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"National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent"
[U.S. Department of Education Report October 1993]
online text version at U.S. Dept. of Education
![Citizens for Global Solutions [est. 1947]](images/CitizensForGlobalSolutions.gif)
Negative Population Growth [est. 1972]
National Day of Reason [May 6th]
Green Home Building: info on sustainable & natural architecture
nifty tools to measure garden hose output
Common Sense for Drug Policy and Drug War Facts
The Heifer Project [est. 1944]
Ideas Happen contest [ends 20 October 2004]
Purpose Prize: for seniors 60+ [ends 28 Feb 2006]
Aspen [CO] Ideas Festival [July 2006]
Solutions: Activism Page
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Labor, Capitalism & the Working Mind
American Labor Movements Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
'Economics Or Else!' Pages
at Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore
U.S. Politics & Elections Pages
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Selected Books on These Subjects
Earth's Biosphere
Class War & Economics
Healthcare
Energy & Global Warming
Education
International Politics
Corporations vs. America
Solutions: Reading Material
Chelsea Green Publishing - books on sustainable living [est. 1984]
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"Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities & The Durable Future" [2007] by Bill McKibben Holt 8x5¼ pb [3/2008] for $11.20 Times Books 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/2007] for $15.00 |
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"Plan B 2.0: Rescuing A Planet Under Stress & A Civilization In Trouble" [2006] by Lester R. Brown {founder & president of the Earth Policy Institute} W.W. Norton 9x6 pb [1/2006] for $11.53 W.W. Norton 9½x6½ hardcover [1/2006] for $21.54 "Plan B: Rescuing A Planet Under Stress" [2003] W.W. Norton 8½x5¼ pb [9/2003] for $12.44 W.W. Norton 8½x5½ hardcover [9/2003] for $27.95 |
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"Powerdown: Options & Actions For A Post-Carbon World" [2004] by Richard Heinberg New Society 8½x6 pb [9/2004] for $11.53 Temple Lodge pb [9/2004] out of print/used |
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"What Can I Do?: An Alphabet For Living" [2004] by Lisa Harrow Hundreds of websites that tell you how to make your home, your life, your entire world more beautiful, simple and sustainable 'in accordance with the laws of nature'. Chelsea Green pb [9/2004] for $7.95 |
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"The Fortune At The Bottom of The Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits" [2004] by C.K. Prahalad Wharton School 9x6¼ pb [1/2006] for $11.04 Wharton School hardcover {book & CD-ROM} [8/2004] for $18.89 |
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"Cradle To Cradle: Remaking The Way We Make Things" [2002] by William McDonough & Michael Braungart North Point Press 8x5 pb [4/2002] for $16.50 |
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"When Technology Fails: A Manual For Self-Reliance & Planetary Survival" [2000] by Matthew Stein Clear Light Books 11x8½ pb [12/2000] for $12.97 author's design & engineering website |
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"A Sustainable Economy For The 21st Century" [1998] by Juliet B. Schor Seven Stories Press / Open Media pamphlet [12/98] for $5.36 Seven Stories / Open Media Adobe Reader ebook [2/99] for $4.50 Seven Stories / Open Media M/S Reader ebook [2/99] for $4.50 |
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"Home From Nowhere: Remaking Our Everyday World For The 21st Century" [1996] by James Howard Kunstler Touchstone Press 8½x6½ pb [3/98] for $10.20 S&S 9¾x6¼ hardcover [10/96] out of print/used "The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise & Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape" [1993] by James Howard Kunstler Free Press 8½x5½ pb [7/94] for $11.20 S&S 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/93] out of print/used |
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"Save Our Planet: 750 Everyday Ways You Can Help Clean Up The Earth" [1990] by Diane Maceachern, illustrations by Lonni Sue Johnson Dell 9x6 pb [12/91] for $15.00 Dell 8½x6¼ pb [rev 4/95] out of print/many used |
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"The Quiet Crisis and The Next Generation" [1988] by Stewart L. Udall contains the original "Quiet Crisis" book, plus nine additional chapters Gibbs Smith 8½x5½ pb [9/91] out of print/used Gibbs Smith hardcover [10/88] out of print/used "The Quiet Crisis" [orig 1963] Avon mass pb [1/64] out of print/used Holt, Rinehart & Winston hardcover [1/64] out of print/used |
