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Still Dreaming?: Ronald Brownstein on the American Dream

The American Dream is so important to our national identity and national psyche that it bears a thorough check-up on a regular basis. Pulitzer Prize finalist Ronald Brownstein wrote this essay in September 2012 for the National Journal, a respected nonpartisan publication based in Washington, D.C.

Read it here: Brownstein, "A Dream Deferred"

 

A Meaty Argument: Josh Ozersky on Meatless Monday

It isn’t difficult to find criticisms of our meat-heavy diet in the U.S., but this one comes from an unexpected source: Josh Ozersky, the founder of Meatopia, the event that calls itself “the Woodstock of edible animals.” His essay appeared in Time magazine in August 2012.

Read it here: Ozersky, "A Meat Lover Says Yes to Meatless Monday”