Critical Mass

Detroit Bike Buff Shares Story Of Scorchers, Paved Roads, Detroit Wheelmen

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 04.28.2012

Although it may be difficult to believe, bicycles were once nearly as popular as cars in Detroit. In fact, they helped pave a path that allowed the au...

Pick a Bike, Any Bike -- Just Ride It in D.C.

Seth Thomas Pietras | Posted 11.14.2011

Seth Thomas Pietras

In a city often chided for not having character or community, I savor seeing bikes stacked dozens deep outside new bars, Critical Mass clogging our streets, and public debates about bike lanes.

How to Seize Your Critical Mass Moment for Exponential Success

Nick Segal | Posted 08.20.2011

Nick Segal

With any endeavor, we all start at the same place: with an idea and the dream to make it a reality. So if that is true, then why do some businesses really take off while others flounder and fail?

GRAPHIC VIDEO: Car Runs Down 40 Bicyclists In Brazil

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

(Scroll down for video) SAO PAULO (AP) — A motorist sped his car through a pack of more than 100 cycling activists in southern Brazil, sending ...

The Conversation

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Deepak Chopra

"The Conversation": Deepak HomeBase at ABC Carpet and Home, New York City Dec. 21, 2010 from Better Days Productions on Vimeo. What do you think of ...

Not Just a Friend: One Palestinian's View of Israeli Activist Jonathan Pollak

Ayed Morrar | Posted 05.25.2011

Ayed Morrar

Jonathan Pollak's upcoming imprisonment highlights the support of some Israeli activists for Palestinian-led unarmed protests, and the Israeli government's effort to crush our joint struggle.

Critical Mass Takes to the Streets in Guatemala City

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Tracy L. Barnett

When I saw on Twitter that Masa Critica Guatemala was planning a ride my first weekend here, I decided to drop them a line to see if they might have a bike to spare.

Patrick Pogan, Ex-NYPD Officer, Convicted Of Lying Over Bike Clash

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — A former police officer was convicted Thursday of lying about his Times Square clash with a bike-riding activist, as seen by millions...

Bike Attack Cop Goes On Trial (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — A Times Square tourist's amateur video is in the spotlight at the trial of a former police officer accused of assaulting a bike-ridin...

Youtube Videos Raise Questions Of LAPD Misconduct

Posted 05.25.2011

Another video raising questions about LAPD conduct has surfaced on Youtube this week, prompting an internal affairs probe. The LA Times reports: Los A...

City Pays $98,000 To Critical Mass Cyclists

Posted 05.25.2011

The city has agreed to pay $98,000 to five cyclists who took part in the Critical Mass bike ride in March 2007. The cyclists had filed a lawsuit claim...

Choose Your Epidemic: Tea Parties or "Yes We Can"

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Deepak Chopra

Social contagion -- a term invented by researchers to describe how influence spreads from one person to another -- is real but invisible. For instance, you run a higher risk of being overweight if a friend of a friend is overweight.

Advancing Women into Financial Leadership Boosts Bottom Line

Linda Basch | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Basch

There's a foolproof way to shift away from high-stakes gambling in the financial sector that makes perfect economic sense: hire more women.

Shocking: A Post-Automotive Times Square?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Rosenbaum

The change in New York's most congested real estate is an acknowledgment that the car culture that has gripped both the city and the country may in fact be, for the first time in half a century, beginning to retreat.

10 Places Not to Yell: "Thom Yorke Is Retiring" (He's Not)

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrea Chalupa

The one place you could yell it is Iceland, let Sigur Ros know if they ever had a chance of touring American stadiums, getting Yorke out of the way could be it.

Critical Mass Cyclist Attack Cop Indicted

Treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

You may recall us posting this video in July, where a New York cop "toppled" a cyclist participating in a critical mass ride. While bikes are quick, t...

The Intelligence Community: Our Retarded Giant

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

Allison Kilkenny

It won't be your grandmother's hippie protest at the DNC -- this time around, the police presence will be huge, suspicious activity will be loosely defined and cataloged in a huge national database.

'Critical Mass' Bicyclist Assaulted By Police Officer (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Critical Mass, the bicycle-awareness bike ride that occurs monthly in many cities, often has run-ins with authorities, who aren't so keen on public th...

Does a New Start Have a Chance?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Deepak Chopra

Obama was right to mention the Berlin Wall multiple times his speech because the Wall was not pushed over by force, unless you mean the force of consciousness. Can the same magic strike again?

Reverend Al Sharpton Rides A Bike . . . Sort Of

Gothamist | Jen Chung | Posted 05.25.2011

As previously mentioned, the Reverend Al Sharpton joined last night's Critical Mass rally to highlight, per Times-Up!, a "common pattern of NYPD haras...