Ten Reasons to Buy Local and Organic

Dr. Mercola
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/11/04/ten-reasons-to-buy-local-food.aspx
 
 
Brenton Johnson, an organic farmer and owner of Johnson’s Backyard Garden, came up with this list of top 10 reasons to buy local food, based on his philosophy to live in harmony with the land.
 
1. Locally grown food tastes better. Food grown in your own community is usually picked within the past day or [...]

After Four Decades, Finally: The Beginning of the End

by Mark Weisbrot
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/11/05-3
 
 
The nation’s capital came alive after 11 p.m. on election eve, as thousands poured into the streets to celebrate a victory that everyone was calling historic. Car horns blaring, whooping and shouting, high fives all around, multi-racial crowds celebrating joyously. Historic it is, most obviously in the election of an African-American president, in [...]

A New Hope: Big Business to Soon Be on the Defensive in D.C.

By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers
 
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/economics/story/55374.html
 
WASHINGTON — After years of playing offense, big business is getting ready for the less familiar role of playing defense following President-elect Barack Obama’s victory and legislative gains by other Democrats.
Corporate America enjoyed favorable treatment under the Bush administration for almost eight years and for most of [...]