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The Rights of the Land
Before first light we board a bus and at last light we return, just as the October hills of central New York shade to burgundy and the lights come on in Continue reading
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Silence Like Scouring Sand
RAIN POUNDS against the open tailgate of my car, where I’ve taken shelter from the worst of the storm. Water pours from the hemlocks onto the devil’s club. From maple bole Continue reading
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The Electronic Activist
THE MESSAGE on my screen says, “Welcome to the human network. When we’re all connected, great things happen.” On a sunny day in May, I am sitting in a large windowless Continue reading
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Change Everything Now
JAMES GUSTAVE “Gus” Speth’s office at Yale reeks of Old World charm, with a high ceiling and dark, wood-paneled walls adorned with souvenirs from his travels in Africa and Asia. Speth, Continue reading
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Pesticide Drift
TERESA AVIÑA won’t open the windows or door of her small apartment, despite a heat that plagues the soul. On the kitchen table, beside two jugs of bottled water, a small, Continue reading