Last year I had the honor and privilege to sit down with him in conversation while he was on a speaking tour in San Francisco. You can watch the interview here.

DJ Wika by Piotr Makecki - inspiring and beautiful in every way.

It's become a diverse and flourishing forum for user-generated multimedia, flash mob art and social commentary on the nuclear issue.

In light of recent developments towards democratic reforms in Burma (Myanmar) and celebrating 2011 as a huge year for Street Art across the the world, we recommend Art as a Weapon.

This is 21-year-old Junior Walk's reality. The people living in his West Virginia coal mining community are expected to go about their business, keep their heads down and stay silent.

As Katt Williams says, just remember "tink tink" the next time you think you're having a bad day.

The questions is, why was the media so silent? Talk About Equality hosts a highly recomended discussion in the comments section of their first post on the issue and followed up with thorough replies to the points raised in their latest post: Hege and Toril: Why We Write. Check it out.

by Jon Gensler: There is a war going on in the coal-fields of southern West Virginia.

by Jon Gensler: Boone County, West Virginia – one of the many places in this country where justice seems to go to die.

Four years ago I visited New Orleans to report on various aspects of how the city was recovering after being devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the subsequent flooding of 80 percent of the city. The trip was important to me as I had also come to New Orleans as a volunteer a few [...]

by Ari Wile I see the bumper sticker canvassed on vehicles across Southern Appalachia, it reads “Friends of Coal”. When asked why be a friend of coal, supporters say that it provides jobs, boosts the local economy, keeps the lights on, provides clean energy and is the proud tradition of the area – standard answers [...]