January 30th, 2018 By Sarah van Gelder Imagination, as Hawaiian Native rights advocate Poka Laenui describes it, is more than an antidote to hopelessness. It is a source of power. There are many...
Category - Community
3 Characteristics of Small Thriving Communities that Work for Everyone
By Paul A. Philips Guest writer for Wake Up World The transitional period we’re currently in calls for us to re-educate ourselves in ways that many have not even considered. For our...
Living In a World Gone Mad — Is Peaceful Anarchy the Secret to a Better Society?
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “But isn’t the anarchist a fabulous character? Those who control public opinion associate him with terrorism and chaos;...
How Spending Time in Nature Makes Us Kinder and More Generous
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Want to bring out the very best in yourself? Science says spend more time in nature. Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology and...
10 Must Have Barter Skills to Survive in a Collapsed Economy
By Anna Hunt Guest Writer for Wake Up World Most people living in the United States and many other industrialized countries consider bartering as an antiquated method for exchanging goods...
Iceland Taught Kids How to Get High Naturally — and Teenage Substance Abuse Plummeted
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World While drug use among teens in the U.S. has dropped between 2002 and 2013, nearly 25 million youth aged 12 and older still use...
Here’s What We Can Do to Reduce Hate in the World Around Us
By Audrey Throne Guest writer for Wake Up World Hate crime incidents abound in America today, and it is not only small minorities or the marginalized that are affected. In the small village of...
Video: Police Raid Charity, Arrest 7 Volunteers for Feeding the Homeless
18th January, 2017 By Matt Agorist When feeding willing hungry people becomes illegal, that is a telling sign of a bureaucratic police state. And, in the ostensible Land of the...
Portland’s Food Vendor Carts Inspire Economic Opportunity and Cultural Renaissance
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Nong Poonsukwattana arrived in American from Bangkok, Thailand with $70 in her pocket. After waitressing at five different restaurants...
University Student Develops Phone App To Feed Nearly 600,000 Homeless People a Year — With Food That Otherwise Would be Wasted
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Food waste is a massive problem in America. So is hunger. The National Institute of Health estimates that, as a nation, Americans waste 40...
Here’s How to Make America Great (and Kind) Again – Regardless of Who’s President
November 27th, 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World After one of the most shocking presidential elections in recent memory, Americans are taking action. Protests and...
Wired for Tribe
By Nick Polizzi Guest writer for Wake Up World I was walking beneath a huge willka tree in the jungle a few months ago when a shiver of realization ran down my spine. This tree relies on all of its...
