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March 15, 2011
Agronomist Roger Elmore suspected trouble in July, when Iowa's cool summer nights didn't get as cool as usual.... Read more
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March 9, 2011
In February, world food prices reached the highest level on record. Soaring food prices are already a source of spreading hunger and political unrest, and it appears likely that they will climb further in the months ahead. Read more
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March 8, 2011
2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day - a day for the celebration of women worldwide. In 25 nations (including China, Afghanistan, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zambia), the day has become a national holiday, a time not only... Read more
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March 3, 2011
Late on a frigid Wisconsin afternoon, an hour before another of the evening demonstrations that brought thousands, then tens of thousands, then more than 100,000 public employees, teachers, students and their allies to the great square that... Read more
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March 8, 2011
People of conscience face two crucial challenges today: (1) Telling the truth about the dire state of the ecosphere that makes our lives possible, no matter how grim that reality, and (2) remaining committed to collective action to create a more... Read more
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March 9, 2011
I will never understand why the people who are jealous of unionized workers who earn $50,000 a year give a pass to the incompetent bank executives who get $5,000,000. Resentment is a terrible thing to waste. Read more
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February 27, 2011
Revolution is breaking out all over. As Gaddafi marshals his thugs and mercenaries for a last-ditch fight in Tripoli, several died as protests grew more serious in Iraq. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah tried to bribe his people into docility by... Read more
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Alternet
According to reports via Twitter, Republican state senator Dale Schultz has withdrawn his support for Governor Scott Walker's union-busting bill. Last week Schultz, a veteran lawmaker who's served in the senate for 20 years, offered a "compromise"... Read more
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February 15, 2011
This is an interesting attempt by the New York Times to foster a discussion on food insecurity, which OCA appreciates. Some of the panelists responses are very interesting. However, to quote Phil Bereano, Professor of Technology and Public Policy... Read more
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February 21, 2011
There should be two lasting lessons to emerge from the heroic labor-led protests in Wisconsin.
First, working people -- with our many allies, students, seniors, women's organizations, and more -- are inspired and ready to fight. Read more
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