July 2011
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Jul 14th
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Jul 13th
June 2011
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Heart and Soil: Monsanto running U.S. agriculture... →
heartandsoil: According to renowned plant pathologist Don Huber of Purdue University, Monsanto’s GMO Roundup Ready corn and soybean feeds have been linked to shocking 20% rates of infertility in cattle and hogs, and up to 45% spontaneous abortion rates in cattle and dairy operations, putting many farmers out of…
Jun 13th
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May 2011
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Beyond Doom—Slingshot 2011 Organizer essay
It can seem so attractive to just give up and say “fuck it” when we’re confronted day after day with the grim reality of our world today. Staying emotionally engaged with the on going industrial destruction of the environment and human suffering from war, inequality, isolation and misery is overwhelming. Many around us are concluding that we’re doomed—they’re giving up on the future...
May 5th
April 2011
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Great article on May Day. Check out the bit on... →
Apr 29th
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February 2011
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Mayan calendar explained →
‘tis the era for radical feminism.
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Parsnip: the world's most under-appreciated... →
Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
January 2011
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“I am looking for the door to another world. I’ve waited thousands of...”
– Barbara Kingsolver The Lacuna
Jan 5th
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June 2010
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“God Speaks to Each of Us God speaks to each of us before we are, Before...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke
Jun 17th
My New Favorite Word →
Jun 10th
Perspectives on Poverty →
Jun 10th
May 2010
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May 14th
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May 3rd
May 3rd
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“In this issue we’re going to knock your latte off the table and demand to...”
– Adbusters
May 3rd
April 2010
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Apr 19th
March 2010
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“I want to be a storyteller but first a storyhearer. I want to be a poet and I...”
Mar 24th
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WatchWatch
now that’s my kind of feminism. Embrace your Inner Girl Ted Talk with Eve Ensler (my heroine)
Mar 24th
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“Everything makes more sense from the sky. On the ground, rivers are...”
– From the Window-Seat Ellie Rogers
Mar 22nd
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Mar 12th
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“She must be a variety. Change so that nothing will change. It’s easy,...”
Mar 12th
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Mar 11th
Wow. No more excuses. Educate yourselves. →
Mar 10th
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Mar 4th
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Mar 3rd
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I watched a man trip as he got off the bus today. He sat across from me, His holey clothes smelled of sour earth and his tangled hair fell stiff to his shoulders. I was caught off guard when he looked up and our eyes met. There was still fire there. I understood why when I saw how he clutched his guitar: his only asset, his only friend, his only reminder of beauty. He tripped, they gasped,...
Mar 3rd
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“The Spring Ephemeral When midnight matters, my eyes will shine as bright as...”
Mar 1st
February 2010
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“To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And...”
– Emily Dickinson
Feb 25th
The Girl Effect →
Is the world a mess? agree or disagree
Feb 12th