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This Time, Remember to Recycle Your Santa Hat... and Everything Else, Too!

Mattias Wallander | Posted 02.29.2012

Mattias Wallander

Not everyone realizes this, but used clothing is a much needed global commodity resold in thrift stores and market places worldwide.

Efforts To Modernize Detroit's Transportation Grid Roll Forward

Posted 12.13.2011

Efforts to coordinate and modernize Detroit's regional transportation system are slowly rolling forward, despite some remaining obstacles. State Se...

The Cheater's Guide to Getting Published

Jeff Klima | Posted 06.27.2011

Jeff Klima

As many of you doubtlessly know, getting your foot in the door is the hardest part of becoming a drug-addled, world-weary, bourgeois lech with a ballp...

10 Smart Travel Ideas That Do Good

Trazzler.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Trazzler.com

Can travel make us better people? Can it make the world a better place? Is it possible to make a positive contribution to a community just by having t...

The New Grassroots: Social Media and the Post-Post Modern Campaign

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011

Cynthia Boaz

I'm currently consulting for a friend's political campaign, which is for a position (county supervisor) that while extremely important, is one about w...

The Irrefutable Stupidity of Sarah Palin

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Cenk Uygur

Why don't we call Newt Gingrich or Dick Cheney stupid? We don't make those charges against those people, because as much as we might not agree with them or like them, we know that they are not dullards.

Are Single Sex Schools Good for Girls?

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.17.2011

Susan Sawyers

It turns out that graduates of all-girls high schools show stronger academic orientations and higher levels of confidence in their math and computer abilities than their coed peers.

Revive Your Mind: Play the Game!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 05.25.2011

Is your head feeling a little fuzzy? That cup of coffee not doing the trick? Give your brain a workout with this online puzzle game. Slap your chip-eating, couch-lounging, flabby excuse of a brain back into shape with this new game from doof studios! The four mini games will push your brain to the limit. Just follow the in-game instructions to play.

Taking Action in Achieving Your Intention

M.J. Ryan | Posted 11.17.2011

M.J. Ryan

An intent can be anything you want to change or achieve in your life or in the world in which you live -- it can be personal, social, or global, or all three.

Time To Pick The Smart One

Rick Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Rick Siegel

Right now our country needs to put a priority on smart. We have huge dilemmas facing our next administration, arguably by people who did not make the smartest or most informed choices. We have an economic crisis, military crises; a crisis of trust regarding our government from citizens both domestically and around the world.

Dumb. Dumb. Smart.

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Guy T. Saperstein

We've tried dumb. Isn't it time we try smart?