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The World’s Ominous Reckoning, By Tom Greco

Money Roll

ORIGINAL ARTICLE (http://www NULL.realitysandwich NULL.com/worlds_ominous_reckoning)

In a recent Washington Post article titled Europe’s Ominous Reckoning, economist Robert Samuelson argued that “Ireland’s economic crisis is … not about Ireland.” What he seems to not recognize is that “Europe’s ominous

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Beyond The Economic Treadmill And Toward True Well Being, By Michael Abrams

Economic Well Being

ORIGINAL ARTICLE (http://www NULL.commondreams NULL.org/view/2011/01/29-0)

Life Satisfaction for Various Groups

-Forbes magazine’s ‘‘richest Americans” 5.8
-Pennsylvania Amish 5.8
-Inughuit (Inuit people in northern Greenland) 5.8
-African Maasai 5.7
-Swedish probability sample 5.6
-International college-student sample (47 nations in

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Stimulus Duds, Bailout Blanks, By Richard Heinberg

Blow Fed Stimulus Check

ORIGINAL ARTICLE (http://www NULL.energybulletin NULL.net/stories/2011-01-31/stimulus-duds-bailout-blanks)

This article is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Richard’s new book ‘The End of Growth’, which is set for publication by New Society Publishers (http://www NULL.newsociety NULL.com/) in July 2011.

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The Era of Cheap Food May Be Drawing To A Close

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U.S. grain prices should stay unrelentingly high this year, according to a Reuters poll, the latest sign that the era of cheap food has come to an end.

U.S. corn, soybeans …

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What Right Do You Have To Be Here On Planet Earth? By William Kotke

Connection With Nature

[This article was submitted first by the author to Speaking Truth to Power--CB]

At some point in our lives, most of us realized that there is no place that we could stand on the side of mother earth and not …

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What Lies Behind Egypt’s Problems? How Do They Affect Others? By Gail Tverberg

Egypt Revolution 2
ORIGINAL ARTICLE (http://ourfiniteworld NULL.com/2011/01/29/whats-behind-egypts-problems/)

We have all been reading about Egypt in the newspapers, and wonder what is behind their problems. Let me offer a few insights.

At least part of Egypt’s problem is the fact that in the …

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Oil And Food Prices, By Jason Bradford

Oil For Beef

ORIGINAL ARTICLE (http://www NULL.energybulletin NULL.net/stories/2011-01-29/oil-and-food-prices)

Several years ago National Geographic magazine published an article (http://environment NULL.nationalgeographic NULL.com/environment/global-warming/end-cheap-oil/) on oil that included a stunning photo of mature steer and the barrels of oil needed to grow an …

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Four Reasons Why “Progress” Isn’t Always Progress, By Margaret Emerson

Progress

From the time we were children, we’ve been taught that “progress”—as defined by capitalist American culture—is a good thing. Progress is manifest destiny. Progress is civilizing the uncivilized, elevating the inhabitants of the third world and taming the “savages” that …

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World Is One Poor Harvest Away From Chaos, Book Warns, By Lester Brown

Food-Riots

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Like many environmentalists, Lester Brown is worried.

In his new book “World on the Edge,” released this week, Brown says mankind has pushed civilization to the brink of collapse …

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Are We Witnessing The Start of A Global Revolution? By Andrew Gavin Marshall

Civil Unrest
For the first time in human history almost all of humanity is politically activated, politically conscious and politically interactive… The resulting global political activism is generating a surge in the quest for personal dignity, cultural respect and economic opportunity