Truthout
Op-Ed
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A West Virginia Family Leaves Coal for Local Food and Wants to Help Others Do the Same
In a place where coal's legacy has left residents struggling, one family has a vision of a healthier future.
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Food Sovereignty: This Is What Anarchy Looks Like
Democracy allows for the exploitation and destruction of the environment.
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In Crisis and Invisible: Ongoing Atrocities in Southern Sudan
It is a grossly one-sided campaign of ethnic cleansing couched in the rhetoric of self-defense.
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The Syrian Conflict Won’t Steal My Christmas
Marcell Shehwaro describes the realities of life in Syria during the ongoing armed conflict between forces loyal to the current regime and those seeking to oust it.
William Rivers Pitt | Christmas in the Form of a Dream
Daddy, is Santa Claus real? Yes, dear, just as real as capitalism.
Your Festive Meal Could Be More Damaging Than a Long-Haul Flight
We miscalculate environmental risk; eating certain meats is about the worst thing you can do to the planet.
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Breaking Bread in Kabul
Kathy Kelly recalls her time in Kabul, working with young Afghanis learning conflict resolution.
The Christmas Day That Peace Broke Out
As once again politicians seek to unleash the dogs of war, a one-man play recalls the brief holiday truce that marked the first year of World War I.
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Debunking the Magnitude of Markets: A Holiday Story
If one applied market principles to a holiday meal, a guest might suggest charging the host to help clear the table after dinner.
Killing the Caterpillar: Competing Worldviews at the Chrysalis Stage of Humanity
We must each hold for ourselves the potential of the world we want to see.