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October 13, 2011
Don't Think of a Pig: Why "Corporate Greed" Is the Wrong Frame
By Frances Moore Lappé and Anthony Lappé As the Occupy Wall Street enters its fourth week, the meta-narrative around the rapidly spreading movement is beginning to take shape. From CNN to Fox News to many protestors themselves, one central slogan is sticking: corporate greed. During an inspiring...
September 27, 2011
Wangari Maathai and the Real Work of Hope
We join millions grieving for Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai. She altered the course of our lives, and our one solace is in knowing that she has changed -- and will continue to change -- the lives of millions of others. She taught us about the work of hope. In the early 1970s, Wangari -- the...
September 22, 2011
SLIDESHOW: 10 Myths That Keep Us From Creating the World We Want
From "Diet for a Small Planet" exactly 40 years ago, it dawned on me that humans are actively creating the scarcity we say we are trying to escape. Whoa! Why would our bright species do such a thing? Researching my new book, "EcoMind, Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want" (Nation...
May 19, 2011
Doctors to McDonald's: Stop Making Our Kids Sick
This week an open letter to McDonald's signed by 550 health professionals appears in full-page ads in newspapers across the country. Their message? Real simple: "Stop making the next generation sick--retire Ronald and the rest of your junk food marketing to kids," said signer Dr. Steven K....
November 5, 2010
One Lesson Not to Take From the Midterms
Tuesday's big partisan swing has pundits and public alike asking: So, what's the lesson? With a sea of money sloshing through the campaigns, but not necessarily bringing the biggest spenders into office, some might be tempted to suggest money doesn't matter after all. Big mistake. And it's one...
October 12, 2010
You Say Tomato, I Say Raw Deal!
Joblessness and low-wage jobs grab headlines and hearts, but right now we have a chance to back folks who were losing ground way before the Great Recession. Meet the workers of Immokalee, Florida, who pick our tomatoes but make just 50 cents for filling each 32-pound bucket. In real terms, tomato...
June 23, 2010
Granted Power to Dominate Election Campaigns: Are Corporations Now Citizens?
If you've followed the controversy over the January Supreme Court decision giving corporations the right to unlimited election spending, you've probably gotten an earful about "corporate personhood." It's a legal doctrine giving corporations certain rights of real people (adding to their privileges...