Report on Global Warming’s Effect on the Economy
A bipartisan group of former federal cabinet secretaries and business leaders has overseen a report on the economic impact of global warming on the United States.The Risky Business report shows … Continue reading
Gail Langstroth: The Named, The Nameless
*** Winner of the Jeffster Award for “Best Social Justice Blog” from Deconstructing Myths *** As the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 approached, I wanted to take part in an initiative where the … Continue reading
How Did This Happen? A Reflection Upon War And Civic Education
As I write, Iraq is falling. Most of the north of that country has fallen into the hands of insurgents. Whether Baghdad will fall, how the United States will react, … Continue reading
DEEP ECOLOGY
From the age of 10 until I was 28 years old I spent none of my birthdays at home. August was always the time for travel: my 10th birthday in … Continue reading
Nisha Gupta: In Search of Beauty
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson On a hike between the mountains … Continue reading
WE ARE ALL ONE
This is a lovely piece of film-making that argues for a wholistic conception of nature, less a critique of current policies than an evocation of the beauty and inter-relatedness of … Continue reading
ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM: A PHOTO MONTAGE
This is an extremely well-executed photo montage that captures the future of advocacy and activism, with narration by social activist Mel Packer. To view more about the project, please visit … Continue reading
DOUBLE RUN
I never order trout in a restaurant. Though I was tricked once by neat rows of trout on ice at my local fish market. Never again. Their taste, at best, … Continue reading
SOLDIERS DON’T FIGHT FOR A CAUSE?
Wars without purpose. Patriotism without sacrifice. I hate cliches about war. I am a Vietnam veteran. I always get this uncomfortable feeling when someone says, “Thank you for serving your … Continue reading
RUINED LANDSCAPES
“we are poor little lambs who have lost our way, baa, baa, baa…” — Rudyard Kipling. More sheep than people. I say this as a joke, intending to provoke a smile. … Continue reading
FRACKING DESTROYS TERRY GREENWOOD’S FARM
Terry Greenwood, whose dairy farm in Daisytown, Pennsylvania, was destroyed by nearby fracking wells, died June 9, 2014 from a brain tumor. Here’s a short documentary in which Terry talks … Continue reading
Robert Reich on America’s Koch Problem
Charles and David Koch, the fifth and sixth richest men in the world, have spent billions of dollars building a political machine dedicated to protecting their wealth. In this succinct … Continue reading →