Dr. Bronner’s Soap CEO Harvests Hemp in Front of White House
I have always adored Dr, Bronner's fantastic soap, but now I love it even more. The president of the thriving family owned company, David Bronner, locked himself in a metal cage in front of the White...
View ArticleRepublicans Paul Ryan and Todd Akin Share an Unsightly Forcible Rape Problem
Why is Representative Todd Akin being nationally ostracized now for publicly stating what the majority of the Republican Party already openly proclaims? Akin's extremist anti-woman views are shared by...
View ArticleSix Year British Study Proves Drug Use Should be Decriminalized
An extensive six-year study by the independent British advisory organization, the UK Drug Policy Commission, has clearly shown that possession of small amounts of controlled drugs should be...
View ArticleTop 10 Trends in Sustainable Investing: Local Dollars, Local Sense
We are in the middle of an economic revolution toward much more local investing. The collapse of mammoth Wall Street banks, the LIBOR scandal and corrupt corporate malfeasance have given rise to...
View ArticleMayor Cory Booker Calls for Gun Control & Major US Drug Policy Reform
Newark Mayor Cory Booker said that one of his primary agenda issues will be working to radically change our flawed drug war. In addition to being an outspoken advocate for drug reform, Booker is also a...
View ArticlePelosi Demands $10.10 Minimum Wage Raise Amid Historic Stock Market Profits
This week House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi stated that the historic profits recently made by Wall Street demand that our nation increase the minimum wage to at least $10.10 an hour. The California...
View ArticleDear Government, When do Cyclists Start to Matter?
I was riding in the bike lane on Toronto’s Harbord Street last week during the afternoon rush hour and thought boy, there sure are a lot of bikes, so many that I stopped to take a photo of them. It...
View ArticleUS Citizens Now More Concerned about Loss of Civil Liberties than Terrorism
A new public opinion poll by Pew Research illustrates that we are now more worried about our government abusing our civil rights than we are about terrorist attacks. This recent poll highlights just...
View ArticleIs the Failed War on Drugs Finally Going Up in Smoke?
Last week the US Department of Justice announced that they have chosen to not challenge state laws in Washington and Colorado which legalize and regulate cannabis. This victory for pot legalization was...
View ArticleAustralian Building Codes Mandate Rainwater Harvesting
Access to clean water is becoming increasingly scarce, but in an arid nation like Australia, water is most especially precious. Now many homes across the vast country are beginning to learn just how...
View ArticleNeed for Immigration Reform Being Underlined in Blood
Two months ago 15 people drowned trying to cross the border, after the Spanish military police shot rubber bullets at the frightened and exhausted, people. As untold numbers perish trying to flee to...
View ArticleWhy the Gun Violence Research Ban at the CDC?
To better understand which laws and policies actually work to lower gun deaths, accurate research on what is effective is needed; but for decades the Center for Disease Control has been prevented from...
View ArticleEcoFarm Conference 2011: Farmers, Food and Our Future
This week I have had the good fortune to attend the 31st annual EcoFarm Conference in Pacific Grove, California. On Wednesday we went on a tour of local organic farms, and I have been to a handful of...
View Article“Buy Local” Campaigns Really Do Help Independent Businesses, Study Finds
Think those “buy local” campaigns are a waste of money? Or, think they are great? Well, whatever your opinion, there is research on the matter that seems to show that they are worth the time and...
View ArticleTrickle Down Economics is a Vicious Fraud
The highly esteemed economist, Robert Reich, clearly explains what some of our country's largest financial system problems are, offers a clear plan with well defined policy solutions, and presents this...
View ArticleMaddow on Why Our Civil Rights Can’t Be Voted Away
Rachel Maddow explained that political policy is far more important than the personal views of elected officials when it comes to civil rights — President Clinton may have personally supported gay...
View ArticleMichelle Obama’s Victory Garden Is Helping to Reshape Our Nation’s Food Policy
The White House has just released a new official video which profiles Michelle Obama’s hugely successful organic vegetable garden. The First Lady talks about the process of creating the victory garden,...
View ArticleWhat’s on Your Plate?
“What’s on Your Plate?” is a compelling new documentary that follows two eleven year old African American city kids, Sadie and Safiyah, as they explore their local New York food systems over the course...
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