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"Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics For A New Age" [1984] by Benjamin R. Barber Univ CA Press 9x6 pb [2/2004] for $11.53 Univ CA Press hardcover [6/84] out of print/used |
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"It Is Later Than You Think: The Need For A Militant Democracy" [orig 1938, revised 1943] by Max Lerner [1902-1992] Transaction Publrs hardcover [1/89] for $39.95 |
Solutions: Periodicals
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"YES! A Journal of Positive Futures"
An award-winning quarterly magazine that invites readers to be part of a global community of change makers. Each issue focuses on a theme, showing the possibilities and practical steps that can lead us all to a more positive future. In each issue you also find book reviews, practical advice for living more sustainably, the page that counts, special features, columns, and short "indicators." 4 issues/year subscription for $25.76 Yes! Magazine website |
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"Z Magazine" [est. 1988]
Z is an independent monthly magazine dedicated to resisting injustice, defending against repression, and creating liberty. It sees the racial, gender, class, and political dimensions of personal life as fundamental to understanding and improving contemporary circumstances; and it aims to assist activist efforts for a better future. 11 issues/year subscription for $44.37 [USA only] Znet / Z Magazine website |
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"The Progressive" Magazine [est. 1909]
"[Our] mission is to be a journalistic voice for peace and social justice at home and abroad. The magazine, its affiliates, and its staff steadfastly oppose militarism, the concentration of power in corporate hands, the disenfranchisement of the citizenry, poverty, and prejudice in all its guises. We champion peace, social and economic justice, civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy." subscription: 12 issues/year for $32.00 The Progressive website |
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"Mother Jones" Magazine [est. 1976] An independent nonprofit whose roots lie in a commitment to social justice implemented through first rate investigative reporting. subscription: 6 issues/year for $10.00 Mother Jones Magazine website |
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"The Liberal Opinion Week"
A 32-page tabloid that each week reprints 50+ essays & 40+ cartoons from liberal columnists & artists such as Jonathan Chait, Maureen Dowd, Ellen Goodman, Bob Herbert, Jim Hightower, Molly Ivens, Paul Krugman, Marianne Means, Tom Oliphant, Bill Press, Robert Scheer, Helen Thomas & Jules Witcover. direct subscription: 52 issues/year for $53.50 subscription via Amazon: 52 issues/year for $88.00 official website |
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"Ode Magazine" in Dutch or English English E#dition subscription: 10 issues/year for $29.95 official website |
Individuals
Who Have Made
or Are Making
A Difference
The 2007 Scientific American Magazine 50 Awards
The 2006 Scientific American Magazine 50 Awards
The 2005 Scientific American Magazine 50 Awards
The 2004 Scientific American Magazine 50 Award
The 2003 Scientific American Magazine 50 Award
The First Scientific American Magazine 50 Award [2002]
Edward Abbey [1927-89] Page
at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' Online Western Bookstore
Ashoka International [est. 1981]
a global community of social entrepreneurs
Rachel Carson [1907-64]
browse books & audio
movie credits at IMDb
Wikipedia
Rachel Carson Institute [Flash only!] at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA
listing on Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of The Century
Silent Spring Institute in Newton, MA
LJL's Rachel Carson website
Cesar E. Chavez [1927-93] Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
actress Geena Davis
explore videos/DVDs
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
Women's Sports Foundation - 'Geena Takes Aim' Project
See Jane: Improving gender portrayals in children's media
BF's unofficial Geena Davis fansite
W. Edwards Deming [1900-93] Page
at Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore
Special Prosecutor Patrick 'Bulldog' Fitzgerald
R. Buckminster Fuller [1895-1993] Page
at Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore
Albert Gore, Jr.
