Vandana Shiva
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Small-scale farmers fight back against the climate monster
"Small Scale Farmers Cool the Planet" shows how organic farmers just might hold the key to slaying the biggest beast of our age.
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Introducing … the Vegan/Omnivore Alliance against Animal Factories
Every day, Americans eat more than a half pound of meat per capita — one of the highest rates on the planet. The vast majority of it is produced with methods that abuse the environment, animals, workers, and public health as a matter of course. The handful of companies that dominate U.S. meat production suck […]
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A new documentary about the real wealth of nations — happiness
Money can’t make you happy, they say. Maybe a new kind of economy can?What if GDP stood for Great Domestic Pleasantness? How about an economy whose success is not determined by growth for growth’s sake? A new documentary, The Economics of Happiness, explores this rich territory. The film makes a connection between the economic crisis, […]