Crosscut Tout: Anna Lappé on food and climate
Writer Anna Lappé, daughter of a famous author, has found her own voice on food and climate change.
Writer Anna Lappé, daughter of a famous author, has found her own voice on food and climate change.
Columbus found Haiti a place of lush plants. Exploitation destroyed that, and the population. Now, there's a chance to help the people and the environment by putting Haitians to work restoring the natural heritage.
Actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg is making her visit to Seattle, appearing at the Crocodile Cafe in Belltown tonight.
Gov. Gregoire's infuriating new tax is enough to get one's metaphors knotted, not to mention bringing about the end of the American dream.
It's easy to pretend we have nothing in common with an institution, like the Catholic Church with its sex-abuse crisis, that has made terrible mistakes. But the gospels offer examples in handling the failings of all of us.