U.S. Congressman [1977-85], U.S. Senator [1985-93] & U.S. Vice President [1993-2001]
since then an eco-activist and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (announced Oct 2007)
Al Gore, Jr. Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
Doris 'Granny D' Haddock
Granny D's homepage
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"Granny D: Walking Across America In My Ninetieth Year" [2001] by Doris Haddock, with Dennis Burke Villard 8½x5¾ hardcover [4/2001] out of print/used |
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"Granny D: You're Never Too Old To Raise A Little Hell" [2003] by Doris Haddock, with Dennis Burke Villard 8x5¼ pb [4/2003] for $10.36 online excerpt |
John Hatch founded F.I.N.C.A. Village Banking
{Foundation for International Community Assistance} in 1985
China dissident Zeng Jinyan
Zeng Jinyan's Chinese-langauge blog
named to TIME 100 Most Influential People list 5/2007
philosopher Brian Johnson
ZAADZ social networking website
Jane Jacobs [1916-2006]
browse books
Ideas That Matter
Wikipedia
Zompist fansite
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"Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary" [2006] by Alice Sparberg Alexiou Rutgers University Press hardcover [6/2006] for $16.47 |
Maggie Kuhn [1905-95], founder of the Gray Panthers [est. 1971]
Aldo Leopold [1887-1948]: browse books bio official website
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"A Sand County Almanac" [1949 nature classic] by Aldo Leopold
Ballantine pb [6/90] for $7.50 Highbridge ABR audio [6/2000] 2 tapes for $13.27 2002 edition with photos by Michael Sewell Oxford Univ Press 12.3x9.3 hardcover [2/2002] for $24.50 1987 Commemorative Edition with additional essays, and sketches by Charles W. Schwartz Oxford Univ Press pb [5/89] for $9.56 Oxford Univ Press hardcover [12/87] for $18.70 |
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"Aldo Leopold's Odyssey: Rediscovering The Author of A Sand County Almanac" [2006] by Julianne Lutz Newton Shearwater pb [2/2008] for $19.95 Island Press 9x6 hardcover [11/2006] for $23.10 |
Wangari Maathai of Kenya
2004 Nobel Peace Prize
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"Unbowed: A Memoir" [2006] by Wangari Maathai Anchor 8x5¼ pb [9/2007] for $10.17 Knopf 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2006] for $17.79 |
Nelson Mandela of South Africa
browse books
Wikipedia
Nelson Mandela Foundation
1993 Nobel Peace Prize
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"Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela" [1994] Back Bay Books 8¼x5½ pb [10/95] for $12.23 Holt Rinehart & Winston 9x6½ hardcover [9/2000] for $19.85 |
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"Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of A Nation" documentary [Island Pictures Oct 1996] Produced by Jonathan Demme; directed by Angus Gibson & Jo Menell; written by Bo Widerberg Palm /Universal color DVD [7/2006] 2 disks for $35.99 Palm/Universal color VHS [2/98] out of prodn/used Polygram soundtrack CD [1/97] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
consumer advocate Ralph Nader
browse books
movie/tv credits
official website
Wikipedia
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"An Unreasonable Man" documentary [I.F.C. Jan 2007] Co-written & co-directed by Henriette Mantel & Steve Skrovan widescreen color DVD [6/2007] 2 disks for $18.49 full credits at IMDb official movie site |
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"Ralph Nader: Up Close" documentary [P.B.S. 1990] Written, directed & produced by Mark Litwak & Tiiu Lukk; narrated by Studs Terkel CustomFlix color DVD [7/2006] for $24.95 not listed at IMDb official movie page |
Rosa Parks [1913-2005]
browse books museum
R.&R.P. Institute
CBS-TV bio
Dr. Paul Polak & Intl. Development Enterprises [est. 1981
Ukrainian journalist Olena Prytula
Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper: in English or Ukrainian or Russian
article in Nov 2005 issue of Mother Jones Magazine
[U.S.] National Press Club 2005 Freedom of the Press Award
