Tunisia’s Olives and the EU Colonial Machine
Why Tunisia still can’t capture the value it creates By Fadhel Kaboub Did you know that some of your favorite olive oil may come with a bitter colonial aftertaste? Allow me to explain. Tunisia is…
Why Tunisia still can’t capture the value it creates By Fadhel Kaboub Did you know that some of your favorite olive oil may come with a bitter colonial aftertaste? Allow me to explain. Tunisia is…
What happens when the world’s breadbaskets start failing simultaneously? By Ekamjot Dhillon Agriculture today is a massive, globally interconnected industry. That interconnectivity has brought jobs and varied foods to people who might not otherwise be…
Territories for Climate Justice By Nyeleni Agrarian reform and redistribution must be at the heart of climate policies Placing land and territories under the control of small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples, and rural communities is…
The WTO and Free Trade Cause Hunger, Poverty and Inequality By La Via Campesina A new trade framework based on food sovereignty is urgent and necessary! For nearly thirty years the establishment of the World…
Farmers adopt food sovereignty practices amid global instability By Kate Schecter The US and Israel’s attack on Iran has led to significant price increases on fuel. Oil and gas capture the headlines. But fertilizer prices…
Brutal oppression and beautiful humanity exist in every grocery store Interview by Hamilton Nolan I have always found grocery stores fascinating—both as endpoints of a staggering global web of logistics, agriculture, and commerce, and as…
Rein In AI and Curb Layoffs By Brian Merchant As AI sweeps through the American education system and US tech workers stare down the specter of mass layoffs, thousands of IT employees across the statewide…
Louisiana v. Callais Decision By SNCC Legacy Project As veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, we are angered by the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. In the 1960s we organized against the killings…
The hidden architecture of the ruling class By William Murphy Every few years, American politics turns into a spectacle of moral theater. Elections are framed as existential battles, presidents are cast as saviors or villains,…
And You Are Footing the Bill By Lynn Parramore You can’t open a news site without tripping over a grand declaration about how AI is remaking the economy. But often there’s a crucial part of…