A timely and strategic response to the challenges of global climate change is more that an environmental issue; it is a humanitarian crisis in-the-making that our institutional leaders have failed to seriously address. Three plus years into the Obama Administration, there has yet to be any comprehensive energy legislation. While the President clearly recognizes the [...]

To have any kind of real understanding of the Arab Awakening, we must look to the role of women and challenge the word “revolution.” In the West, we tend to idolize the struggle for democracy, and rightly so, but that is no excuse to overlook the egregious misogyny pervasive across the Middle East, including institutionalized [...]

We’re all familiar with the ubiquitous screen print turned graphic design of Andre the Giant, the logo of Shepard Fairey and his brand Obey. How the icon became a staple of our pop culture catalog is somewhat less well-known. To date, the history of Fairey’s work comes mostly from a handful interviews with the street [...]

It’s hard to avoid the headlines accusing Republicans of waging a ‘war on women.’ Questionable semantics aside, there are certainly a broad scope of policy decisions and initiatives that call into question the sincerity of the GOP’s commitment to supporting women. National issues get a lot of coverage, but much of the action is happening [...]

In recent years, the question of the corporation’s role in our democracy has been weighed by activists, pundits and politicians. Perhaps the ultimate arbiter of arguments over corporate personhood is the United States Supreme Court. The highest court in the land often avoids daily media scrutiny, but has an understated influence on policy decisions (consider [...]

Economic downturns have a way of bringing out the worst in people. In the face of employment uncertainties and changing demographics, it has become all too easy to scapegoat cultural groups foreign to one’s own. Illegal immigration into the United States, as in Europe, is a real issue void of simple solutions, but marginalizing minority [...]

Some artists convey an unmistakable message that transcends language barriers. Reading between the lines, or listening between the sound waves, fans the world over just seem to get it. Ana Tijoux, a French Chilean hip hop artist uses her subtle flow and classic beats to convey social messages that have grabbed hold of America Latina [...]

The democratically-elected president of a tiny nation, who has had a giant voice in the climate change debate, has been forced to resign at gunpoint in a coup d’état. Mohamed Nasheed made his resignation under duress as president of the Maldives earlier this week. This is a disturbing setback for both global democracy and the [...]

Plans to extend the Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands in Canada, to the Gulf Shores in the United States have officially been put on hold this afternoon. In a statement, President Obama said, “the Secretary of State has recommended that the application be denied.  And after reviewing the State Department’s report, I [...]

2011 was a year of worldwide unrest. Traditional social structures that favor the interests of those with money and power are being called into question by the masses. These are the most striking moments of 2011. 5. Death of Bin Laden & End to the War in Iraq 10 years after the September 11 attacks, [...]

Earlier this week, thousands of women took part in a march of historic proportions, taking to the streets of Cairo to demand women’s empowerment and decry the brutal attacks on female protesters. The women of Egypt have become increasingly vocal about their demand for dignity during the Arab Awakening, but this march was a direct [...]

After years of corruption and cronyism from the oppressive regime of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian people have risen up as a part of the Arab Awakening only to face a brutal backlash. The United Nations’ official estimate of the death toll has now surpassed 5,000, with 400 lives being taken just last month. There are [...]

A so-called last minute deal at the COP17 Climate Talks in Durban, South Africa has led politicians and some media outlets to laud the cooperation of diplomats to come to an agreement to ultimately curb anthropogenic carbon emissions. Environmentalist are largely left bewildered by the cheers. Under the veneer of supposed progress, all that one [...]

A recently released case study from Friends of the Earth International, the world’s leading grassroots environmental organization, has exposed energy giant Sasol as having done much to undermine the recent climate talks in South Africa. Established as a state-owned venture in 1950 and privatized in 1979, Sasol has become a global company with operations in [...]

In an effort to protect the indigenous people of northern Kenya, a collective of artists and activists have turned to the unifying global medium that is music. Slumchella will be the stage to raise awareness protesting against the GIBE 3 hydroelectric dam and advocating for Kenyans without a voice. Based out of California, Village Beat [...]

An androgynous cloaked figure stalks the Paris metro tunnels in an obscure disguise with marker in hand. Princess Hijab is an elusive French street artist that catches Parisian eyes with unsettling alterations to fashion ads that line the tubes of the subway. ‘Hijabisation’ involves striking the advertisements of retailers like H&M and D&G with a [...]

Ai Weiwei remains unapologetic and defiant, while continuing to be an inspiration to those who care about human rights and social justice. Although he was released from secret detention in September, the Chinese authorities continue to strong arm the artist. The government has had a particularly difficult time muting Ai due to his huge international [...]

If Kristen Christian has a say, the Fifth of November will be remembered not only for Guy Fawkes, but for a stand taken against “companies with unethical business practices.” Photo by Eddie Colla Bank Transfer Day, taking place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on November 5th, 2011, will see participants move their funds to [...]

The WILD seeks to highlight up and coming artists, especially those with a social conscience. To give context to our present and future, it helps to understand our past. Harry Belafonte leveraged his signature music talents to fight for humanitarian causes for the last half century, “I was born an activist before I became an [...]

Two major energy policy issues have been garnering attention recently, and they may serve to test the Obama administration’s commitment to the environment and sustainability. The simultaneous debates over the failure of Solyndra and the proposed Keystone XL pipeline highlight and contrast the dialogue around our domestic energy sources, and the role of government in [...]

As the third week of the Occupy Wall Street protest approaches, the media has started to take note and organized labor have extended their support. Despite these early achievements, an endgame remains nebulous. The privately owned, publicly occupied, Zuccotti Park is not actually located on Wall St itself. It is more of a small urban [...]

Timely solutions to the climate change crisis at times appear overwhelmingly difficult given our modern political arena and public discourse. Steady streams of misinformation have provided fodder for deniers to reinforce their entrenched views on the subject. We have long known that the rates of emissions from industry, agriculture, and transportation, among other factors, have [...]

“For a man imprisoned and conditionally released, neither neighbors nor strangers nor Beijing’s officials nor courts can be trusted.” Artist, subversive dissident, and freedom fighter Ai Weiwei was released from his secret detention earlier this summer, but he is far from a free man. His conditions for release were reportedly a ban on the use [...]

News coverage has been completely overwhelmed during the month of July over the synthetic debt ceiling crisis, yielding little time for coverage of other stories. For the environmentally conscious WILD community, we want to highlight some recent developments regarding climate change. Climate scientists have warned that an additional consequence of arctic ice cap melt is [...]

Last week, Bloomberg News exposed one of the worst aspects of our supposed democracy. The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is a Washington-based policy organization that goes beyond lobbying. Rather, representatives from corporations including Koch Industries, Exxon Mobil and BP sit at the table with our legislators and actually write laws. ALEC has drafted [...]

On Friday, Norway suffered its worst attack since World War II at the hands of a domestic terrorist. Anders Behring Breivik, 32, has been identified by the Norwegian media as the killer of at least 92 victims. Through his online presence, it has emerged that the suspect was a gun loving right wing Christian fundamentalist. [...]

In the midst of perpetual domestic media saturation of tabloidworthy issues, environmental degradation continues to fly under the radar of the public. This weekend, an Exxon Mobil pipeline burst, spilling around 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana. The cause of the rupture remains unknown, but it was likely related to [...]

The Supreme Court of the United States has again ruled that the interests of major corporations are more important that the rights of US citizens. The high court of the land has dismissed the largest class action suit in American history, more or less on a technicality. The class action suit represented nearly 1.5 million [...]