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Opinion: Over farming

A Southern battleground for Communists and other heroes

BOOKREVIEW “Defying Dixie, The Radical Roots of Civil Rights 1919-1950” By Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore W.W. Norton & Company, 2008, Hardcover, 640 pp.Professor Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore’s book, “Defying Dixie, The Radical Roots of Civil Rights 1919-1950,” creates...

What will we eat when the soil is gone?

More than one environmental crisis threatens our planet. While most of our collective attention is focused on global warming and climate change, the topsoil which sustains life is quickly eroding. On average, the Earth’s land surface...

A labor of love for the love of labor

A labor of love for the love of labor CDREVIEW Dump the Bosses Off Your Back Anne Feeney www.annefeeney.com, $14.99I’m not sure I can remember exactly where I first met Anne Feeney. Suffice it to say...

Sit-ins protest acquittals in Sean Bell case

NEW YORK — Thousands of New Yorkers from all walks of life are demanding that something be done to redress what most see as a travesty of justice. Not only was Sean Bell killed on his...