Government regulations and other elite machinations have reportedly caused farmers to step away from farms their families owned for generations. As elites buy up huge amounts of farmland and private farming becomes more impossible, a deliberately triggered food crisis could occur.
The series takes listeners behind the scenes of The Vault's investigation into the missing persons case of Belinda Van Lith from 1974, including an interview with the main suspect.
The Talking France podcast is back with another episode about life in France, from violence in schools to whether or not the English language is actually just 'badly pronounced French' via most popular locations for second homes and changes to French toll roads.
Apologies to Thomas Wolfe, but it appears you can go home again. Oscar winner John Ridley, co-host of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, returns to his native Milwaukee for the latest edition of the pod, recorded live during the 16th Milwaukee Film Festival. He and co-host Matt Carey, documentary editor at Deadline, speak with two filmmakers bringing […]
I’m one of the 2.5 million users of Slovene – and English and German speakers would do well to be curious about usA couple of years ago, I received an invitation from a German cultural institution to present my debut short story collection, which was translated into German that year. The terms and conditions were generous: we pay you (a lot, as far as I was concerned), we host you for as long as you wish (I decided on three nights), we will arrange a host who loves your book – and if you need...
To the editor: I've lived in the L.A. area since 2007 and have been a champion of public transit. Yet, in the last five years, I've seen the degradation throughout the system as reported in your recent articles on Metro safety. Yes, we have to make our bus drivers and other personnel safe. But we're also dealing with a problem occasioned by our nation's failure to deal with poverty. As more and more people become homeless, drug-addicted, frightened and broken, violence grows. We can't make life...
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How Israeli, Palestinian and US political actors understand Hamas is not merely a theoretical question – it will determine what kind of agreement can be reached to end the current war, and what the future of Gaza will look like. By Joshua Leifer Continue reading
Who are Oto and Adashino? Where did they come from? Why are they living in the abandoned station? Oto doesn't want to answer those questions, but we get some clues nevertheless this week.
For international parents, choosing where to educate their children is one of the most critical decisions they face. Those on short-term stays may want an English-language or international school, while those who are here for the long haul may decide to go native in the Dutch education system. At Winford Bilingual primary schools—in Amsterdam, Haarlem and The Hague—such choices are academic because they are the only truly dual language primary schools in the country. Winford has developed its...
We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2020: It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself. By Sirin Kale Continue reading
Language education continues to evolve, and it’s in the best interest of the United States to focus on its students learning a second language.