A couple easy things you can do to help...

It's hard to keep up with the news here, but here are a few interesting things worth noting...

Take a pledge to not shop at Walmart this holiday season. Instead, support businesses that are trying to make a real difference in the local communities where their businesses operate. The US takes so much from the world, partly in the form of Walmart. As an individual, this is one way you can help give something back as a thank you for everything we receive every day from all over the world. Read a bit more about the pledge here, and then sign it! :)

Also, as a big surprise, the Bush admin is pushing for more lax environmental laws to serve us up more pollution for profit. Read more here.

Finally, there are a whole buch of stories on www.alternet.org, www.indymedia.org, and www.commondreams.org if you are interested in some different perspectives on the news.