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Are there better ethics than hope? Two scholars with new books about the author of Walden reflect on Henry David Thoreau's environmental ethic, flirtations with despair, and anarchist politics. The post Thoreau, Now More than Ever: A Conversation with Laura Dassow Walls and Daegan Miller appeared first on Edge Effects.

One historian exposes shadowy corners of cannabis's history and offers prescriptions for achieving a bright, sustainable future for the world's widest-ranging crop. The post A Century of Cannabis: A Conversation with Nick Johnson appeared first on Edge Effects.

The decline of honeybees is cause for alarm and a symptom of global biodiversity loss. Beekeepers, however, find creative ways to build relationships with honeybees and steward their hives. The post Finding Hope and Community with Honeybees: A Conversation with Heather Swan appeared first on Edge Effects.

What does the scientific study of biological diversity have to do with the history of U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean? Just about everything, says the author of a new book on American field stations in the tropics. The post The Tangled Roots of U.S. Imperialism and Biodiversity Science: A Conversation with Megan Raby appeared first on Edge Effects.

The fight against African American land loss isn't just about economic justice. It's about environmental sustainability. The post Food Justice Requires Land Justice: A Conversation with Savi Horne appeared first on Edge Effects.

To be outside the "home" was a dangerous place to be in Gilded Age America. Richard White tells the story of how the modern nation reluctantly came into being alongside the environmental crisis of the late nineteenth century. The post Making the Nation in the Gilded Age: A Conversation with Richard White appeared first on Edge Effects.

Two centuries ago, Ojibwe people planned for seven generations to come. Today that seventh generation is fighting for the treaty rights their ancestors established and a just, sustainable future. The post We Are the Seventh Generation: A Conversation with Winona LaDuke appeared first on Edge Effects.

Making things right in the face of climate change demands that colonialism, race, and gender take center stage in the story of capitalism. The post The Case for Ecological Reparations: A Conversation with Jason W. Moore appeared first on Edge Effects.

Fertilizers, computers, gasoline, and other parts of our everyday lives come from irreplaceable deposits found in the Earth. But how long will they last? The post The Fragile Society We’ve Built from Rocks: A Conversation With Gregory Cushman appeared first on Edge Effects.

The author of "The Hamlet Fire" discusses a deadly blaze at a chicken-processing facility and the logics of cheapness which provided the kindling. The post How’d We Get So Cheap? A Conversation with Bryant Simon appeared first on Edge Effects.