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Conducive Announces New Issue

Conducive magazine has just published its February/March 2010 Issue! Check out the entire table of contents at conducivemag.com. Topics covered include international adoption, suicide rates of Asian Americans, an interview with Climate Hope author Ted Nace, the continuing disparity in wages between men and women, plus many more interesting articles on social and environmental issues! [...]
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Welcome to the team, Laura Bramble!

Conducive would like to welcome our newest blogger, Laura Bramble, to our team! Laura is currently working as a freelance writer in Atlanta, and is inspired by the courage of everyday people making change. Laura believes that the courage to make the world a better place can be found in all of us, and that [...]
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Welcome Dr. Mai Kieu-Loan!

Conducive would like to welcome our new advice columnist Dr. Mai Kieu-Loan to our team! Besides working as a psychologist for the past decade, Dr. Mai Kieu-Loan has also done research on community service, and advocacy work on improved access to care. Check out a more detailed article here. It comes down to this, in order [...]
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Call for Politically Progressive Science Fiction/Fantasy Bloggers

Conducive Mag is looking for science fiction and fantasy writers interested in blogging to an audience of progressives. We know that people become science fiction and fantasy fans for a host of different reasons, one of which is to make sense of the contemporary world. Bloggers must be willing to write about the intersection of [...]
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Christmas For All Families

By Guest Blogger Leanne Leith Christmas season in Korea. Tonight is the first ASK/TRACK (Adoption Solidarity Korea/Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea) Christmas party for unwed moms and their children.  We support them in their efforts to increase social services to struggling families, in an effort to reduce the supposed need for adoption, [...]
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Call for Historical Bloggers

Conducive is looking for historians interested in writing to an audience of progressives. Conducive is devoted to critical thinking about local and worldwide social problems, with a particular focus on finding solutions. It was started by sociologists who wanted to do more than research social problems. We wanted to create a space for progressive historians, artists, environmentalists, [...]
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Book: Fugitive Visions

By Guest Blogger Leanne Leith Ahh, another self-portrait. This time it’s 5:30 a.m. in Seoul, S. Korea, and I’m waiting for the first train of the morning. I’m reading Jane Jeong Trenka’s new work, “Fugitive Visions,” and it’s disjointed nature perfectly describes adoptedness. How I felt growing up in the midwest. How I struggled [...]
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Adoption Awareness Month: Thanksgiving and the Adoptee Pilgramage

By Guest Blogger Leanne Leith Today I’m a little homesick. I miss my kids, my one true family. We’re a little strange. I haven’t even spoken on the phone to them the whole time I’ve been here, but that’s not something that’s ever been necessary with us. We know we’re in each [...]
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Trails of Little Rock: A Guide to Little Rock’s Land and Water Trails

Johnnie Chamberlin, Conducive Chronicle blogger and outdoor enthusiast, is author of the book Trails of Little Rock: A Guide to Little Rock’s Land and Water Trails. The book includes a number of trails that range in difficulty, length, and location. If you live in or around Little Rock, or plan on visiting, this book will [...]
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Be a Lifelong Activist

Conducive sounds off with Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist: How to Change the World Without Losing Your Way. If you are tired and overworked, she has a plan for you. This straightforward and concise text teaches you how to overcome your fears and blocks to live a happy and productive life with a progressive [...]
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The Little Guide to Beating Procrastination, Perfectionism and Writer’s Blocks

So you have a goal in life, a mission, and a strategy. Then you execute it and sail toward complete success. Right? Probably not. At some point stress, exhaustion, and even burnout can bring your project down. But, you can reel it in. Hillary Rettig argues that what prevents ambitious and idealistic people from achieving [...]
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Positions Available

Editorial and Design Internships As an editorial and design intern, you will learn to: Interview Contribute to story ideas Web design and layout Research stories Post and edit blog entries Write introductions Article layouts Copy edit Work on the print version of Conducive Mag to be launched early 2010 To apply, send an email to editors(@)conducivemag.com and include the following: 1. An introduction letter telling a little [...]
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Letters to the Editor

We’re Listening Write us and tell us what you think. Letters, not exceeding 200 words, must include your full name, address, and telephone number for verification. Only your name and town of residence will be published. Letters may be reprinted Conducive’s online or upcoming print edition and may be edited for length and clarity. Email your letters [...]
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Climate Crisis: Alaskan Village Shishmaref Sinking Into the Sea

The effects of climate change are not coming, they are here. For over a decade villages in northwest Alaska have been watching their coastlines erode away, as the warming climate reduces permafrost and the formation of sea ice that protects and maintains their shores. Many of the villages are in low-lying coastal areas near freshwater [...]
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ETHICAL STYLE Fall 2009 Women’s Accessories Trend Alert

Many of us would like to be green and socially responsible shoppers, but it can be hard to know which labels are really practicing these values, and which are taking it on like a fad. L.A. Corralez helps you line up your social values with your wardrobe. Read her picks for Fall season’s ethical style [...]
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