Panhandlers: Where Does Your Spare Change Go?

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CULTURAL CRITICISM:  When you stop to ask yourself what homeless people spend money on, why not ask yourself how you're spending your own money?  More »

Photo Essay: Songs of Memory

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PHOTO ESSAY:  Victoria Vorreiter shares the results of five years trekking in SE Asia’s Golden Triangle.  More »

Volunteer in the Dominican Republic: DREAM Project


VOLUNTEERING:  Abbie Mood shares an opportunity to volunteer with children in the Dominican Republic with the DREAM Project.  More »

5 WWOOFing Opportunities in France

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WWOOFING:  Three farms and two B&Bs are Lindsay Kalama-Smith's picks for WWOOFers in France.  More »

New Orleans Five Years After Katrina: Rebuilding Marshes

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CONSERVATION:  "I’ve gutted, restored, and rebuilt, but what good is that if those rebuilt neighborhoods are left exposed to future storms?"  More »

Interview with Jeff Zimbalist, Director of "The Two Escobars"

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CULTURAL CRITICISM:  The documentary opens this weekend in San Francisco.   More »

Art for Pitties: Ebay Auction to Benefit Pit Bulls

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ANIMALS:   Nancy Harder hopes this fundraiser becomes a trend.  More »

A skipper's letter to BP's CEO

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CONVERSATION STARTER:  MatadorU travel writing grad and boat captain Mike Collins has a few words for BP's CEO.   More »

Take Action: Pakistan Flood & How You Can Help

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TAKE ACTION:  What started as normal rain on July 29 during the region’s annual monsoon season has now become the worst flooding that Pakistan has experienced in the last 80 years.  More »

Female indigenous wrestler challenges barriers in Bolivia

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CHANGING THE WORLD:  MatadorChange editor Julie Schwietert spends time with Carmen Rosa, wrestler and protagonist of the documentary, "Mamachas del Ring."  More »

Green Guide to Oslo

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GREEN GUIDE:  "Many believe cabin life should be physically challenging. The ideal cabin should have no electricity or indoor plumbing and be a long walk (preferably uphill) from the road."  More »

Photo Essay: The Coolest Tree Houses in the World

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PHOTO ESSAY:  The tree house proves to be nearly universal.   More »

19 Reasons to Feel Hopeful about the World

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INSPIRATION:  Don't despair.  More »

Urban Volunteering: Delhi


VOLUNTEERING:  Shreya Sanghani highlights volunteer opportunities in Delhi.  More »

Call to Action: Support Lhamo Tso & Dhondup Wangchen

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TAKE ACTION:  Shreya Sanghani explains how you can support the release of documentary filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen.  More »

Volunteering in Jordan

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VOLUNTEERING:  Angela Corrias highlights volunteer opportunities in Jordan after talking with two locals who are making a difference.   More »

Beginner's Guide to Fostering Animals

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ANIMALS:  Tears and smiles are all part of the animal fostering experience.   More »

Havana's lessons in green living

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CONSCIOUS CONSUMERISM:  "Economy and politics aside, seven days in Havana remind me of how easy it is to go green at the individual and societal levels."  More »

Ice Cream Sandwiches and Wolf Moon T-Shirts: 15 Outrageous Items BP Could Have Bought with the Money They Lost


CONVERSATION STARTER:  The BP oil spill has devastated a region and hypothetically cost us all ice cream sandwiches.   More »

Tribe Wanted: Building Sustainable Communities

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VOLUNTEERING:  Abbie Mood was searching for a volunteer opportunity to leave a long-lasting impact. Tribe Wanted might be just that.  More »
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