Follow-ups: new perspectives on previous posts

Today's post offers some selections for follow-up reading on two topics that have appeared recently on the blog. Did one of these topics interest you? Take a look at other perspectives on the problems or situations that have been covered in Lively Exchanges discussions.

   

Topic #1: Food waste

    

Original post: Denmark Shows the World How to Reduce Food Waste

     

Another perspective:

• How Colorado is Turning Food Waste into Electricity: "Consumers throw out a staggering amount of food every year: Knowing there's a machine to clean up their mess could relieve some guilt of throwing food away."

          

Topic #2: Refugees in Sweden

      

Original post: Refugees Make a New Life in Sweden

       

Other perspectives:

• As Sweden Absorbs Refugees, Some Warn the Welcome Won't Last: "Some 160,000 asylum seekers arrived in the country last year alone, stretching its resources."
• After Fleeing the Taliban, An Afghan Reinvents Himself in Sweden: "Hafiz says that in Sweden, he finally feels like a human being again."

       

Talk about these topics with others, or write about your reflections in a notebook. Have these new articles changed the way you think about something? How do they help you understand the topic better?