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Apr 1, 20134 min read

My Coke Rewards, Pepsi Refresh, and the Rise of “Philanthro-Marketing”

Originally published by Common Dreams on 04/01/2013 In the summer of 2010, Robert DuBois and Aaron Zueck headed out on a 100 day bike...

Mar 27, 20134 min read

We see fear’s face everywhere, whether in a Congress debating assault weapons or in schools introducing lock-down drills. And for most...

Mar 9, 20133 min read

Don’t laugh. It’s true, and it’s serious business. Today is the world’s first International Happiness Day, declared by the UN to signal...

Dec 26, 20125 min read

In the late sixties, my life changed forever. I asked, Why are millions of people going hungry? Every other species seemed to have...

Nov 20, 20124 min read

Fall is about food. Approaching Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, copious food-rich words are written before we all sit down with loved...

Oct 31, 20124 min read

Co-authored with Diane Moss* As a historic storm hammers the east — signaling the extremes promised by climate change — maybe we should...