Josiah Duran

This piece counts the cost of U.S. military action against ISIS. In other news, Wal-Mart is set to make Black Friday a Thanksgiving week-long event. Meanwhile, this piece criticizes nostalgia…

This article bemoans the farm subsidiary structure in the US and wishes for more diversity in agriculture. Meanwhile, this piece notes that the oft-mentioned millennial generation is continuing the trend of…

This article looks at the relationship between technology and equality. In other news, Grist has a piece on Wendell Berry and local food. And this article looks at one school…

This article notes how adolescence is stretching further into the twenty-somethings. And, in this piece, a non-profit encourages people to walk to get their groceries. Lastly, this interview discusses ways…

This piece highlights the use of parklets--sidewalk extensions taking up the space normally used for curbside parking spaces--in Chicago. Meanwhile, this piece claims that agribusinesses are overproducing. And this article…

The news has been abuzz recently with yesterday's Supreme Court (non)ruling on same-sex marriage. The USDA continues to try to support local food, this time by including farmers markets in…

This piece reports on a global survey for food sustainability. In America specifically, there's a growing tendency to prefer snacks to meals. In other food news, this article criticizes food…

This article considers whether marriage is becoming a kind of luxury. Meanwhile, this piece attempts to coax readers into community involvement. In other news, this interesting piece claims 75 as…

This piece notes the disappearance of young American farmers.  Meanwhile, these people are making food with data. Lastly, this article advocates a strange combination of cosmopolitanism and local ideals to…

This piece explores Mandevillian tendencies in economic thought. In other news, The Guardian has launched a new section encouraging readers to "rethink prosperity." This article highlights an increasingly listless reaction to…

In recent news, single adults now comprise more than half of the U.S. population. Meanwhile, this piece considers how technology has changed the way we wander. This article argues that…

This article poses the question "Who's responsible for bad architecture?" Meanwhile, this piece criticizes the practice of communities outsourcing art, with particular reference to Florentijn Hofman and his giant rubber ducks.…