Activism

Non-Profits

www.conservation.org - Conservation International (CI) applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth’s richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the hotspots, major tropical wilderness areas and key marine ecosystems.

www.futureofmusic.org - Seeks to educate the media, policymakers, and the public about music/technology issues, while also bringing together diverse voices in an effort to come up with creative solutions to some of the challenges in this space.

www.savethechildren.org - They work in 19 states across the United States as well as in 47 other countries in the developing world to help children and families improve their health, education and economic opportunities.

www.standupforkids.org - Provides assistance to homeless and abandoned children.

www.nrdc.org - National Resources Defense Council, actively working to preserve our country’s natural resources.

www.worldvision.org - A Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.

Alternative Media:

www.theonion.org - Satirical news source, good for an occasional much-needed laugh.

www.alternet.org - In-depth alternative news pieces on important issues often overlooked by mainstream media.

www.democracynow.org - Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America.

www.takebackthemedia.org - Info on how to fight media consolidation and government censorship.

www.warincontext.org - "...an essential daily diet of diverse opinion and reporting indispensable to anyone seeking a widely informed perspective on the U.S. confrontation with Iraq and the war on al-Qaeda". -- Tony Karon, Senior Editor, TIME.com