So much of farming is actually dirt farming, and when your topsoil washes away, rebuilding it is an intergenerational process.
Love this read on the history of labor movements in red states and socialism's contributions to their culture.
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Hey so letting ICE detention centers operate without oversight because you have an 'agreement' with the private prison corp running them is not okay.
Fun read on the people working on vegan cheese, which is an intriguing culinary challenge and project that also opens up opportunities to try new things and textures! (ftr, I HAVE had vegan cheeses I liked, most being nut cheeses designed to act like neufchatel or farmers' cheese.)
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Dozens of cities in the Mountain West region elected socialists in the early 1900s. The economic conditions that led to their ascendance, their legacy of municipal improvement, and their ultimate diss...
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McFarland police don’t respond to calls at detention centers, citing agreement with GEO Group. Crimes go uninvestigated, say attorneys and alleged sexual abuse victim.
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A really lovely, intimate read on the experience of photographing civil war in Sri Lanka, and the moral unease that comes with knowing your images are everywhere, telling profound stories, while their subjects sometimes fade into obscurity, remembered only as a single frame.
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A veteran correspondent who covered the civil war in Sri Lanka reflects on how photographs become fodder for conferences and fellowships, even as their subjects recede into oblivion
My book on grief, mourning, and how these things are not going well for us comes out in SIX WEEKS. And yes, audio and ebook too.
Don't let the title fool you: Pet loss opens up the bigger, harder conversations in this book, which reframes grief as a collective project, not a solo endeavor.
My book on grief, mourning, and how these things are not going well for us comes out in SIX WEEKS. And yes, audio and ebook too.
Don't let the title fool you: Pet loss opens up the bigger, harder conversations in this book, which reframes grief as a collective project, not a solo endeavor.
s. e. smith
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
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