• Burgers or Biofuel?

  Environment

  Frances Cerra Whittelsey: Biofuels have become the new villain in the climate change and food crisis debate. But America's consumption of meat is a bigger part of the problem than the cars and trucks we drive.

• Extreme Water Emergencies

  Water

  Elizabeth de la Vega: Floods, drought, pollution, wildfires: summer's extreme water conditions afflicting the United States this summer are a call to action. Why are we so helpless?

• Make Freddie and Fannie Go Green

  Environment

  Brent Blackwelder & James S. Henry: Don't just bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: require them to start building environmentally responsible homes.

• Brave Nation Activist Award Winner

  Video

  Brave Nation : Cristina Lara is a feminist, a football player, a writer and a straight-A student. Watch her receive the first Brave Nation Activist award.

• Dump the Junk

  Humor

  Annabelle Gurwitch: It takes a lot of work, but it's possible to go green. Start with stopping your junk mail.

• Naomi Klein on the Exploitation of Shock

  Political Analysis

  The Tavis Smiley Show : Nation contributer Naomi Klein discusses her book, The Shock Doctrine, and how moments of crisis are seen as moments to act.

• Bush's Last Chance on Climate

  Environment

  Janet Redman: At the G-8 Summit, he can help bear the brunt of climate damage caused by the developing world. But don't hold your breath.

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• Brave Nation Activist Award Winner

  Video

  Brave Nation : Cristina Lara is a feminist, a football player, a writer and a straight-A student. Watch her receive the first Brave Nation Activist award.

• This Brave Nation: A Defining Moment

  Video

  Brave Nation : Legendary activist Tom Hayden talks with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, about the state of the fourth branch of government.

• This Brave Nation: Two Generations of Hope

  Public Figures & Intellectuals

  Brave Nation : Pete Seeger talks about music and activism with one of the country's most effective young grassroots leaders, Majora Carter.

• This Brave Nation: Peace Takes Courage

  Activism & Organizing

  Brave Nation : Antiwar activist Ava Lowery and the ACLU's Anthony Romero discuss the legal quagmire into which the country has sunk since 9/11.

• This Brave Nation: Legendary Activists

  Brave Nation : Bonnie Raitt and Dolores Huerta talk about their passions, regrets, fears and most of all their dreams for future generations.

• Brave Nation Young Activist Award

  Activism & Organizing

  Brave Nation : Who is a local unsung hero that even at a young age, has the bravery to put themselves on the line for a cause?

• This Brave Nation: Environmental Visionaries

  Video

  Brave Nation : Carl Pope and Van Jones discuss the issues and movements that have informed and inspired their lives and work.