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Humans v. Sea Lions v. Salmon Mar 3, 2009

A Lose, Lose, Lose Situation

by Sarah at ProgressiveKid It’s official: Fish & Wildlife officials are getting ready to kill sea lions in the Columbia River because the sea lions are killing salmon, and we like salmon better than sea lions. (Salmon: Good. Sea lions: Bad.)... more

Plastic Thinking (on Grass) Mar 3, 2009

More from the Artificial Turf Wars

Home Turf Disadvantage III by Sarah at ProgressiveKid plastic adj 5: capable of being deformed continuously and permanently in any direction without rupture (Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary) Sometimes when you lose a fight, after giving it your best, you just want a moment to... more

Refugees from Planet Earth Mar 3, 2009

by Sarah at ProgressiveKid War, disease, economic devastation, and catastrophic geologic and climate events create refugees every day. According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants’  World Refugee Survey 2008, worldwide there are currently over 14 million. An additional 25... more

Declaration of Independence Jul 7, 2008

by Sarah at ProgressiveKid Two hundred and thirty-two years ago today, our forefathers, supported and counseled by our wise and steadfast foremothers, declared in a moving and revolutionary document their independence from the tyranny of a colonial rule without representation... more

Mystery Unclogged Part II Jul 1, 2008

by Sarah at ProgressiveKid (Read Part I of this two-part series on our national wastewater problem.) In Part I we examined the contents of our wastewater and how the most common wastewater treatment systems work. Now we will examine how well the... more

Mystery Unclogged Part I Jul 1, 2008

By Sarah at ProgressiveKid Spoiler alert: If you have maintained any illusions that your drains are magical tubes that “disappear” inconveniences, I’m about to ruin them for you. Look away! Flush and run! It is more pleasant not to think about what... more

Golden Statue Mar 12, 2008

My daughter, a budding thespian, occasionally enjoys putting on Oscar-caliber performances designed to persuade her audience (me) to conform to her point of view. When she does this, I make a point of awarding her with an imaginary Academy Award designed to match... more

All Lost in the Supermarket May 28, 2007

Parenting in the Time of Climate Change   by Julie at ProgressiveKid    After decades of capitalist indoctrination by the pervasive persuasions of our modern media, we Americans have almost come to believe that we are what they say we are—consumers. We slog through... more