About the concept of "local"

Small Banks Could Drive Recovery, Bernanke Says, The Washington Post, March 21, 2009, by Nell Irwin

Is a Food Revolution Now in Season? The New York Times, March 21, 2009, by Andrew Martin

To Beat Recession, Indies Launch Buy-Local Push, BusinessWeek, February 27, 2009, by John Tozzi

Remembering the Dawn of the Age of Abundance, The Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2009, by Peggy Noonan

10 Percent: The Local Stimulus, BusinessWeek, February 19, 2009, by John Tozzi

How to Build a Local Economy, BusinessWeek, February 18, 2009, by John Tozzi

Table for Six Billion, Please, The Sun, August 2008, by David Kupfer

Capitalism Under Assault, Adbusters, July 23, 2008, by Dee Hon

My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables), New York Times, March 1, 2008, by Jack Hedin

Love It? Check the Label, New York Times, September 6, 2007, by Alex Williams

Community Investment in San Jose, New York Times, July 19, 2007, by James Flanagan

Businesses Try to Make Money and Save the World, New York Times, May 6, 2007, by Stephanie Strom

You Are What You Grow, New York Times, April 22, 2007, by Michael Pollan

Megastores March Up Avenue, and Paris Takes to Barricades, New York Times, January 30, 2007, by Elaine Sciolino

Farmers' Market: A victim of its own success? Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2007, by Russ Parsons

The American shopping center, redeemed, The Christian Science Monitor, December 14, 2006, by Virginia Postrel

Why 'ethically' grown food can be bad for the planet, Calgary Herald editorial, December 17, 2006

Unhappy Meals, New York Times, January 28, 2007, by Michael Pollan

In Praise of Chain Stores, Atlantic Monthly, December 2006, by Virginia Postrel

Why Roots Matter More, The New York Times, November 15, 2006, by Kim Severson

Indie Grocery Stores Beat Back the Bigs, BusinessWeek.com, November 7, 2006, by Stacy Perman

Slow Food movement has global outreach, San Francisco Chronicle, October 30, 2006, by Carol Ness

Indie Grocery Stores Beat Back the Bigs, BusinessWeek.com, November 7, 2006, by Stacy Perman

When Wal-Mart Goes Organic, New York Times editorial, Sunday, May 14, 2006

Chicago needs to unbox economic development, Daily Southtown editorial, Friday, September 15, 2006, by Michael Shuman and Ellen Shepard

Chez Kaiser's food revolution, San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, August 6, 2006, by Carol Ness

In Oregon, Thinking Local, New York Times, Wednesday, January 4, 2006, by Marian Burros