Most thinking people care about the air we breathe, the safety and quality of the food we eat and the water we drink. Living healthy lives is a common desire. Yet those who wish to have a healthy and sustainable planet–one that provides all people and organisms with clean air, water and food—are called (evil) […]
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The Value of Food
It is a myth that eating healthy costs more money. A healthy, whole food diet is surprisingly inexpensive. Potatoes are cheaper than fries, whole chicken costs less than strips, and I have personally saved a ton of money by switching to oatmeal for breakfast. However, while whole food is generally cheaper than processed, there are […]
The Occupy Movement
It all started with an email. On July 13, 2011 Adbusters magazine sent out a call to its 90,000-strong list proclaiming a Twitter hashtag, #OccupyWallStreet, and a date, September 17. It quickly spread among the mostly young, tech-savvy radical set, along with an especially alluring poster the magazine put together of a ballerina atop the Charging Bull […]
Iconoclast – Why We Need The Humanities
Privatize the press and education system, disenfranchise the working class, corrupt the legislative process, and debase electoral politics, and society will plunge itself into a moral void. Canada is far advanced down this path already, but it is certainly more pronounced in the US. Our universities face mounting pressure to cut programs that do not […]
Ecology, Community & Economy
Each individual citizen can play a role as “ordinary hero,” in transforming society for the benefit of future generations. However, optimism without realism is delusional. We must start with nature and with our impact on the natural world, which is the source of our life and economy. We must reconcile realism regarding our ecological […]