Roundup: June 28, 2021
Recent Publications
In Legitimacy, Legality, Legacy, and the Life of Democracy, Joshua Ulan Galperin (Pace University Law) explores the role of majoritarianism and the structure of American democractic institutions more generally, with particular focus on the 2020 presidential election.
Jordan C. Patterson (JD Student) published Ending a War Waged by Deed of Title: How to Achieve Distributive Justice for Black Farmers in the Ohio State Law Journal.
Shawn “Pepper” Roussel published The Carrot is the Stick: Food as a Weapon of Systemic Oppression for Black Consumers and the Disenfranchisement of Black Farmers in the Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation.
Hannah J. Wiseman (Penn State) published Localizing the Green Energy Revolution in the Emory Law Journal Online. The article asserts policymakers should focus on smaller-scale energy projects.
In Brokering Rural Community Food Security: An Organizational Newtork Case Study in Central Appalachia, Elyzabeth W. Engle (McDaniel College) analyzes for Rural Sociology the role of Grow Appalachia in facilitating community food security work across rural Central Appalachia.
Braeden Van Deynze (University of Washington), Scott M. Swinton (Michigan State), and David A. Hennessey (Michigan State) published Are Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds a Threat to Conservation Agriculture? Evidence from Tillage Practices in Soybeans in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
News & Commentary
Adam M. Sowards (University of Idaho, History) published Economic Giants Drive Income Inequality in a Second Gilded Age as part of a High Country News series called Reckoning with History. In this article, Sowards suggests lessons from the late 19th century can inform possible solutions to contemporary US wealth inequality
Tom Philpott examines changing agricultural land ownership in Bill and Melinda Gates’ Empire of Dirt (Mother Jones).
Ben Casselman published Rural Areas Are Looking for Workers. They Need Broadband to Get Them in the New York Times.
In Dead Bees, Sick Residents from Pesticide Pollution in Nebraska, Lisa Held writes about the impact of ethanol production involving corn coated with pesticides for Civil Eats.
Natalie Ruth Joynton recently wrote an op-ed on her fear while running on rural roads in the Washington Post.
Bill Bishop and Robert Cushing published Rural Employment Flatlines for the Past 11 Years in the Daily Yonder.
Tim Murphy and Tim Marema published a comparison of rural and urban Covid-19 vaccination rates in the Daily Younger. In the same vein, The Rural Blog published a roundup of Covid related news.
Events & Recordings
Context with Brad Harris recently posted an “Urban vs. Rural” episode the “symbiotic” relationship between urban and rural communities, focusing on a case study of the relationship between Chicago and the West.
The Iowa Environmental Council and Sierra Club Iowa Chapter are sponsoring a panel discussion entitled “Supreme Beef and Iowa’s CAFO Problem: Sacrificing Iowa’s Waters for Big Ag” on Tuesday, June 29th starting at 7:00 pm CDT. Registration is available here.
The 75th Anniversary Lincoln Institute Dialogue - “Tackling Climate Change: The Not-So-Hidden Role of Land” - has been announced. More information and registration can be found here.
Nominations for the Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, integrity, and tenacity in rural journalism are being sought. More information can be found here.
The International Society for the Study of Rural Crime will be hosting a roundtable on “Rural Policing in North America.” More information can be found on Lisa Pruitt’s Legal Ruralism Blog here.
Fragile Preservation: A Tallgrass Community is an ongoing student exhibition at The Plains Art Museum. The installation is a reflection on the fragility of Tallgrass Prairie ecosystems.
The Center for Rural Affairs recently uploaded a virtual farm tour with members of Women in Local Food and Farming. Information about the tour can be found here and the tour can be found here.