Michael Laxer
How Corporate News Has Tried to Numb Americans to the Horrors in Gaza
Protest against the Israeli war on Gaza outside the New York Times building, November, 2023 -- image via X By Norman Solomon As the Gaza...
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Michael Laxer
- Aug 3
- 6 min
Community in Motion
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling. Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4....
Michael Laxer
- Mar 16
- 11 min
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress. Dillon Wind Power...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 11
- 8 min
Debt Forgiveness in the Bronze Age
Whether in the realms of trade or agriculture, the operative principle was that debtors should not lose their economic liberty by being...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 2
- 5 min
The Real Reason Your Grocery Bill Is Still So High
It’s time to turn the tables on our food system by centering justice over profits. By Sonali Kolhatkar Americans have had to weather much...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 29
- 11 min
The Animal Feed Industry’s Impact on the Planet
The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe. By Vicky Bond In some parts of the...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 19
- 6 min
How the Food Industry Uses Big Tobacco’s Playbook
The strategy used by Big Tobacco in the US is called state or “ceiling” preemption: promoting weaker state public health laws to override...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 10
- 9 min
Carbon Farming: A Sustainable Agriculture Technique That Keeps Soil Healthy and Combats Climate Change
How one North Dakota farmer saved his farm and livelihood using carbon-friendly farming methods. By John J. Berger What if there were a...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 4
- 6 min
A Compelling Theory to Explain a Key Trait of Modern Humans
Pinnacle Point, South Africa By Marjorie Hecht Paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean has developed a comprehensive explanation based on a...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 28, 2023
- 20 min
POOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement
A mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 13, 2023
- 5 min
How California’s Fast-Food Workers Won $20 an Hour
The fast-food industry threatened to undo a major labor law in California. But even a compromise bill appeasing the industry is a huge...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 6, 2023
- 6 min
Palm Oil: The Ingredient Behind Human Rights Abuses and Eco-Destruction That’s Probably in Your Home
Palm oil is found in 50 percent of all consumer goods. And it’s killing the environment. By Reynard Loki “Oil palm is one of the...
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