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Vandana Shiva: Teachers for a Living World
by Madhu Suri Prakashposted Jan 27, 2012 - While Ivy League schools marvel at India’s economic growth, Vandana Shiva’s University of the Seed looks to the earth—and Gandhi—for guidance.
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Beyond “Free” or “Fair” Trade: Mexican Farmers Go Local
by Mike Woldposted Jan 23, 2012 - We usually think of the demand for local, organic foods as coming from the North. But in southern Mexico, the growing localist movement is a strategy for survival.
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Occupy Wall Street on the Waterfront
by Madeline Ostranderposted Dec 14, 2011 - This week, protesters from Anchorage to Los Angeles coordinated a convtroversial mass effort to shut down the West Coast’s ports, “hitting Wall Street where it hurts the most.”
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What’s Next for the New People Power?
by Immanuel Wallersteinposted Dec 09, 2011 - Immanuel Wallerstein: Worldwide social justice movements are developing their second wind.
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Women Farmers Feed the World
by Christa Hillstromposted Oct 22, 2011 - Grassroots food activist Fatou Batta on why the question of agricultural sustainability is also a question of equality.
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The Tricks of the Trade Deals
by Kristen Beifus, Christa Hillstromposted Oct 11, 2011 - Three new agreements are predicted to kill jobs and solidify corporate power. It's our turn to have a say in how we trade.
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Bring Our War Dollars Home
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Sep 01, 2011 - U.S. Mayors: In order to build up jobs, we have to draw down troops.
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Keeping Faith With Peace
by Valerie Schloredtposted Aug 05, 2011 - On the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jesuit Priest Bill Bichsel talks about why he went to prison for a future without nuclear weapons.
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A Meditation on Revolution
by Bert Sacksposted Jul 29, 2011 - From Tel Aviv to Baghdad, a lifelong peace activist remembers why true transformation comes from the power of nonviolence.
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Why Egypt Ditched the IMF
by Mark Englerposted Jul 15, 2011 - As Egyptians continue their struggle for social justice and full democracy, there's one institution they don't want involved: the International Monetary Fund.
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5 Protests That Shook the World (With Laughter)
by The Yes Menposted Jul 12, 2011 - Great moments in “laughtivism” from Yes Men Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, the guys who duped the BBC, embarrassed Dow Chemical, and mocked Halliburton.
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An Appeal to U2: Who is More Rooted?
by Robin Broad, John Cavanaghposted Jul 04, 2011 - Anti-poverty crusaders like Bono call critical attention to what's wrong with the world. But what if we also showed who's doing it right?
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U.S. Mayors: End the Wars, Please
by John Nicholsposted Jun 22, 2011 - U.S. mayors: The money we spend on military adventures abroad could be better spent meeting needs at home.
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Two Points for the Tea Party. Now What?
by David Kortenposted Jun 16, 2011 - We can all agree that we've got deficit and spending problems. But where do we go from here?
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Mexicans Reject U.S.-Backed Drug War
by Laura Carlsenposted May 19, 2011 - Led by a popular poet, tens of thousands of protesters fill the streets of Mexico to speak out against the war on drugs.
