Wonder Why More People Don’t Speak Up?
Do the Harvey Weinstein scandal and #MeToo hashtag make you wonder why more people don’t speak up about sexual misconduct? There are plenty of reasons…
Dawn Allen
Dawn Allen is a freelance writer and editor who is passionate about sustainability, political economy, gardening, traditional craftwork, and simple living. She and her husband are currently renovating a rural homestead in southeastern Michigan.
Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Business As Usual
This month’s Gulf Coast oil spill, Hurricane Harvey’s floodwater, and Midwestern farm fields may seem completely unrelated to each other, but they are. How?
Clothes Should Be More Expensive, Pt. 2
The cheap clothing industry has exploded, but so has the waste problem. If quality clothes last longer and waste less, our clothes should be more expensive.
Clothes Should Be More Expensive, Pt. 1
Cheap clothes have a much greater ecological and social cost than one might realize. Perhaps our clothes should be more expensive to cover the balance.
American Christianity is Losing Its Soul
An unholy alliance between religion, politics, fear, and profit makes for strange bedfellows, in this time when American Christianity is losing its soul.
Banning Free E-Cig Samples Reveals Bias
Last week, the FDA clarified its rule banning free e-cig samples. With this abstinence-minded policy, we’re “saving the children” but abandoning adults.
Chamber of Commerce v Real Conservatives
The Chamber of Commerce might conjure up images of small business and good conservatism, but the companies interested in real conservation are leaving.
The Four Horsemen of Autumn 2017
Pestilence, War, Famine and Death: the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse don’t ever seem to take a vacation during these Interesting Times, do they?
Drug Prices Are Unreal! So Now What?
Prescription drug prices are rising with no end in sight. What can be done to control costs while preserving care for as many people as possible?
Cheaper for Companies, but Bad for You
Cleaning up messes is expensive, but people want cheap stuff. It’s cheaper for companies to let us pay the cost less directly, via subsidies and suffering.