| Jan 3, 2014 | Peace / SecurityBoston Red Sox manager Grady Little’s team was on track to beat the New York Yankees in the American League baseball playoffs when he made the decision to stick with a faltering star pitcher rather than change strategy and call in relief help. Thus he became the...
| Jan 1, 2014 | Environment / HealthOn Nov. 26, a group of witnesses, citizens, journalists, and elected officials filed into a public hearing in Washington, DC on how the government might divert taxpayer dollars from supporting the most polluting fossil fuel companies. Are you surprised? Do you think...
| Dec 31, 2013 | Food / FarmingIrony is dead. It has been garroted by reality. For proof, check out the Beverage Institute for Health and Wellness. Sounds like a spa in Arizona where you might enjoy a cleansing regimen of aloe vera smoothies, doesn’t it? But, no, it’s a hokey...
| Dec 27, 2013 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Bob Lord delves into the question of what it will mean when someone becomes the first trillionaire, Jill Richardson encourages everyone to adopt a low-carbon diet, and Donald Kaul shares a Christmas memory from 50 years ago in a poignant new...
| | Environment / HealthAmerica’s Arctic is a place like no other. Its unique conditions — extreme weather, long periods of darkness, and its remoteness from infrastructure, make it both extremely harsh and fragile. Here, sea ice meets the northern edge of the continent, and animals...