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What if they held an election, and nobody came?

Bernie Sanders is visiting the IU campus, just about a half a mile away, right now. Scheduled to speak at the IU Auditorium at 5 p.m., 15 minutes ago, I was going to walk over. But why stand in a long line and wait to not be admitted, due to lack of space? the place […]

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The Elephant in the Permaculture Room

Thanks to podmate Leah, this post is making the rounds of our little Green Acres Village. Permaculture as a Gringo Movement Leah: First, Rebecca, who picked up basic permaculture principles in a flash, having farmed for 40 years organically: Next, Brie, who comes from an indigenous and social justice perspective: And finally me, just plain […]

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Chris Hedges and Tim DeChristopher: Cultural Secrets of Climate Change

Yesterday, in line at our local grocery co-op, I witnessed an impassioned conversation between a customer and the clerk regarding climate change. The customer, who looked to be a man in his 60s, said that when people he knows refuse to talk about climate change, he tells them they are “insane:” that we have already passed […]

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