• Un trago amargo—A Bitter Drink: Beer, Water, and Globalization

    Un trago amargo—A Bitter Drink: Beer, Water, and Globalization

    By Susan Gauss A truck drives down the street in Zaragoza, Coahuila, its loudspeaker reminding residents to conserve water or face fines. Local farmers also feel the pain, as they scale back planting due to a lack of water. Yet nearby, water is flowing well through an aqueduct carrying it to a factory 40 kilometers…

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  • LUNCHTIME COLLOQUIA, SUMMER 2016

    LUNCHTIME COLLOQUIA, SUMMER 2016

    Socialist industrialization, eco-linguistic, agro-food globalization and much more during the 2016 summer semester at the Rachel Carson Center. Would you like to keep up to date with our latest Lunchtime Colloquia? Then follow us by subscribing to our Rachel Carson Center Youtube Channel for new (and old) discussions! 14 April 2016: Ernst Langthaler on “‘Miracle Bean’: Soy…

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