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...good way to illustrate how works of scholarly reporting differ from Big China Books is to place two 2004 publications side by side: Wild Grass: Three Stories of Change in Modern China by Ian Johnson and China's Democratic Future: How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead by Bruce Gilley. Both are by authors who draw on lengthy experience reporting on China and are interested in democracy and civil society. Gilley claims to know what the future holds for China. Johnson, though, focuses on telling a series of revealing tales about acts of resistance, like efforts...
Thank you, Lisa Abend, for the article "Save the Planet: Eat More Beef" [Jan. 25]. It is time for us to abandon the wasteful industrial-farming model. Grass-fed beef tastes great, fights climate change and supports sustainable local farming. How often do you find such a delicious solution...
...Raising grass-fed animals is very land-intensive, and massive deforestation is not a viable solution to the environmental devastation caused by factory farms and feedlots. Population growth has necessitated that we eat differently; "élite meat" will never be a solution for the masses...
...same time, Stevens' picture of corporate fat cats oppressing the little guy ignores the revolutions in campaign finance and communications wrought by the Internet. The Justices' hyperbole aside, chances are that the 2010 congressional midterm elections will be little changed: a blend of big-money manipulation and grass-roots passion, in which all the players share one common complaint--that the other guy has too much power...
...more than a numbers race. Using Ning, a social platform, Willington created the "Brown Brigade," Brown's own unique social network, which allowed the campaign to connect with grass-roots supporters. "You could also hook up with people in a brigade in your area," says Willington. The channel worked in all directions: Brown's staff could reach his supporters, his supporters could respond to him, and supporters could find one another to organize. The golden moment? The campaign raised $1.3 million in just one day by publicizing a fundraising blitz using those social platforms, well surpassing their goal...