“I don’t know a single person under 30 who doesn’t want to own a farm,” wrote Fran Korten in an issue of YES! Magazine devoted to jobs and alternative careers. "A growing segment of people don’t want to just buy organic, healthy food. They want to grow it. This new lust to farm seems to cross class, race, and politics." This farm-lust probably doesn't feature the ambition to … [Read more...]
A jingo-free July 4th
If you agree with Gore Vidal that "only corporate America enjoys representation by the Congresses and presidents that it pays for," then your average July 4th quote is going to ring pretty hollow. "My patriotic heart beats red, white, and blue" or "And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free" -- why do people bother emailing this kind of stuff at all … [Read more...]