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Cuba Turns the Page
At the height of the Cold War, Cuba developed its own socialist model of government. Its centralized, state-led economy was built on exporting sugar to the Soviet Union at highly subsidized Continue reading
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Between Worlds
Photographs by Michel Varisco. As the climate changes, cultural resiliency will be defined by a community’s ability to adapt, rather than resist. Continue reading
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Nine Questions for the Author: Leonardo Trasande, Author of Sicker, Fatter, Poorer
Here’s a terrifying fact: conservative estimates say that household hormone-disrupting chemicals are costing the US $340 billion annually in healthcare costs. This statistic received the attention of Leonardo Trasande, which led Continue reading
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Life versus the Machine
I WAS IN THE LOCAL PUB with my friend Mark. We meet every Tuesday night in this tiny village in the west of Ireland to drink Guinness and play chess. I Continue reading
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Caretaking
LOCAL ECONOMIES are the foundation of democracy, sanity, and a healthy natural world. Wendell Berry and Helena Norberg-Hodge explain why. Continue reading