World agriculture suffers from lack of wild bees | The Raw Story

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Climate scientists: Carbon dioxide rose along with temperatures that ended the Ice Age | The Raw Story

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Radical Reading: The Progressive Dr. Seuss

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York Township Elections

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Henry A. Giroux | The Politics of Disimagination and the Pathologies of Power

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It's official: Online spying is on its way

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Finding North...

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Last night on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart interviewed Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson, two filmmakers who have created a documentary on how bad hunger is in the US. The film is called Finding North. Their interview alone was powerful enough to make me want to go see this documentary. The film is coming out in theaters and on-demand at the same time this Friday. Thought you all might be interested. Tried looking for it in the Chicago area, but nothing yet. CD, given Chatt, probably on-demand would be your option.

Links to the Daily Show interview and info on the movie:

Documentarians Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson argue that hunger in America is a solvable problem http://www.thedailyshow.com/

Sundance 2012: 'Finding North' looks at hunger in America http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/sundance-2012-finding-north-looks-at-hunger-in-america.html

http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/120066/finding_north

NAW: EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Grassley To Fight For Wind Energy In Tax Debate

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