| Feb 17, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / FarmingWe can’t just settle for disinfecting the White House after four-years of Trump. A fundamental, structural rebuild is necessary, including on health care, immigration, the environment, civil rights, labor law, and infrastructure. But here’s another huge area that must...
| Jan 27, 2021 | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingWhat do your toothbrush and your running shoes have in common? Plastic. We now live on Planet Plastic, where billions of tons of waste from everyday products made of these chemical contaminants are strewn literally everywhere — on the highest mountaintops, in the...
| Dec 16, 2020 | Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmong the many lessons learned in this year’s election, one standout is that Latino voter turnout showed the power of extensive, culturally competent voter education and outreach. And in Georgia, we will soon discover whether progressive candidates have learned these...
| Dec 9, 2020 | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingAmerica certainly has an abundance of food, even though many Americans do not. We face a momentous choice of whether to pursue a food future rooted in the ethic of sustainable agri-culture — or one based on the exploitative ethic of agri-industry. What better symbol...
| Dec 2, 2020 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyYears ago, Robert Kennedy noted that progress is hard. “Progress is nice,” he said, “but its agent is change, and change has its enemies.” Kennedy’s recognition that gutsy, honest leadership is necessary to confront wealthy interests and advance the common good...
| Nov 18, 2020 | Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLet’s talk about turkey! No, not the Butterball now pouting in the Oval Office. I’m talking about the real thing — the big bird, 46 million of which Americans will devour on Thanksgiving. It was the Aztecs who first domesticated the gallopavo, but leave it...