An opportunity to make headway
Debate over the economic and environmental costs and benefits of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline reveal that a major shift toward sustainability is in the best interest for the country’s long-term goals of stability and prosperity.
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Gifford’s refreshing story of courage and hope
Gabrielle Giffords’ continuing recovery from the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson should encourage politicians and citizens alike to put aside heated rhetoric for dedication to overcoming its disabling effects.
A weed by another name
Separating the medicinal potential and recreational notoriety of marijuana is a challenge the federal government should consider undertaking.
Reassessing the value of your purchases
Greater participation in the consumption life cycle of the products we use may be a healthy change for our wallets, the economy and the environment.
Occupiers must now take over the polls
Now that occupiers have united in multiple cities and in different countries, it’s time for them to work together to support a proposal that people can keep in mind on Election Day.
Urban growing pains
Gracie’s proposal to expand into low-income housing should be viewed as a much-needed, local experiment in urbanism.
Occupy Phoenix galvanizes citizens to take back government
The Occupy Phoenix event, held in solidarity with protestors on Wall Street, called on people, and not just politicians, to lead against corporate greed.
Technology has personality in Apple
Apple permanently changed our relationship with technology. There is connection between its line of indispensably useful, Museum of Modern Art exhibit-worthy products and its users.
