July 3rd, 2018 By Jack Adam Weber Contributing writer for Wake Up World “I owe you nothing.” I’m sure you’ve heard or spoken this popular meme before...
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The Moral Revolution America Needs
May 28th, 2018 By Jessicah Pierre Guest writer for Wake Up World Poor people of all races are shifting the national conversation on poverty and race from “right vs. left” to...
Choose a Way of Life, Not an Occupation
April 27th, 2018 By Jessie Klassen Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Are you sure you just want to farm? Don’t you want to do something more with your life...
We Need Radical Imagination
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...
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...