Environmental historian and MIT professor Kate Brown discusses her new book, "Tiny Gardens Everywhere," the histories of urban gardens, and why she thinks they can transform people and society.
Eater layoffs statement Today, 15 members of the Vox Media Union working at Eater were notified without warning that their jobs were being eliminated as part of a major restructuring of the 20-year-old brand. This was especially shocking considering that Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff told Puck’s Dylan Byers just last week that he did not anticipate any impending layoffs at the company. But, of course, we’ve learned that we cannot trust Jim Bankoff’s word when it comes to layoffs. This is the second major round of layoffs at Eater this year, following a round earlier this year that decimated Eater’s award-winning cities network. To be abundantly clear: these layoffs are a gut-job, one that eliminates roughly a third of Eater’s union jobs. It is also a cowardly capitulation to the fallacious insistence that generative AI is the future of search and publishing. We are devastated that our colleagues have lost their jobs, and we are deeply worried about the future sustainability of Eater without them. Eater is currently in the midst of celebrating its 20th anniversary, and right now, there is not much to celebrate. We will have more information forthcoming about ways to support our laid-off colleagues in the coming days. Solidarity forever, The Vox Media Union Committees
Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u
H-2A workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation because their housing, transportation, and ability to legally work and live in this country are all tied to their employers. Existing protections are now being suspended.
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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
Democrats in Congress Seek Answers from USDA on the Funding Freezes During multiple fly-ins and town hall meetings, farmers and others working in the food system have been asking their representatives in D.C. for help navigating funding pauses and cuts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In response, Democrats in Congress are pressing the agency for answers, but have yet to get a response. On March 14, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent a letter signed by 80 House Democrats asking Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to provide details on the canceling of two USDA programs that help move local food from small farms into schools and food banks. ...
Democrats in Congress Seek Answers from USDA on the Funding Freezes
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Continuing USDA Funding Freeze Hangs Over Farm Policy Events During a busy week of farm policy events in Washington D.C. (and beyond) last week, USDA officials and staff pressed forward with business as usual, while some farmers tried to call attention to the billions of dollars in contracted funding they’re still waiting for. At the NASDA Winter Policy Conference, the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, and the Commodity Classic, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins talked about her priorities, including fixing a challenging farm economy, supporting a new generation of young farmers, and getting disaster aid out the door. Her announcements included an update that, on March 20, the USDA will begin accepting farmer applications to receive some of the $10 billion in economic hardship assistance that Congress authorized last December. Rollins added that the USDA will begin distributing $20 billion in disaster assistance after that.
Continuing USDA Funding Freeze Hangs Over Farm Policy Events
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