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Getting to the Root of the Issue

By Danielle Nierenberg on August 12, 2010 in All Countries, Featured, Photos

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Strategies for improving food security and raising agricultural crop yields tend to focus on results seen above ground – the literal fruits of agricultural labor and research. But according to a recent article in Nature,...

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About Johannesburg and Its Forest

By Fred Hatman on August 12, 2010 in Africa, Featured, Johannesburg, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Johannesburg. Jo’burg. Joeys. Jozi. Egoli. It’s all the same place. South Africa’s biggest city. The city built on gold. The city that South Africans – well, those who don’t live in it – love to hate. We...

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Interview with Artist Jennifer Richman

By Deborah Crooks on August 12, 2010 in California, Featured, New York, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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I met musician and occupational therapist Jennifer Richman many years ago at a SXSW Go Girls music showcase when a bunch of we touring artists pooled our lodging resources. A fellow twin with a parallel...

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Shogi Title Match in Japan

By Yoko Ishikura on August 12, 2010 in Asia, Japan, Photos

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 Summer in Japan sees a series of  big Shogi match, in addition to the Shogi festival targeting at the people who play Shogi for fun.  I  watched Shogi lessons on You tube last summer almost...

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Japan Future Leaders School

By Yoko Ishikura on August 12, 2010 in Asia, Japan, Photos

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On August 1, I went to Fukuoka to do a session for the Japan Future Leaders School.  This is 2-week school for the highschool students throughout the country.  This year marks the seventh of the...

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La Via Campesina: Fighting for Food Sovereignty, Social Justice, Land Rights and Gender Equity

By Danielle Nierenberg on August 12, 2010 in All Countries, Featured, Photos

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In part one of this two-part interview, Dena Hoff talks about La Via Campesina’s vision of social change, and how the agricultural challenges faced around the world are not always so different from those faced...

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Medical Trends: Tech Advancements Are Making Everything Smaller

By Renee Blodgett on August 12, 2010 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Everything is getting smaller from assisted living contact lenses that ensure you don't take the wrong medication when you get older to nanobots performing a number of medical functions. Basic nanomachines are already in use today...

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Khaki-Wearing Westerners Don’t Have The Answers

By Sloane Berrent on August 12, 2010 in Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Photos

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Once a week this summer, come back to The Causemopolitan to read a guest post that will inspire you right up out of your seat to get involved and give back in a special series...

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