The most frequently used argument for Fair Trade is that it provides small scale producers with the additional income needed to avoid lives mired in poverty. But poverty in coffee growing communities is a multi-faceted problem that cannot be reduced to a simple question of price mechanisms and improved trade relationships. Despite the rapid growth [...]
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Hard science evidence accumulates, pointing to the best-kept secret to alter aspects of your brain function including coping with pain: meditation.
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Sarah Palin’s “mama grizzlies” video fans the flames of fear that already fuel the over-parenting trend in this country. In an apparent effort to reach out to middle of-the-road women, Palin’s PAC video launches a vague attack on the “fundamental transformation of this country,” embedded with a challenge for moms to take action toward preserving [...]
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Annie Leonard’s new book tells the story of our obsessive relationship with our possessions, and unless we alter that relationship, the story doesn’t end well.
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still a monumental problem in several countries including the U.S., although many in the U.S. may be unaware of the issue. Legislation has been passed in some countries (including the U.S.) to end this abusive practice, but immigrant families in the U.S. are still sending their daughters [...]
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