#Farmworkers

Leah Douglas

leahjdouglas

Two months ago today, I began mapping Covid-19 in the food system. Since then, the number of cases has grown steadily to over 32,000. Sadly, there is little sign that

#HealthReImagined

WePublicHealth

In April 2020, @IPESfood released its communique on #COVID19 'and the crisis in #foodsystems: Symptoms, causes and potential solutions". Important reading for all concerned about #FoodForAll & #HealthReImagined http://www.ipes-

CalMatters

CalMatters

1/ California and Oregon were lauded for their early response to the pandemic.But eight months into the crisis, the neighboring states have made starkly different choices on tracking and reporting

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ernieflow

We are not Slaves. The circumstances in which I grew up, make working in the fields, the only legal/non criminal option to make a few bucks and its been like

Sam Levin

SamTLevin

A short thread on the California prison system's Covid catastrophe + vaccine access: Advocates + experts are arguing that CDCR must urgently make vaccines available to incarcerated people, mandate vaccines

Thomas Lecaque

tlecaque

I never stop being fascinated with the sheer scale of impact Cahokia has on the center and southeast of this continent. I'm teaching medieval Iowa this semester--goes back and forth

Barry makes comics

barrydeutsch

(thread)What @AbigailShrier says here about current-day censorship encapsulates what's terribly wrong with most of our free-speech-advocate pundits and journalists. She's talking about Amazon, which sells her book, not accepting ads

malkia devich-cyril

culturejedi

CA Governor @GavinNewsom is so afraid to be recalled that he will play politics with Black and brown lives? He will lift the #StayAtHome order tomorrow, though the #CovidData doesn't

Sarah K Mock

sarah_k_mock

We need to talk about A California Christmas RIGHT NOW This movie is the most god-awful agrarian porn turned romantic patriotic love story, potentially ever. Here's the synopsis: “With his

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

Is re-instituting lockdowns necessary to stop rapidly rising #COVID19 cases globally?Answer: No. But we're failing at 2 other approaches, due to poor messaging, human behavior & limited public health capacity.Deaths

wsbgnl

wsbgnl

Good reporting on the pressures on public health officials and the politicization of science since last spring. Undoubtedly Trump and his supporters bear much responsibility. However, looking ahead its even

South Feminist Futures

SouthFeministas

I'm an #Africanfeminist, a very radical one and my role and work in this sector is because of who I am and where I come from. I am the daughter/grand

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

ReichlinMelnick

We finally have the U.S. Citizenship Act Bill Text! I'm going to go through some portions of the bill right now and highlight some of the major changes and improvements

Tamar Haspel

TamarHaspel

Let’s talk about ORGANIC.Robert Paarlberg’s new book on the food system is out today, and here’s an excerpt.He’s not a fan of organic, and he makes some good points but

Saira Kanwal

TheSairaK

If you are one of the hundreds of people out there in Surrey/Abby/Vancouver/Kelowna/Nanaimo protesting in solidarity with Punjabi farmers this week-then you belong to a multigenerational history of farmer activism

MIT Technology Review

techreview

“Ag tech” startups are looking to transform humans’ role in one of the oldest occupations on the planet. After at least 15 years of promises, these startups may finally be

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