The Jungle

Farming In 'The Jungle': Old Chicago Meat Plant Revamped

AP | MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 04.09.2012

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CHICAGO — They call this place the Back of the Yards, a neighborhood in the middle of the city once filled with acres and acres of stockyards. ...

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From Death Row Inmate To Acclaimed Author

The Guardian | Erwin James | Posted 08.01.2011

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Wilbert Rideau spent 44 years behind bars. Now he's campaigning for society to help prisoners start a new life....

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Old Books You Love: What Older Books Are You Reading Or Dying To Read? (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 06.03.2011

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We asked you what book you're reading (or dying to read) that is over 15 years old. We received a flood of responses--see #oldbooksilove. On Twitt...

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Week's Hottest Reads: What Book Topped The List?

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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-- HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Sing You Home: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (Atria)...

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Panasonic Teases New Gaming System 'The Jungle' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Panasonic has taken the wraps off of a new handheld gaming console, tentatively called The Jungle, that is designed to let gamers play multiplayer onl...

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NPR Compares Animal Factory to Sinclair and Schlosser

David Kirby | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Kirby

Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is ignorant. We should not ignore the potential for animal factory farming to one day come back and bite us all in our collective, blissful behinds.

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Eating Animals: Jonathan Safran Foer's New Book Asks Why Don't We Eat Pets?

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi David Wolpe

Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals is a triple marvel: the research is serious and far reaching, the writing clear, clever, accessible and in a few instances graphically ingenious, and the cause is genuinely important.

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When 'Mad Men' Types -- and Hollywood-- First Played a Key Role in Politics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Mitchell

When pundits labeled last year's presidential campaign "divisive" and "dirty," I had to laugh. The champion of all dirty races in this century, in fact, was the 1934 contest between Upton Sinclair and Frank Merriam.

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Mothers and Soldiers: Healing the Bonds Destroyed by War

Christian Avard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christian Avard

Susan Galleymore is the author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War & Terror. She made international headlines as she traveled to Iraq to visit her son stationed in the Sunni Triangle.

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Calais: French Police Bulldoze Refugee Camp, Detain Hundreds Including Children

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CALAIS, France (AP) — French police cleared out, then bulldozed, a squalid forest camp near the northern city of Calais on Tuesday, detaining hu...

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From Fast Food Nation to Pro Food Ventures

Rob Smart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rob Smart

Early pioneers of the sustainable food movement, with dirt on their hands, lessons learned and progress made, have played a critical role in blazing trails for new ventures.

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Change the World? Give a Kid a Book

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

She was the town's meter maid -- a plus-sized meter maid, and not "the most comely of maidens." One day after choir, she handed me a book, saying simply: "I think you will like this."

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