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Blog Archives
Boksenbaum: ‘The Electoral Tsunami vs Third Parties Options’
With the media-hyped Obama-Romney presidential tsunami washing away everything in its path, it’s hard to know that there are other presidential candidates (there are) whose platforms address vital issues and perspectives, missing from the blitz, that serve well the various … more
Boksenbaum: ‘Food and Routes to Sustainability’
These comments about food, food-producing systems, and routes to sustainability are made in the spirit of direct and open dialogue Food and food-producing systems are core matters for planning routes to sustainability. There are, however, a number of sticky issues to … more
Posted in Agriculture, Climate, Environment & Ecosystems, Food for Health, Production For Need, Stewardship
Tagged Allan Savory, animal-based systems, food, toxic food
FYI: International FairTrade seal debuts in U.S.
Long-standing Fair Traders as well as companies completely new to Fairtrade are among those who have signed up to use the international FairTrade Mark in the US. (In the past, products in the USA adhered to international standards but used … more
Posted in Fair Trade
Greedheads & Natural Resources
What do coal, gold, & natural gas have in common? Or water, petroleum, & uranium? They are all natural resources that mining and other resource-extraction companies take from the ground and sell to others. It seems to be a common pattern for these … more
Boksenbaum: ‘Strategies for Change’
Three recent newsletters discuss their organization’s perspectives on how to bring about change. One talks about nonviolent direct action, another about securing rights via home rule charters and constitutions, and the third about achieving change goals via the development of … more
Boksenbaum: ‘Breaking the Back-to-School-Annual-Buying-Into-The-System-Again Cycle’
For a lot of folks, the August/September start of the new school year triggers a repeat of the yearly cycle. But we can’t afford to repeat doing the same old same old given that the times, the weather, the seasons, … more
Charter Schools: Myth & Reality
Twenty years ago, the charter school was born as an innovative strategy to reinvigorate and enrich public education. Dr. Gary Miron of Western Michigan University is quoted as saying, ‘Groups of teachers and administrators who wanted to innovate and try new … more
The Myth of Meritocracy
The concept of ‘meritocracy’—a system in which government leaders and officials are selected based on merit or competency for the job—seems sensible enough at first glance. After all, haven’t we had enough of candidates who are elected because they had … more
Karen Feridun: ‘Protecting the Interests of the People’
When the residents of Lynn Township, Lehigh County discovered E.coli in their water wells, they approached their township supervisors, asking them to tell a local farmer to stop using fertilizer made from treated sewage sludge that goes by the green- … more
Anna Maria Caldara: ‘Saying No to Toxic Waste Dumping’
Bangor, Pennsylvania was once the slate-producing capital of the world. Now the abandoned quarries are candidates for toxic dumping. For over 30 years, one particular quarry has been receiving truckloads of ash from the GenOn coal plant in Mt.Bethel. The … more