DIY politics.

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See "Climate Change: What the World Needs Now Is ... Politics," January/February 2006, p. 25

Rates of volunteerism and civic participation in the United States are among the highest they've been since the 1970s, according to polls. Since 1989, the volunteer rate has increased more than 6 percent, and in 2006 more than 61 million Americans dedicated 8.1 billion hours to volunteerism. Political scientists attribute the trend to low confidence in the...