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We’ll throw away food before we feed people

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Dr. Dean

In the second season of his PBS series “Broken Bread,” Choi brings his unique brand of activism, appetite and optimism to our complex and often contradictory American food system. (Salon)

Broken Bread Episodes

# Love One Another

ImageJanuary 7, 2022 Dr. Dean

Blackbird by The Beatles sung in Mi’kmaq

April 2, 2021 Dr. Dean

‘Blackbird’ Sung In Mi’kmaq Seeks To Raise Awareness Of Indigenous Language (WBUR)

Rest In Peace Lawrence Ferlinghetti

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Dr. Dean

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet, publisher and political iconoclast who inspired and nurtured generations of San Francisco artists and writers from City Lights, his famed bookstore, died on Monday at his home in San Francisco. He was 101. (NewYork Times)

The Rising!

November 8, 2020 Dr. Dean

Visit Any National Park for Free on September 26—or Volunteer to Help Maintain Them

September 24, 2020 Dr. Dean

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like

July 31, 2020 Dr. Dean

Members of the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz kneel together around the Black Lives Matter logo on the court during the national anthem before the start of an NBA basketball game Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)

The Senate just passed a historic environmental bill.

June 18, 2020 Dr. Dean

The Erosion of Deep Literacy

June 12, 2020 Dr. Dean

Neil Postman put it succinctly, if more broadly, in 1985: Only in the printed word can complicated truths be rationally conveyed. (National Affairs)

Japan’s Ancient Way To Save The Planet

March 14, 2020March 21, 2020 Dr. Dean

A repair of crack pottery tea cup at Japanese tea room

The concept of mottainai encompasses the idea of respecting resources and not wasting them, along with an inherent recognition of their value. (BBC)