Anneke Campbell and Thomas Linzey of Democracy School bring you five true case studies of communities that beat the powers that be in Be the Change: How to Get What you Want in Your Community. They lay out a blueprint for how to be a positive disruptive force in your own hometown.

Speaking of Faith, features author Barbara Kingsolver and her book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle –
a chronicle of a year her family spent eating primarily what they could grow of raise themselves.
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I was on a conference call the other evening and we got to talking about those “invisible” conveniences we take for granted – “disposables” – especially those paper or plastic goods that help us carry our stuff … groceries, new clothes, leftover food from the restaurant, coffee. After kvetching about this cultural conspiracy that keeps us tossing out way too much stuff we agreed to change our own habits. …

Every so often I need OUT…. I have to get away from everybody–away from all these people I love most in the world–in order to regain a sense of proportion…. Often I need to get away completely, if only for a few minutes. My special place is a …