Stories by Jason Mark
Jason Mark is the co-author, with Kevin Danaher, of "Insurrection: Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power." He is researching a book about the future of food.
A slowing economy has resulted in speedier service for Amtrak trains, which is helping to make the case for more rail funding.
Posted on Jun 23, 2009
Climate change -- for many years the concern of scientists and policy wonks -- has finally birthed a broad-based citizens movement.
Posted on Mar 3, 2009
The abundant water and cheap energy that have fueled the Southwest's transformation are starting to dry up.
Posted on Oct 16, 2008
The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices.
Posted on May 7, 2008
A conversation with Salt Lake City's super green mayor and advocate for Bush's impeachment.
Posted on Dec 11, 2007
Lois Gibbs, who put Love Canal on the map and ignited the movement against toxics, shares the secrets of organizing work learned on the fly.
Posted on Nov 29, 2007
Our current economic model has created nothing but poverty and pollution for the South Bronx. But the visionary folks there have a different model that will change all that.
Posted on Nov 20, 2007
We need to promote the globalization of mass movements and the globalization of sharing ideas so that communities can help each other achieve self-reliance.
Posted on Nov 13, 2007
When the system doesn't allow people to protect themselves from corporate harm to their communities, it is time to change the system.
Posted on Nov 6, 2007
Is it possible to get our power from local sources? Yes, and an interview with one expert explains how.
Posted on Oct 30, 2007
Civil rights leader and environmentalist Van Jones talks about suburban sprawl, race and the future of cities.
Posted on Oct 23, 2007
What do race and the environmental movement have to do with each other? Quite a lot, explains one environmental justice activist.
Posted on Oct 10, 2007
An interview with a leading food expert on the crisis of the America food system, the fallacy of labels and the organic vs. local conundrum.
Posted on Oct 1, 2007
One of the world's leading water experts explains how our local water supplies are threatened across North America and across the globe.
Posted on Sep 26, 2007
Propelled by the obesity epidemic and the drive for more sustainable economies, an urban agriculture movement is flowering across the U.S.
Posted on Mar 26, 2007
Can Americans retain their bad habits of overconsumption but simply switch to earth-friendly products? In truth, we are not going to spend our way out of a social and ecological crisis 500 years in the making.
Posted on Feb 20, 2007
Conventionally grown cut flowers are often raised in environments that are unhealthy and abusive to workers. Responsible alternatives have been difficult, if not impossible, to find -- until now.
Posted on Feb 13, 2007
A new federal program for livestock tracking will benefit big corporations, threaten small producers and do nothing to protect consumer health.
Posted on Jan 25, 2007
Facing growing competition from cotton growers overseas, the American cotton industry is shrinking but still using inefficient and ecologically unsustainable techniques for harvest and distribution.
Posted on Nov 29, 2006
American agriculture is fatally dependent on oil. A few forward-thinking farmers are trying to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.
Posted on Aug 31, 2006
The food lobby is quietly pushing a bill that would set a single national set of food labeling rules -- and eliminate local control over food safety disclosures.
Posted on Mar 8, 2006
American farmers are battling a new kind of pest -- imports from international rivals who can produce essential foodstuffs cheaper than they can be grown here.
Posted on Oct 6, 2005
Farmers in the U.S. and around the world are likely to face serious challenges in the coming decades as new kinds of weather test their ability to bring us the food we all depend on.
Posted on May 11, 2005
The increasing presence of conventional food processors in the organic industry is raising debate about whether the values of organic agriculture and the motives of big business can co-exist.
Posted on Aug 24, 2004
The debate over Nevada's Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository rages on, with Kerry and Bush taking opposing sides.
Posted on Aug 2, 2004
Bush's anti-environmental policies could tip the scales in swing states like Nevada, Ohio and Florida this November. But is Kerry ready for the fight?
Posted on Jun 15, 2004
The end of fossil fuels has never been a question of 'whether' but 'when'; three books explore vastly different scenarios for the approach of this unimaginable day.
Posted on Apr 14, 2004
Two veteran corporate accountability activists explain how outsourcing the CEO -- wink, wink -- is best for everyone.
Posted on Apr 1, 2004
The price at the pump is only part of the story of our nation's oil addiction -- even a conservative think tank calculates the true cost of a fill-up at nearly $100.
Posted on Jan 26, 2004
Free market ideology has come to mean that large transnational corporations can do only what's in their best interest. It's time to take back free enterprise and ensure the separation of corporations and the state.
Posted on Jan 14, 2004
By off-shoring high-tech and service jobs, American businesses are sowing the seeds of a populist backlash that could redraw the political map.
Posted on Dec 18, 2003
Like a junkie with a jones, our oil addiction continuously puts the United States in dangerous situations.
Posted on Jul 3, 2003
Last month's worldwide anti-war protests made it clear that a new kind of globalization has emerged, with an emphasis on conscience instead of commerce.
Posted on Mar 6, 2003
The Bush administration claims terrorist attacks cannot be prevented -- but that's because of U.S. foreign policy.
Posted on Jun 12, 2002
U.S. opposition to the establishment of the first-ever international court to prosecute war crimes will prove both embarassing and costly.
Posted on Apr 26, 2002
A Congressional vote on whether to give the President "fast track" powers in trade negotiations could happen any day. For our safety in the terror war, Congress should vote no.
Posted on Dec 4, 2001
