Commodity trading firms made a killing last year “Gambling on the basics of life”. As much of...
Year: 2023
The French found an interest in local food resources as soon as they arrived in North America....
“Corporate consolidation is at the heart of our food system’s dysfunction.” Food & Water Watch on Tuesday...
The high cost of labor drove inventors to create machines that would make farming cheaper and profits...
Corporations restrict what farmers can do with their own seeds and farm equipment that breaks down. Introduction...
Fashion is one of the major forms of self-expression in the world, and while many may not...
The law serves numerous purposes. Out of these, the main one stipulates when a person is liable,...
In studying the sea, we are returning to our beginnings. Although fully half of the world’s people...
A look back at hurricane history suggests we may be significantly underestimating future risks. Introduction If you...
His objective was to chart the country’s coast for the benefit of the mariners sailing to and...
Her work makes statements about consumption, globalism, and conservation. Introduction I am obsessed with plastic objects. I...
The construction project was approved in 1895, and work began in 1897. In the second half of...
It may provide material for today’s renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it...
Eunuchs became an institutional feature of the imperial court in the late Roman period. Introduction In the...
Cases that are likely to have a profound impact on the shape of American society and the...
Rising rigidity of sexual morality in the post-Reformation period stimulated forms of resistance from below. Introduction In...
Iowa GOP lawmakers have expanded on the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law from Florida. The Republican Party’s...
The meaning of these two concepts, religion and gender, has changed in time, space and culture. Introduction...
There are policy recommendations for health departments, judiciaries, national legislatures, and security forces. A first-of-its-kind Human Rights...
Throughout history, humans have developed various methods to record and store information, from oral traditions to digital...
Do you ever find yourself dreaming of a more fulfilling career or asking what life path might...
Taxes earned the wealthy of Athens social and political clout more valuable than money. Introduction In ancient...
By the end of 2023, additional increases are planned in five states and 22 localities. After a...
The hefty sums many billionaires give away place them in an age-old debate about wealth and charity....
If you work for a big corporation, your boss likely made more money on January 2 than...
There is no evidence that they either met or were directly influenced by one another’s writings. The...
Billionaires are a byproduct of an upside-down economic system. Introduction In 2019, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made...
The incident’s grip on the popular imagination has been long-lasting. Introduction The Black Hole of Calcutta refers to a...
How anti-Black bias is so central to American policing that even Black officers are influenced by it....
Throughout the antebellum era nationalist spokesmen demanded a centralization of the federal courts. Assessing the impact of...