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The Past, Present & Future Of PoopBy Jenny Morber/UndarkIn Osaka, Japan, in the early 1700s, neighboring villages fought over rights to city residents' excrement. Much of Japan's soil - sandy and poor in nutrients - produced feeble crops and supported few animals, so farmers depended on human fertilizer to grow food. And they were willing to pay for it. Posted on December 11, 2021
The Past, Present & Future Of PoopBy Jenny Morber/UndarkMoving bowels is one big equalizing commonality that unites humankind regardless of ethnicity, color, religion, diet or traditions.Posted on December 11, 2021 FoxconnedBy Erik Gunn/Wisconsin ExaminerFoxconn is an especially dramatic example of the "economic development complex" of consultants, contractors and public agencies or public-private partnerships driving relocation deals where taxpayers bear the cost.Posted on November 20, 2021 Sweden Should Press China To Release Swedish Book PublisherBy Sophie Richardson/Human Rights WatchSweden's efforts appear tepid.Posted on October 14, 2021 The Flesh Between UsBy SIU PressEroticism cut from classical mythology, ritual, and intimacy.Posted on October 11, 2021 How Slavery Infiltrated CaliforniaBy Kevin Waite/The ConversationWhereas enslaved people in the South were often concentrated on large plantations, the bound laborers of the West generally worked behind closed doors or in remote mining regions.Posted on October 2, 2021 Against Ramp MetersBy Charles Marohn/Minnesota ReformerGetting more out of existing transportation investments without needing to build any additional capacity is a level of genius that would make any engineer proud. Sadly, the professional consensus on the benefits of ramp meters is wrong.Posted on September 13, 2021 Making The World Safe For DictatorshipBy Alexander Dukalskis/The ConversationUsing publicly available filings with the U.S. Department of Justice, I counted 33 authoritarian states that collectively paid PR and public affairs firms hundreds of millions of dollars in 2018 and 2019 to manipulate their image. This is only in the U.S., only self-reported, and only overt. The scope is much wider than these numbers suggest.Posted on September 2, 2021 |
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