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The Essence of Capitalism (opens the original)
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It seems like these days every major system of our human society is under attack. Energy. Food. Medicine. Government. Economy. Religion. This pessimism and skepticism is warranted. Costs are going up. Alienation is going up. Quality is going down. A sense of impending doom, or collapse~ feels inevitable. Of course, one of the systems most critcized currently is capitalism. The phrase “late stage capitalism” is often used with echoes of the kind of language used by a doctor giving a grim prognosi
Knee Deep in the Edit (opens the original)
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One of the great challenges with a documentary film is knowing when it’s over. There’s no script to follow. Intriguing events keep happening. And to a creative storyteller with a penchant for procrastination there’s usually a way to weave the seemingly vital moments of the present into the overarching thesis.I’ve always depended on deadlines to get things done.With American Meat, made a deal with the Salatin family to premiere during the ‘field day’ celebration at Polyface. Edited furiously righ
How Walmart Cheats (opens the original)
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We can all sense something is not fair in our current economy. There’s one set of rules for large multinationals and another for small business owners. There’s one tax code for middle class families, and a slew of loopholes for those with the means and the will to find them. When a sense of unfairness pervades a culture, people stop feeling a sense of obligation to contribute. People start to check out emotionally and politically. Many look inward and attempt to cut the umbilical from society. T
Join Us for Food, Films, and Farms (opens the original)
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Hello Wonderful People!Hope this note finds you in the best of spirits. In the late afternoon, early evening of Sunday September 27th we will be hosting an intimate free event for people who love local food, local farmers and local films. Starting at 4pm, we’ll have a reception in the timber frame barn at Dartmouth Organic Farm with finger foods including local meat, cheese, veggies, fruit and bread. Not too long thereafter, we’ll screen three short film portraits of Mark Robie of Robie Farms, A
“Worse than the Dust Bowl” (opens the original)
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Every morning Eric Hanagan wakes up before roosters do and heads out to a garage type structure that’s as comfortable for him as a broken-in couch. It does indeed have a broken-in couch, a dart board, some beer signs, a flag from the Vatican… the essentials. There’s also a computer, a work desk, an office chair and probably an oft-ignored paper calendar. His family farms a thousand acres of land in Southeast Colorado. Ninety percent of the crops are what he refers to as “forages” — meaning mille
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