Leif Utne's bookmarks
Our Webmaster steers you to 15 Web sites that could shake the world
May/June 2001
By Leif Utne, Utne Reader
Despite the storm clouds over dot-com land, some wonderful things are happening in cyberspace these days. The real action is no longer in the corporate suites and New Media sweatshops. It’s in the world of the dot-orgs—the Web sites of artists, activists, social observers, and journalists who are using the Internet not to make a quick buck, but rather to build a positive future. Here are a few sites worth scrolling through (including some dot-coms of note):
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Action Network
www.actionnetwork.org
A project of the Environmental Defense Fund, this simple site helps you send faxes and e-mails to members of Congress and other decision makers on behalf of dozens of national and local environmental groups.
Alternative Medicinewww.alternativemedicine.com
This companion Web site to Alternative Medicine magazine has a directory of more than 19,000 alternative medicine practitioners in the United States and Canada—searchable by zip and area code.
Arts and Letters Daily
www.cybereditions.com/aldaily
The preeminent literary Web log, Arts and Letters Daily consistently turns up unexpected gems from out-of-the-ordinary sources among its daily offerings of articles, book reviews, and editorials.
Bad Subjects
www.eserver.org/bs
One of my personal favorites, this monthly e-zine of heady, left-leaning political and cultural commentary sparkles with wry wit.
Common Dreams News Center
www.commondreams.org
Pulling from both wire services and a plethora of progressive magazines and Web sites, Common Dreams is one of the best online sources for alternative news and views.
Environmental News Network
www.enn.com
This Idaho-based site began in 1991 as the monthly print magazine Environmental News Briefing before going online in 1993. It has since grown to be one of the most comprehensive environmental sites on the Web, with daily news features and audio and video programs.
eGrants.org
www.egrants.org
A project of the San Francisco –based Tides Foundation, eGrants makes life easier for people who care about the environment and social justice but don’t know what groups to give money to. With a few clicks, you can use its "issue funds" to contribute money to fight global warming and homelessness, and for other concerns, which eGrants then redistributes to a variety of effective organizations.