Ron Ridenhour Awards - fostering the spirit of courage & truth
Canadian Mark Rowswell, tv star 'Dashan' in China
English site Chinese site
eco-farmer Joel F. Saladin: browse books Polyface Farms near Swoope, VA
economist & social activist Robert J. Schwartz [1917-2006]
official website
Economists For Peace & Security [est. 1989]
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"Can You Make a Difference?: A Memoir of A Life For Change" [2002] Lantern Books 9¾x6¼ hardcover [9/2002] for $21.99 |
Melanie Sloan
C.R.E.W.: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington [est. 2001]
George Soros & the Open Society Institutes
Ali Soufan, former F.B.I. agent
{ article by Lawrence Wright in the July 10-17, 2006 New Yorker Magazine - not available online }
Larry Stewart, the 'Secret Santa' of Kansas City
journalist I.F. Stone [1907-89]: browse books Wikipedia
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"All Governments Lie!: The Life & Times of Rebel Journalist I.F. Stone" [2006] by Myra MacPherson Scribner hardcover [8/2006] for $22.05 |
ten-year-old Lily Thorpe, lobbyist, of Grand Junction, CO
§ Kids Campaign PAC §
Jimmy Wales, creator of Wikipedia [online 15 Jan 2001]
listed as Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People [May 2006]
Greg Wiegand's Home Voltage Regulator devices
whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand
official website
Time Magazine 10 Questions Interview [Feb 2005]
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"The Insider" [Touchstone Nov 1999]
Co-written & directed by Michael Mann; co-written by Eric Roth; starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall & Lindsay Crouse; Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Crowe), Best Script (Adapted), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound; nominated for ACE, ASC, BAFTA, DGA & WGA awards Disney Honme Video widescreen DVD [6/2004] for $11.98 Touchstone widescreen VHS [4/2001] out of stock/used Touchstone widescreen VHS [4/2002] out of stock/used Sony soundtrack CD [10/99] for $17.98 full credits from IMDb official movie website |
Twelve-Step Recovery Programs
browse 12-Step Recovery catalog at Amazon.com
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"The Lois Wilson Story: When Love Is Not Enough - The Authorized Biography of The Co-founder of Al-Anon" [2005] by William G. Borchert Hazelden hardcover [10/2005] for $15.72 |
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"My Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson - His Life & the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous" [2004] by Susan Cheever S&S 8¾x5¾ hardcover [2/2004] for $16.80 |
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"My Name Is Bill W." [Hallmark/Warner Bros./A.B.C. tv movie April 1989]
Directed by Daniel Petrie; teleplay by William G. Borchert; starring James Woods, James Garner, JoBeth Williams & Gary Sinise; won Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor {Woods}, Emmy noms for Outstanding Drama, Oustanding Direction, Outstanding Script & Outstanding Supporting Actor {Garner}, nominated for A.C.E. & D.G.A. awards Warner color DVD [6/2006] for $14.99 Warner color VHS [2/96] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
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"Bill W.: The Absorbing & Deeply Moving Life Story of Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous" [1975] by Robert Thomsen Hazelden 8¼x5½ pb [8/99] for $10.85 |
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"Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975" [2006] Edited by Barbara J. Love Univ IL Press 11¼x8¾ hardcover [9/2006] for $80.00 |
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"Wisdom For A Livable Planet: The Visionary Work of Terri Swearingen, Dave Foreman, Wes Jackson, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Werner Fornos, Herman Daly, Stephen Schneider & David Orr" [2005] by Carl N. McDaniel Trinity Univ Press 9x6 pb [2/2005] for $12.21 Trinity Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2005] for $26.40 |
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