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...
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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...
Permaculture: The Future of Self-Sufficient, Community-Based Living
November 17th, 2016 By Paul A. Philips Guest writer for Wake Up World The fact of the matter is that, over the years, we have allowed ourselves to become more and more accepting of the urban way of...
Iceland: Where Storytelling Forms the Basis of Everyday Life
November 9th, 2016 By Daniel Penev Guest writer for Wake Up World The land of ice and fire – this is the first association millions of people make about Iceland. Although ice and fire are...
Affordable, Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient: How Re-Purposed Plastic Waste is Helping to Solve Humanity’s Housing Crisis
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “In Latin America, Africa and Asia 40% of people don’t have access to formal housing. In Bogota alone 750 tonnes of...
If We Are Going to Take Down the Establishment, Progressives, Libertarians, Anarchists and Non-Voters Need to Unite
30th June 2016 By Tim Bryant Guest writer for Wake Up World Anyone paying even the slightest attention to the 2016 Presidential Election can see that this election cycle has been marred and corrupted...
5 Solutions for a New World
By Tim Bryant Guest writer for Wake Up World With the rise of alternative media, seeing the flaws in the mainstream media is quite easy if one knows where to look. It’s also particularly...
The Hidden Truths of Africa: Neocolonialism and the Modern Age of Slavery
By Tim Bryant Guest writer for Wake Up World “The darkest thing about Africa has always been our ignorance of it.” – George Kimble Africa: A Forgotten Continent What does...
Don’t Ask, Just Plant — Taking Back Our Food Sovereignty with Guerrilla Gardening
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World During both world wars, Victory Gardens were a staple throughout the United States, found everywhere from private residences to public...
The Amazingly Simple and Cost-Effective Way to End Homelessness — for Good
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World During a balmy 60ºF December morning, Rene Zepeda is driving a Volunteers of America minivan through Salt Lake City, Utah, looking...
The Unexpected Effect of Decriminalizing Drugs in Portugal, Fifteen Years Later
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Whenever the idea of decriminalizing illicit drugs in the U.S. is raised, there are always those who rant that such a measure would be the...