Tag: Law and Policy
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Banking on Seeds for Our Future
in EssaysThe USDA’s National Plant Germplasm System is arguably the most important seed bank for our food supply. An agroecologist explains why it is in desperate need of attention.
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Prisons for Sale, Histories Not Included
in EssaysEnvironmentalists played a disturbing role in the Adirondacks’ prison-building boom. As the state now shutters many of those facilities, we’re at risk of forgetting that.
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Creating the Climate Voter: A Conversation with Tia Nelson
in PodcastsLast week’s IPCC report sunk the spirits of many. But one veteran activist, with no time for despair, still believes in the power of citizens.
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Earth First! and the Ethics of American Environmentalism
in ReviewsWhy were American radical environmental movements able to gain political and philosophical ground in the second half of the 20th century? Keith Woodhouse looks at this question through the history of Earth First! and its legacy today.
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In Search of a Democratic Agrarian Tradition: A Conversation with Pete Daniel and Jess Gilbert
in PodcastsWhat is the relationship between American agriculture and democracy? In this lively interview, Jess Gilbert and Pete Daniel get to the root of their disagreement over the role of the state and debate what effects the writing of agricultural history has on policy making.
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What Dogs Can Teach Us About Justice: A Conversation with Colin Dayan
in PodcastsWhat would it mean to see through the eyes of dogs? The tangled histories of humans and animals show us how personhood, criminality, and cruelty are constructed.
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Food Justice Requires Land Justice: A Conversation with Savi Horne
in PodcastsThe fight against African American land loss isn’t just about economic justice. It’s about environmental sustainability.
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Loaves and Fishes at Standing Rock
in EssaysA senior scholar of North American indigenous history visits the Oceti Sakowin camp and finds cause for hope. Up to a point.
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Politics for a Maimed World: A Conversation with Jedediah Purdy
in PodcastsThe acclaimed cultural critic and author of “After Nature” set off to explore the uncharted depths of the Anthropocene. But he found Thoreau there waiting for him.
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A Syllabus for Contextualizing Energy Policy Debates
in ChecklistsVisions of the future of United States energy production cannot be understood without a good sense of the past. We’ve gathered some of the most helpful sources for thinking historically about energy.