Category: Food and Water Security
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DEiM25 Explains the Plight of European Farmers
Reading Time: 10 minutesWith European elections looming, far-right parties are exploiting the farmers’ protests. Therefore, it’s important to understand the issues affecting the farmers. In this panel discussion, DEiM25 explains the Plight of European Farmers.
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Agricultural Policy and Food Security
Reading Time: 10 minutesOne of the reasons I supported Bernie Sanders for president was his support of family farms against the abuses of agribusiness. Agricultural policy and food security should be at the center of our plan for the future. This makes sense because we have a large and growing global population and dwindling resources. …
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Laudato Si’ and the Progressive Movement
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people were surprised by Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’. However, the Catholic Church is the most obvious entity in European history to take up the cause of the environment. The progressive movement shares Pope Francis’s concern. We should make ourselves familiar with this document, discuss it, and build on it.
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The World Bank’s Bankrupt Policy Causes Conflict
Reading Time: 3 minutesMasses of humanity overrunning neighboring borders is not the kind of thing I had in mind when I said we should focus on supporting a growing population. My context was the justification of automation in agriculture with the need to feed a growing population. I was referring to an article in which…
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Agribusiness Meets Reality
Reading Time: 7 minutesI recently said that the words of those who criticize Laudato Si’ have no substance. Now I’ll try to be more specific. Laudato Si’ is a rebuke of current practices, including agribusiness, but it is not the only dissenting voice. In this post, agribusiness meets reality. My concerns about the environment are…