Society

A non-profit organization founded by Ralph Nader which encourages citizens to become active and engaged in their communities. Site links to opinion articles on current issues.

Platform to make the world a better place through technology and the internet. Includes videos from annual summits.

Deb answers questions and offers advice on many subjects.

An online magazine about sharing, with news plus tips and community events.

Online quiz yields estimated life span according to various factors.

A social and cultural analysis of the development of funeral and mourning practices on the internet.

List of well-known people with cause of death.

Provides scans of paperwork for deceased celebrities, including autopsy and coroner reports.

Created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife," the Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music.

About high technology change and expectations. Marvel at future communications and lament the electronic dinosaurs.

A selection of stories about historic people and events.

Catalog of journals, catalogs, and other scholarly resources in German and English.

Gallery of reconstructed portraits of key figures from world history, without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources.

Contains narrative world history, quizzes, and interactive world history timelines.

Provides information on ongoing research, exploration and enlightened discussion of subjects such as UFO close encounters, Bigfoot and health sciences.

Interactive tools including dream interpretation and a color therapy test. Blog.

Videos, stories and short films on ghosts and UFOs. Also offers news.

Articles in categories such as aliens, unexplained and conspiracies.

Information and materials for former foster children to form and conduct their own meetings.

A worker's resource for custodial, janitorial, maintenance workers and other service professionals. Included are a message board, information on safety, floor care, maintenance and unions.

Regular updates, the class action suit against Union Carbide Corporation, and activities of organizations for survivors of the disaster.

Urges boycotts of three large food producers - Phillip Morris, Nestle, and Unilever. Includes background information and links to sites detailing the offending activities of each. [German/English]

Organization devoted to reclaiming the media for public use. Includes many resources from current news to activism kits.

Placing the cacerolazo in the context of the working class in struggle against the globalized capitalism.

Article by Pepe Escobar describing the cacerolazo and the relation with the so called neoliberalism's "model student".

Helps people find out about progressive protest, meetings, pickets, strikes, demonstrations, and conferences around the world by providing a central calendar where the times and locations can be posted.

A demonstration and research project designed to focus community life around meaningful and environmentally sustainable practices.

About the organization, commentary, forums, images and links to media sources.

A non-profit, multi-lingual site that includes movies, videoclips and DVDs on social movements.

Marxists who think much anti-US "left-wing" thought is not left at all.

Mission is to offer tangible ideas to young adults who wish to make the world a better place. The website offers resource guides to businesses and organizations already making a difference in their communities.

Writings and resources on Mahatma Gandhi, nonviolence, and alternative economics. Features three books by this author, that can be read or ordered online.

Articles, news, and message board focusing on the Gandhian concept of nonviolence and the difficult task of applying this concept to the present violence-based society.

Provides social justice advocates, access to strategic information, analysis, and research skills to help conduct more effective campaigns.

Facebook page to talk about the actions on Boston University. [USA - Boston, MA]

Collection of photos, uploaded by different people, with the tag "occupywallstreet".

Features camp report, general assembly, forum, calendar, video, downloadable documents. [USA - Greensboro, NC]

Features details on this hub's events, general assemblies and committees. Also includes press releases, downloadable posters, chat. [USA - Reno, NV]

Central hub for communication among occupations across the nation. Includes news, forum, upcoming events, photo gallery, video archive, resources.

Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the international protest movement which began with Occupy Wall Street.

Includes overview of the group, calendar, general assembly notes, resources, forum, downloadable documents. [USA - Boise, ID]

Facebook page for both veterans and current personnel from this branch of the armed forces. Non-governmental organization (NGO). [USA]

Information about the events planned. And a link to their LiveStream Channel with live streaming Internet TV and archive of previous videos. [USA - Boston, MA]

Tips, tools and advice to help you take control your life and find happiness. Topics include life planning, parenting, household management, relationships, hobbies and community involvement.

A personal blog by Raj, who shares his thoughts about holistic living.

A syndicated column advising teens and twenty-somethings on issues from roommate gone mad to romance gone bad.

Search national databases for most wanted fugitives using standard criteria, physical descriptions, unique characteristics and background information. CUFF works to educate the public and law enforcement about the impact of fraud.

Bludgeoned to death in her bed in 1954. The focus is on the case built up against her husband. Includes newspaper coverage from the time, police documents, coroner's files and transcripts from the trials and post-trial motions.

Article on the reputed mob-affiliated banker linked to a dozen failed Savings and Loans.

Devoted to better understanding of crime scope and causes and to formulating policy to reduce the problem.