Gar Alperovitz, who once served as legislative director for Earth Day founder Sen. Gaylord Nelson, writes a thoughtful piece for AlterNet on the task ahead for the environmental movement:

Today, Earth Day 2012, marks the second anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Here is the deal: one of our colleagues in the city of Detroit, who is very passionate about education, politics and the city of Detroit, remembers a movie that she once saw, The Super, with Joe Pesci and the lessons he (Joe) learned about being human and living.

The state's organic market is growing 3 to 7 percent annually and hasn't been hurt by the economic downturn, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Michigan ranks 11th nationally in the number of organic farms and the value of organic sales.

This past Friday, I joined community folks and EMEAC staff for the second round of Community Dinners hosted by the Peoples' Kitchen Detroit.

A very timely article about the historical relationship of Jewish and African Americans in the Detroit Public School system.

The degree to which our school system has been dismantled is of much concern to young Jews moving back into the city with hopes of raising a family.

The United Nations has recognized 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives. Those who have been reading this site for a while know that we believe that the cooperative model is the most powerful wealth creator a community can embrace. Beyond a living wage, members of a coop build equity stakes in their enterprise and share responsibilities and benefits more democratically.

Yes it is election year, but for some folks, what's even more significant is the "calling" home of Detroit Summer Alumni and friends.

Last week in the LSJ, Ron Scott of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, commented on a story written in the Fress Press, last November Login or register to post comments