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The Water Rush

In a new documentary 'Thirst,' filmmakers Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow explore the consequences of privatizing water supplies.
24 June 2004 - 7:00am
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The Wal-Mart Effect

AlterNet offers a primer on the potentially negative impacts of Wal-Mart, using Chicago as a case study.
17 June 2004 - 1:00pm
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Are Pedestrians Eccentric?

Columnist Jay Walljasper examines the psychology of public streets and walking in American culture.
2 May 2004 - 7:00am
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Community Owned Stores Offer Alternative To Chains

A local response to Wal-Mart's global spread.
13 April 2004 - 12:00pm
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Reverse Brain Drain: U.S. Cities Losing Creative Class

Not only are U.S. cities no longer attracting the world's mobile intellectual talent, they are losing their creative class to foreign cities.
20 January 2004 - 8:00am
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Wal-Mart Shops For Voters

The discount store's 'lowest possible prices' come at too steep a price for Contra Costa County, CA.
6 November 2003 - 5:00am
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Mike Davis: The Perfect Firestorm

Author Mike Davis writes about the ingredients that have caused Southern California's most devestating wildfire.
29 October 2003 - 9:00am
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The Art Of Coopting Environmentalists

The Playa Vista development in Los Angeles is a case study in how environmental groups can be coopted by industry.
31 May 2003 - 7:00am
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The Bigger The SUV, The Bigger The Jerk?

A new book says the SUV is the car of choice for the nation's most self-centered people -- and the bigger the SUV, the more of a jerk its driver is likely to be.
7 January 2003 - 5:00am
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The Suburbanization Of America

Knute Berger worries about the suburbanization of the nation.
20 October 2001 - 6:00am
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Sprawl: Soccer Moms' Biggest Enemy

Study says sprawl costs mothers with school-aged children an hour of driving.
21 December 2000 - 12:00pm
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