Much of the world's population suffers from severe food shortages. And that was the case even before the war in the Ukraine. Ben Ptashnik and Victoria Collier will examine this crisis. They operate a permaculture farm near San Miguel de Allende. They will show us around their farm and its many projects that benefit the community.
Everyday life in the San Miguel "bubble" is worlds away from that in Sinaloa, where cartel activity is a normal presence in the every fiber of politics, commerce and everyday life. Its perception within Sinaloa comes at least as much from ambient backdrop as through efforts in the media to pierce the curtain. Not many writers take on that... Read more
Cynthia Yoder's memoir tells her story of working in a new university in Palestine during a time of political strife and upheaval. She describes the joys of life in Palestine against the backdrop of military occupation and the second intifada, which began soon after she arrived in 2000. Rather than give political analysis, the book... Read more