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What will we eat when the soil is gone?
May 20, 2008More than one environmental crisis threatens our planet. While most of our collective attention is focused on global warming and climate change, the topsoil which sustains life is quickly eroding. On average, the Earth’s land surface...
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A labor of love for the love of labor
May 17, 2008A labor of love for the love of labor CDREVIEW Dump the Bosses Off Your Back Anne Feeney www.annefeeney.com, $14.99I’m not sure I can remember exactly where I first met Anne Feeney. Suffice it to say...
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Iron Man exposes U.S. arms race
May 17, 2008MovieREVIEW Iron Man Directed by Jon Favreau Paramount, 129 min, Rated PG-13If moviegoers get past the “Hollywoodisms” and the other distractions, they will learn something about the military industrial complex in the new film “Iron Man.”...
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Letters – May 17, 2008
May 17, 2008Letters More on food security As a long-time reader of PWW, I am wondering why the paper is not taking a stronger position on food security? Clearly the U.S. government and its capitalist supporters are the...
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Responding to disasters
May 17, 2008Cyclone hits Myanmar. Earthquake rocks China. In each case, thousands of lives have been snuffed out by nature’s wrath. Given the combination of global warming and extreme poverty, we’re likely to see more extreme natural and...
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