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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 20, 2009

  The Secret Summit
Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) WHILE neither represented at nor excommunicated from the Port of Spain Summit we were able to find out what has been discussed there up until today. We were led to fully expect that the meeting would not be private, but the stage...... [view]
Posted By:  richardsteiner
Posted On:  Mar 29, 2009

  Vegetarianism et. al.
Following on from Samy's comments about vegetarianism and reasons for or against...... I am vegetarian and have been for a few years now. I grew up eating meat, but eventually became increasingly disillusioned with the meat manufacturing industry, treatment of animals and global...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 27, 2008

  The crisis of capitalism: toward the end of a materialist age
By İBRAHİM ÖZTÜRK: Today we are paying the cost of the last, but not the least, crisis caused by the "capitalist ideology." To remind you, a serious crisis came at the beginning of the 20th century that resulted in World War I. The second big crisis came with the Great Depression and...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 22, 2008

  How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth
By Herve Kempf , Chelsea Green Publishing There is an emergency. In less than a decade we will have to change course, but there are a few major obstacles blocking the way. The following is reprinted from the new book How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth by Herve Kempf and...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008

  WE ARE AND WE SHOULD BE SOCIALISTS
Reflections of Fidel: LAST October 2nd we discussed the international price of the fuels that we are consuming. I am under the impression that its significance attracted the attention of many leaders and cadres. There is a general debate about the percentage of the population with...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 5, 2008

  Will capitalism collapse?
By ATİLLA YAYLA: The crisis in the financial markets and financial institutions that has affected the US and the UK and has the potential to slowly spread from these countries to other countries throughout the world has given the circles that hate the monster known as capitalism the chance...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 1, 2008

  Bailout Blues
By Joseph E. Stiglitz: It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the United States’ financial system – indeed, global finance – is in a mess. And now, with the US House of Representatives having rejected the Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout plan, it is also...... [view]
Posted By:  CWBloggers
Posted On:  Jul 24, 2008

  The Sustainability Seesaw
There is a lot of talk these days of the rise of China and India as they climb the “development ladder” out of the Third World basement.  Talk of innovative forms of capitalism and global access to markets allowing millions to escape poverty.  Talk of increased living standards...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 11, 2008

  Bahamas Seek Alternatives For Imported Food Staples
Alternatives Sought For Imported Food Staples: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: As the price of staples like wheat, corn and rice balloon in some cases out of the reach of the world’s poor, agriculture and fisheries officials have been huddled in talks about how to use another starch...... [view]
Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  May 30, 2008

  Shopping cArt Race in Toronto
I’m organizing the Toronto Idiotarod and I like to think that these sort of crazy events function as art. We’re de-contextualizing the shopping cart which is a device designed to have people consume more than they normally would. In the Idiotarod the shopping cart is not...... [view]
Posted By:  prcizmadia
Posted On:  May 5, 2008

  It Can Be Done!
One of the questions I like to raise on this blog is, "what would you be willing to do? What sacrifices would you be willing to make?" In the absence of definitive action against the threat of climate change, our decisions are left under the control of that great invisible arbiter, The Market....... [view]
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Events
Submitted By:   RJC
Event Date:  Apr 25, 2009
Event Location:  Universität Basel
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EUforIA Youth Day on Consump(ac)tion
Submitted By:   JessWishart
Event Date:  Mar 10, 2009 & Time: 19:00 PM-20:30 PM
Event Location:  Spring Garden Road Memorial Library 5381 Spring Garden Road, Halifax
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Story of Stuff: Toward Sustainable Consumption and Production FILM & TALK
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Commitments

  Promote locally manufactured products
Submitted By:   monaditya
Committers:  11
Date Created:  2008-04-10 		Description:   Reduces energy consumption by reducing amount of transportation, local businesses survive against the competition with large corporations, laborers have higher chances of getting most of the profit and better healthwise as less preservation techniques are used.
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