Max Gladwell

The author of “Here Comes Everybody” rehearses the book three years prior at the TED conference. Clay Shirky’s presentation on the limits of institutionalized organizations and how they are overcome by the social web is impressive, especially considering it was three years ago.

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In the best “Formidable Opponent” yet, Stephen Colbert debates offshore oil drilling with himself. We take the Democrats to task on blowing the issue entirely. Energy has quickly become the issue of issues in this year’s election. It’s not so much that anyone cares about energy security or pollution. The debate is not about forward-thinking [...]

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Hilton proposes a reasonable solution to offshore drilling and the energy crisis. Where have we heard that before? By now, you’ve all seen the Paris Hilton video (heh, heh), where she responds to the McCain campaign’s desperate attempt to paint Obama as a vacant celebrity by associating him with…vacant celebrities. We Tweeted about the McCain [...]

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Stephen Colbert takes a curiously serious approach to an interview with The Green Lantern’s Brendan Koerner. We’ve written about the conundrums faced by consumers in Indecision Green, where making the green or greener choice isn’t always clear. This includes everything from biofuel to light bulbs and the supreme question: paper or plastic? Stephen Colbert invites [...]

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How the global warming message can be universally understood and acted upon. The message of 350.org is as clear and simple as it can be: 350 parts per million (ppm) of atmospheric carbon dioxide is the threshold and the goal. “350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. [...]

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