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Show us the money: how to use the biggest windfall in history to build a society that makes sense

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Foundations are the best way to manage the estimated $10 tril US budget surplus which can encourage both an equitable distribution of wealth as well as promoting the eradication of poverty. A democratic foundation, where common folks are allowed to sit on board, becomes a more responsive agency for social justice.

Author: Dowie, Mark
Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1998
Analysis, Management, Fiscal policy, Charitable trusts, Surplus (Accounting)

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The new face of environmentalism

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The focus of environmental movement in the US has shifted from the national to the grass-roots levels. This is a result of declining effectiveness of the movement with the national organizations at the helm. The involvement of grass-roots supporters is needed in changing the movement's orientation.

Author: Dowie, Mark
Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
Associations, Public participation, Environmental protection, Environmental movement, Environmentalism

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The Redwood Warrier

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Judy Bari was a war resister, union organizer, feminist and eco hero who died on March 2, 1997. She encouraged loggers and millworkers to form alliances with environmentalists who were working for sustainable forestry.

Author: Dowie, Mark
Publisher: LENS Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
California, Biography, Bari, Judi

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Subjects list: Social aspects, Environmentalists, Environmental activists
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