Book Review: America the Possible
Gus Speth's new tome marshals an impressive array of policy proposals in envisioning a new nation.
Articles by: Benjamin Goldfarb
Ecosystems, Fisheries, Human Landscape, Oceans
Scratch the Salmon, I’ll Have the Sea Robin
When will consumers figure out that locally-caught fluke and porgies are tastier than farmed and imported fish species?
Culture
Dear Earth: Happy 400th Birthday! Love, Groupon.
Ah, Earth Day: an opportunity for the country's worst polluters to rise, phoenix-like, from puddles of industrial effluent and recreate themselves as environmentalists. An opportunity for America's retailers to shamelessly hijack the words "eco-friendly" and "sustainable" and repurpose them to quicken the pulse of fetishistic shoppers. An opportunity for a free canvas shopping bag with every purchase!
I was hardly surprised when Groupon sent me an email proffering Earth
At Yale, Culture
Evolutionary War Hero: An Interview with Carl Zimmer
Nearly 40% of Americans don't believe in evolution, and acknowledgment of anthropogenic climate change is equally spotty. Acclaimed author Carl Zimmer spoke with Sage about how science communicators can begin to reach creationists and climate deniers, why Einstein makes for a great magazine cover, and what to do when your work gets slandered on the Daily Show.
Actions, Activism, Agriculture, Human Landscape
Organic on the Offensive: Nation’s Farmers Sue Big Ag
A group of farmers are waging a class-action lawsuit against giant GM seed company Monsanto. The farmers' argument? "An invention that poisons people is not patentable." Ben Goldfarb explores an ongoing case with the power to revolutionize the way America grows its food.
Uncategorized
Fish Tales: An Interview with Author Paul Greenberg
The author of the acclaimed book, “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food,” on fishing, writing, and healing the world’s oceans.