
Issue 54: Dossier
The language of land management.

The language of land management.
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While free love, weed, and tie-dye might not have been his bag, even the young Bernard Sanders of Brooklyn, NY, tried a life of living off the land. It didn’t work out.

The only thing more American than living and working on a farm is pretending you do.

Some of the most frightening beasts of American folklore may be hiding out in your neck of the woods.
In today’s Europe, the exploitation of migrant workers puts food on the table.
Brazil’s impoverished, informal urban neighborhoods are the result of long-term rural neglect.
Israel has laid waste to Palestinian agriculture for decades. It’s only gotten worse since the war started.
The success of the “nuclear sponge” strategy means the destruction of the Great Plains.
Since 2008, Wall Street has made a pretty penny exacerbating the housing crisis.

A guide to the digital grimoire.

Vocabulary that might come in handy at the pearly gates.
The comments section is speaking in tongues.