Andy Kondrat:
Giulia Rozzi
June 16, 2008 | 11:23 am EST
The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!
Nicole Hughes:
U.S. Media Ignores Link Between Midwest Floods and Global Warming
Top 10 Houseplants for Removing Indoor Air Pollution
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Dubai to Build Rotating Positive Energy Tower
Bioethicist Peter Singer Tackles World Food Shortage
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Jon Popham:
Americacorps Workers Assist Flood Ravaged Town
Australians “Out-Fat” Americans
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Giulia Rozzi:
Oprah Recommends “A New Earth”
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Gina Telaroli:
Are you a progressive person looking for progressive reading material? Then look no further, the Progressive Book Club is here!
The progressive movement has prided itself on its ability to get its messages out by harnessing the Internet, through organizations like MoveOn.org and blogs like Daily Kos or The Huffington Post. But now a liberal-minded group is returning to an old-fashioned model: a book club. Starting on Monday, the new Progressive Book Club is inviting readers to join and buy three books at $1 apiece in exchange for the obligation to buy four books over the next two years.
The brainchild of Elizabeth Wagley, a former fund-raiser and communications adviser for nonprofit
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