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Best Sustainable Agriculture Blogs

Sustainable agriculture blogs are a great way to keep in touch with the latest news in farm and food policy, connect with producers, and learn about sustainable techniques and traditions. The Ethicurean has...

2 comments    food blogs farming
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The Sarah Palin Rape Kit Controversy

Did Sarah Palin really make rape victims in Wasilla, Alaska pay for their own rape kits during her term as mayor? The evidence is inconclusive, but points to yes. The Background Alaska has the...

8 comments    women politics sarah palin
Marie Antoinette à la Rose, by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1783)80

Dusting Off the Guillotines

The news has been buzzing with anger over the $165 million in bonuses insurance corporation AIG plans to shell out to its executives, especially after the news broke that the majority of bonuses were going to...

19 comments    business money politics
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How To Help the People of Iran || #iranelection

I don't know who really won the election in Iran, but I do know that the government's violent crackdown on the hundreds of thousands of people protesting the outcome of the election and the possible fraud...

7 comments    politics government human rights
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Why Obama is Good for Small Businesses

One of the most important issues facing the next president of the United States is how to improve the economy, and one of the most important allies in that task will be the small business owners of America. ...

13 comments    business politics obama
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Playing Dress-Up While Rome Burns

In 1897, the Bradley-Martins gave a costume ball in order to "stimulate the economy" of New York City, which was recovering from the so-called "Long Depression" and still struggling under high unemployment...

5 comments    money politics history
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Partitioning America: A Bioregional Approach

Earlier today I was reading a hub called Partition America, by James A Watkins, who proposed dividing the United States of America into two separate countries based on Red/Blue political divisions. I disagree...

15 comments    politics united states
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The Mormon Church and Proposition 8

The hypocrisy and dishonesty of the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) in supporting the gay marriage ban (Proposition 8) in California in November 2008 may have culminated in illegal...

107 comments    politics religion irs
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The Sun Food Revolution

"Sun food" is a term used (perhaps coined) by Michael Pollan in his October 2008 editorial Farmer In Chief, an open letter to the next President of the United States. Sun food refers to food grown the...

7 comments    health food politics
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Sarah Palin's War on Wildlife

As for you, my flock... Is it not enough for you to feed on good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the...

6 comments    politics sarah palin wildlife
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