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A Hungry Nation
Who would like to plant mines in the fatherland? I know how to plant a potato in the soft earth, something our fathers learned from their fathers.Who would like to Continue reading
Justice
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New Narratives from Discards and Divides
SIX YEARS AGO, WHILE VISITING my family in the former steel town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, I saw something unexpected in a vacant lot. Someone had built a large wooden sculpture and, Continue reading
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On Carrying Our Dead
I. Hello, winter. Hello, earthen path. Drained stone pond. Where is your water? Where are the koi? Hello, snow-shouldered corkscrew pine. Hello, ginkgoes. Hello, hello. After being closed for nearly a Continue reading
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A Progressive’s Bookshelf
IN MY IMAGINATION, THE ACTIVIST communities to which many of us feel close affection are each in separate little boats paddling ourselves through swirling waters. Whether flagged for environmental integrity, social Continue reading
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‘Inhabitants’ Wants You to Think Differently About Land Management
FOR MILLENNIA, NATIVE AMERICANS successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain their traditional land management practices. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains, and Continue reading