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Blog
David Suzuki
| An economy was once created to serve people and their communities. Today economic rationalists contend that people must sacrifice and give up social services for the economy. |
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Blog
David Suzuki
| Even with a later "overshoot" date, we burned through a year's resources in under eight months. That means we would need 1.6 Earths to support humanity's current demands on the planet's ecosystems. |
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Podcast
Face2Face
| Larry Weinstein talks to David Peck about his new film 'Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies' and about how propaganda is influencing changes in the world order. |
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News
Resh Budhu
| At the fifth Tommy Douglas Institute, environmental justice activists Vandana Shiva and Clayton Thomas-Müller ask: Unless we stand up for the planet we stand on, how can we stand for anything else? |
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Blog
David Suzuki
| A lot needs to be done to reform our economic systems and to address critical issues like pollution and climate change. Reducing work hours is one way to make substantial gains. |
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Blog
David Suzuki
| We can all do our part to reduce consumption. We might find we're happier when we do. |
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Book Review
Kaitlin McNabb
| When did feminism start meaning that consumption was the most revolutionary act? Marketplace feminism has been creeping in for quite a while and it's time to put it in its place. |
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Blog
David Suzuki
| Microbeads illustrate the excesses of marketing and consumerism, but they're only part of the problem. Most plastics break down into microparticles, often ending up in oceans and other waters. |
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Podcast
Kellia Ramares-Watson
| Jocelyn Meggait created Free Utopian Projects -- an evolving series of socially interactive installations -- to connect art and social practice and to create community. |
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Blog
Lizanne Foster
| I finally understand why so many people prefer to look away when the topic of climate change comes up: cognitive dissonance is more comfortable than facing the facts about the crisis we are in. |
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Blog
David Suzuki
| Canadian mining companies haven't always had a great record for environmental and social responsibility in communities where they operate, but public scrutiny and pressure may help to change that. |
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Podcast
Charlene Sayo, Andrew Sayo, Eirene Cloma
| For this episode, New York-based street artist Gilf! discusses America’s wars of occupation, gentrification, art, politics, activism and smashing kitchens. |
