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Comment mieux comprendre le malaise agricole, avec ses manifestations, ses blocages, mais aussi ses suicides, son épuisement ? En remontant l'Histoire jusqu'à l'aube du capitalisme productiviste, propose le sociologue Pierre Bitoun. Pierre Bitoun est sociologue et essayiste. Il réfléchit sur la paysannerie et son histoire depuis les années 1975. Au fil de son parcours, il a connu les principaux chercheurs engagés sur cette question, notamment Henri Mendras, auteur de La Fin des paysans, (…) Lire la suite - Entretien / Agriculture

In reply to Myth Dispulsion. Ms. Taylor, note I omitted the Women's Rights revolution earlier because I view the Civil Rights revolution as the broadest and most newsworthy, affecting all fundamentally. That doesn't deny the meaningfulness or results of the other.

It's where my daughter and I bought her father a dashing tricorn for his 75th birthday.

I've been buying hats at the Berkeley Hat Company almost since it opened. When facing the prospect of chemo and the loss of my hair, I stopped by to find a knitted hat to keep my head warm. I was admiring some hats with decorations and interesting yarn. Carol quietly asked what I was shopping for, and steered me to a group of plain, soft caps, telling me that when I lost my hair my head would be tender and the softer yarns would be more comfortable. She was of course, absolutely right. It was a moment of grace for which I am still, years later, grateful. Thanks, Carol, and happy trails.

I'd like to understand more of the specifics as to how one's monthly medical insurance goes from $0 to $2500. Can someone who knows a bit more explain that to me? I'm also on a covered california plan and while it is set to go up, the projected increase is not too much.