The Collapse of American Education Corporate privatization of the education industry Student debt and failure of public school funding The rise of cyber education The demise of critical thinking in education that threatens democracy and free speech Professor Henry Giroux (Jeer-oh) holds the Global Television Network Chair of English and …
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My ecological journey started in the forests of the Himalaya. My father was a forest conservator, and my mother became a farmer after fleeing the tragic partition of India and Pakistan. It is from the Himalayan forests and ecosystems that I learned most of what I know about ecology. The …
2012 is nearly certain to be the warmest year ever for the US, according to the latest figures from the NOAA. It would take December being more than 1.0°F colder than the coldest December recorded in 1983 in order for 2012 not to be the nation’s warmest year ever, the …
AMERICA’S WAR ON MARIJUANA…WHAT WILL OBAMA DO? Author and public policy expert Mark Kleiman joins HarveyW at the Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Show to talk pot and politics. We explore legalization and its impacts in Washington and Colorado, along with the medical marijuana laws in 18 states plus DC. …
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There is something incredibly therapeutic about a walk on the beach, a stroll through the woods or a climb to the top of a mountain. With all senses engaging the fresh air, sunshine and natural beauty of nature, both the mind and body become refreshed. These “good feelings” that come …
While the U.S. Congress views the convergence of more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts set for Jan. 1 as a “fiscal cliff,” the metaphor misses the economic reality of what could follow. The image popularized by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke describes an immediate plunge, not the series of …
China’s bloated solar sector has been hard hit this year by plummeting prices brought on by overcapacity. Overseas demand, which absorbs most Chinese panels, is set to fall next year as tariffs are imposed and subsidies cut. However, consolidation in solar manufacturing is not yet in the cards. Instead, the …
Despite the occasional factory fire or sweatshop media expose, American consumers have largely inured themselves to the status quo of exploiting the Global South as our overseas workshop for cheap clothes, toys and gadgets. With the holiday shopping season in full swing, consumers have affixed even more tightly the corporate …
In East Texas, members of the Tar Sands Blockade started their eleventh week of opposition to construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline with a new act of civil disobedience against the onrush of global warming, sealing themselves inside a mile-long segment of the pipeline itself. In Doha, Qatar, other protestors at the U.N. World Climate Conference found themselves in just as dark and …
Indeed, they are. For that, the US has launched full-scale wars in close vicinity to the region (not to mention local clashes and a “limited” use of drones on a wider number of countries), slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans, depriving them of the basic human right – …
Irrespective of ones circumstances or stage of life, illness is never welcome, in America if your poor it can prove to be a total catastrophe, ending often in personal bankruptcy. “According to a report published in The American Journal of Medicine, medical bills are a major factor in more than …
Steven Rosenfeld: We’ve been at the 28th Amendment conference all day where we’ve heard about all kinds of ideas for reforming our democracy starting with the campaign finance system, going towards constitutional amendments, constitutional conventions, things that could happen with the regulatory agencies in Washington, D.C. Professor Lessig, what progress do …
The planet must not be allowed to warm beyond 2 degrees Celsius, according to the official targets at the Climate Change Conference in Doha. But a new study shows the goal is far from realistic. Current human activity is set to increase the temperature by some 5 degrees, and …