Second Chance For Black Farmers
A recent class-action suit by black farmers against the USDA fails to stem the loss of land by African American farmers.
Economy
Thirst For Justice
Thirst for Justice, by Maude Barlow.
Privatization of Bolivia's water supply fails in the face of
protest, and a local coallition takes on water
distribution.
Real Vacations For All
We should increase vacation time in the
U.S.
Now I Become Myself
Parker Palmer writes about finding his vocation and the link between self and service
The New Solidarity
the new solidarity, by Anthony S. Arch.
Steelworkers and forest activists forge a new
alliance.
India’s Silent But Singing Revolution
India's silent but singing revolution, by Pramila Jayapal. Swadyaya social movement in India is based on the belief that God resides within, all people and nature are connected, and a person's responsibility is only to do one's duty to the best of one's capability for God and without attachment to the fruits of the labor.
Garden of Simplicity
garden of simplicity, by Duane Elgin.
Simplicity is the new mantra for the overworked, over-stressed,
and over-cluttered, and for those who want to lighten their
impact on the Earth. The author of the classic book on
voluntary simplicity says the ways to simplicity are
many.
Hog Heaven
combining some old-fashioned animal husbandry
with new, low-tech facility design and sophisticated ideas
about the relationships between livestock and the
land.
Wild Rice Moon
The ancient, wild rice-centered culture of Minnesota's Anishinaabeg people confronts cultivated "wild" rice.
Farms of the Future
Contrary to myths about the efficiency of
corporate agriculture, family farmers are the most efficient
producers - and they produce much more than
food
Equity In the Air
Global warming is unlikely to yield to politics-as-usual. So what will work? Start with the fact that “we” are not one, but rather a world divided.
Notes From a Pilgrimage
Fran Korten makes a pilgramage to see the Dalai
Lama
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