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Monday May 20, 2013
Today in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, taking 250 million acres of land in the West and selling to any citizen or intended citizen, 160 acres - one quarter square mile - of surveyed government land.

To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. — Henri Cartier-Bresson, (08/22/1908 – 08/02/2004) French photographer


Topic: ‘Agent Orange’

1. Dow Chemical: A Timeline

AFutureWeCreate | When a Dow Chemical PR firm asked author Anna Lappé to contribute to a “virtual conference” on the future of water, she was delighted to provide them with exactly what they asked for – but what they clearly didn’t want. In her 60-second commentary, Lappé stressed that chemicals in our environment are one of the biggest threats to water sustainability, and that Dow Chemical itself has a long history of water pollution.... - [More]

Posted: June 12, 2011 in Articles, Videos

2. Vietnam – American Holocaust

The United States killed between 3 and 5 million people in the Vietnam War. This feature looks at the history of that war and the how and why it happened using interviews with participants on both sides, speeches, conversation and actual wartime footage.... - [More]

Posted: November 27, 2010 in Documentary

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