Opponents of the measure, including Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, raised a historic $7.9 million to defeat the bill, more than any campaign in Hawaii’s history. Originally posted at Maui Civil Beat By Anita Hofschneider A Maui County ballot initiative to temporarily ban genetically engineered crops narrowly passed Tuesday following one…

Originally published at The New York Times by Justin Gillis, Nov. 2, 2014. The gathering risks of climate change are so profound that they could stall or even reverse generations of progress against poverty and hunger if greenhouse emissions continue at a runaway pace, according to a major new United…

When he accepted the invitation to deliver The Jefferson Lecture—our nation’s highest honor for distinguished intellectual achievement—Wendell Berry decided to take on the obligation of thinking again about the problems that have engaged him throughout his long career. He wanted a fresh start, not only in looking at the groundwork…

A Path Appears, from the creative team that brought you the groundbreaking series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, follows intrepid reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and celebrity activists Malin Akerman, Mia Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, Ashley Judd, Blake Lively, Eva Longoria,…

“Read this book as you would a scripture or a sutra and let it open your eyes to eternity.” —Adyashanti In transparent, jargon-free language, Paul Brunton makes truly accessible the essence of modern and traditional sudden-awakening teachings (Advaita, Zen, Dzogchen, Mahamudra, etc.). He calls them “Short Path” teachings: A simple…

By Lee Temple Editors Note: This article first appeared on page 21 in the October, 2014 issue  of the Crestone Eagle (Volume 25, Number 10, website: http://www.crestoneeagle.com/) An estimated 310,000+ participants gathered in Manhattan, New York on Sunday, September 21rst for the largest climate change demonstration in history.  They were joined…

Many of PrimaMundi’s network and friends surely know of the important works of Carl Honore, author of In Praise of Slowness. But if you have yet to catch his TED Talk about his bestselling work, be sure to do so. WATCH NOW…

From rabble.ca by Emma Lui Last week, over 300 events were organized in 34 countries for the Global Frackdown, an international day of action initiated by our U.S. allies at Food and Water Watch to ban fracking. Leading up to the Global Frackdown, the Council of Canadians released a poll…

From Popular Resistance by Richard Filder We are “ecosocialists” because the climate crisis now bearing down on us is the major issue facing the world’s peoples. It threatens the very survival of human life. It is directly caused by capitalism as a system. The alternative to capitalism is socialism, and…

From The New York Times by Jennifer Medina PORTERVILLE, Calif. — After a nine-hour day working at a citrus packing plant, her body covered in a sheen of fruit wax and dust, there is nothing Angelica Gallegos wants more than a hot shower, with steam to help clear her throat…