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Laquo; January 2008. February 05, 2008. Why it’s So Important to Buy Fresh and Buy Local. It’s something I wish more people were passionate about: where their food comes from. Whether you shop at your local Hy-Vee (Midwest), Giant, Safeway, or even Whole Foods our eyes should be much more on the skeptic side than quick to trust. Why? In a Washington Post. That’s why I’ve made a choice to get my produce from local farmers Randy and Chris Treichler ( Star Hollow Farms. In Pennsylvania). To me, they are...
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Laquo; June 2007. September 2007 ». August 29, 2007. Read my lips: Higher taxes will rescue globalization.". In the context of renewed fears about globalization, calls for more progressive taxation seem to be a tactical concession, rather than a dramatic change of mind. This concession is bluntly summed up by Larry Summers, who says that addressing income disparities will be critical in winning support for further liberalization of free trade. Why not question privatization and deregulation? An opinion p...
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Laquo; August 2007. October 2007 ». September 20, 2007. Not in Our Backyard": Victimizing Immigrants Across the U.S. There's a scary trend sweeping across the U.S. In the absence of a successfully enacted immigration reform law, local communities, motivated by fear and an increasingly publicized rhetoric of misunderstanding about immigrants, are taking matters into their own hands. Bordering the District on the other side, in Virginia. Instead, the debate should be shaped and measured by fundamental mora...
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Catalyst: Immigration
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October 09, 2006. Danger on the Border Is Tougher Security the Answer to Undocumented Immigration? Although the analogy admittedly has its limitations, those who promote immigration policy that is focused entirely on security are very similar to the Facadians. There are three major flaws with security-only immigration policy, which are strikingly reminiscent of what has been discussed above:. Security-only immigration policy fails to address any of the root causes of increased immigration. Although it is...
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Catalyst: Archives
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To be one way to bring together diverse voices in a discussion on finding a new path toward a fair and prosperous future. Each week, Center of Concern staff and our colleagues will post a probing article on one of the issues we believe should be part of the election campaigns across the country this Fall. more.
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Laquo; October 2007. January 2008 ». November 14, 2007. Globalization demands new role for Catholic voters. Sound bites and easy canned answers do not do justice to the needs facing the American public nor to its intelligence. Turn them off! Demand honest, direct real-life answers to life’s real questions like jobs, outsourcing, health care, poverty, immigration and security. And don’t try to use our religion to divide us or manipulate us. During the three months ahead after which we will probably have i...
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Catalyst: Government Responsibility
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October 12, 2007. President Bush’s reasons for vetoing SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) are yet another example of the corrosive effect of the current economic theory of market fundamentalism that dominates U.S. policy domestically and globally. We heard it first from Ronald Reagan: Get government off our backs! The reconstruction of the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina illustrates the same gross failures of the government getting off peoples’ backs and letting the market hold sway&...Priva...
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Laquo; March 2007. May 2007 ». April 23, 2007. The Three C’s of World Bank Practice: Corruption, Clientelism, and Cronyism. It was only on Friday April 12 that Mr. Wolfowitz apologized about the situation and offered to release all documentation, including a memo detailing the instructions he actually provided to the Bank’s head of human resources. While a forced resignation seemed unavoidable over the weekend, the Board of Directors continues to review the matter. Critics have called for an open and com...
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February 05, 2008. Why it’s So Important to Buy Fresh and Buy Local. It’s something I wish more people were passionate about: where their food comes from. Whether you shop at your local Hy-Vee (Midwest), Giant, Safeway, or even Whole Foods our eyes should be much more on the skeptic side than quick to trust. Why? In a Washington Post. That’s why I’ve made a choice to get my produce from local farmers Randy and Chris Treichler ( Star Hollow Farms. In Pennsylvania). To me, they are the true suppliers t...
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Catalyst: Food and Drink
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February 05, 2008. Why it’s So Important to Buy Fresh and Buy Local. It’s something I wish more people were passionate about: where their food comes from. Whether you shop at your local Hy-Vee (Midwest), Giant, Safeway, or even Whole Foods our eyes should be much more on the skeptic side than quick to trust. Why? In a Washington Post. That’s why I’ve made a choice to get my produce from local farmers Randy and Chris Treichler ( Star Hollow Farms. In Pennsylvania). To me, they are the true suppliers t...
