The Old World’s New Agriculture
In today’s Europe, the exploitation of migrant workers puts food on the table.
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Apartheid’s Green Thumb
Since the 1960s, Israel has planted millions of trees across the Naqab desert and the West Bank. The afforestation effort greenwashes ethnic cleansing — and literally covers up the evidence.
Favela Archipelago
Brazil’s impoverished, informal urban neighborhoods are the result of long-term rural neglect.
Outside the Green Line
Israel has laid waste to Palestinian agriculture for decades. It’s only gotten worse since the war started.
Sacrificial Lambs
The success of the “nuclear sponge” strategy means the destruction of the Great Plains.
Rural Voter Blues
Contrary to what you’ve heard, progressives actually can reach rural voters.
Jane McAlevey Knew We Could Win
Among Jane McAlevey’s many audacious projects in the labor movement, her organizer training program, Organizing for Power, is one of her most innovative. Reaching tens of thousands of workers worldwide, her ideas and commitment will live on through it.
Old Man Zuck’s Family Farm
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t work the land on his Hawaii ranch, but he and other wealthy landowners still benefit from huge agricultural tax breaks.
Landsharks
Since 2008, Wall Street has made a pretty penny exacerbating the housing crisis.