Buchheit is giving money to charity and he wants you to help him decide where it should go. He's doing an experiment in collective wisdom in which anyone can submit ideas and/or vote on the winners.... More

Laura submitted 8 Days Ago, aulbuchheit.blogspot.com
0 comments, Tags: charity, philanthropy, collective wisdom

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Secrecy Sacrificing National Security

An analysis of ongoing government secrecy and its impacts on civil liberties and the rule of law, this article examines secrecy promoted by the Obama administration across three contexts: (i) depictions of torture whose implications have ... More

shahid submitted 18 Days Ago, www.huffingtonpost.com
0 comments, Tags: torture, national security, civil liberties, (More)

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Homeopathic First Aid Kit

Your Homeopathic First Aid Kit is very useful to have around the house, in the car or on vacation. Make sure your kit is readily available when you need it! This kit contains the top ten homeopathic remedies that would normally be enough ... More

Simone submitted 18 Days Ago, www.yogiyaya.com
0 comments, Tags: healing, first aid kit, pain

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Don't close our State Parks!!!!!!!!!

We must stop the Governor's plan to close over 200 of our state parks. Just this week, the Governor announced a new proposal to eliminate state funding for our state park system – which will close more than 80% of the 279-unit state ... More

kimberlyd submitted 27 Days Ago, ga3.org
0 comments, Tags: environment, politics, community

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Make a Call for Academic Freedom

Last week, Washington State University announced that it was pulling Michael Pollan’s best-selling book The Omnivore’s Dilemma from its required Common Reading Program for all incoming freshman due to pressure from corporate ... More

kimberlyd submitted 37 Days Ago, www.fooddemocracynow.org
0 comments, Tags: democracy, education, censorship

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Soldiers: Brothers in Arms Worldwide

An international networking site for soldiers. Normally, this wouldn't capture my interest, but on the homepage there's an interactive map showing the locations of all of its members with this title, "If soldiers understand each other and ... More

Laura submitted 94 Days Ago, soldiers.ning.com
0 comments, Tags: social networking, war, military, (More)

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UPS just won my business!

Bill O'Reilly goes too far. Recently, he sent a camera crew to harass a Think Progress reporter who posted some outlandish O'Reilly quotes in which he implies that a woman who dresses provocatively should perhaps expect to be raped. The ... More

Laura submitted 95 Days Ago, inkprogress.org
0 comments, Tags: UPS, Bill O'Reilly, corporate sponsorship

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NextAid: Using the Beats of this Generation to Provide Hope for the Next

NextAid is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, based in the dance music community, that is committed to developing and implementing innovative sustainable solutions to the challenges facing African children. NextAid's premiere project, in ... More

Hope4Africa submitted 109 Days Ago, www.nextaid.org
0 comments, Tags: africa, aids, children, (More)

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“Civil Right No. 1” Under Attack

In April, the Supreme Court is to hear a case challenging the Section 5 pre-clearance provision, which requires “jurisdictions with checked voting rights histories” to get federal approval before making changes in their voting laws.... More

wholesum submitted 109 Days Ago, wholesum.org
0 comments, Tags: democracy, civil rights, voting

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Pledge to give back to the community

On twitter, using #giveback, folks pledge to help others A contact page is available to ask for help or volunteer to give it ... More

jaybezo submitted 120 Days Ago, wittergiveback.weebly.com
1 comments, Tags: homeless, twitter, #giveback, (More)

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