Budweiser's Super Bowl Ad About Immigration Reverberates In More Ways Than One
There's lots of factual errors in Bud's new ad about its founder. But it gets one thing right: the hostility toward new immigrants – an issue that reverberates just as much today as it did back then.
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Friday, February 3, 2017
NPR News: Mayans Have Farmed The Same Way For Millennia. Climate Change Means They Can't
Mayans Have Farmed The Same Way For Millennia. Climate Change Means They Can't
Climate change has brought erratic rainfall and poor harvests to Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, forcing local Mayan farmers to modernize their centuries-old farming practices.
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Climate change has brought erratic rainfall and poor harvests to Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, forcing local Mayan farmers to modernize their centuries-old farming practices.
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NPR News: Let This Spirit Moo-ve You: Make Way For The World's First Milk Vodka
Let This Spirit Moo-ve You: Make Way For The World's First Milk Vodka
A dairy farmer in Dorset, England, is distilling the sweet, high-fat milk of cows into a creamy and versatile beverage that is attracting the attention of both consumers and industry experts.
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A dairy farmer in Dorset, England, is distilling the sweet, high-fat milk of cows into a creamy and versatile beverage that is attracting the attention of both consumers and industry experts.
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Thursday, February 2, 2017
NPR News: New York City Bodegas Strike In Protest Of Trump's Travel Ban
New York City Bodegas Strike In Protest Of Trump's Travel Ban
Yemeni-owned shops shut their doors for eight hours across the five boroughs. Organizers say many owners were personally affected by the ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.
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Yemeni-owned shops shut their doors for eight hours across the five boroughs. Organizers say many owners were personally affected by the ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.
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NPR News: The Long, Slow Trek To Get Americans To Eat Camel Meat
The Long, Slow Trek To Get Americans To Eat Camel Meat
In Somalia, camels are prized for their nutritious milk and meat. In Australia, they're environmental pests. So more Somali-American chefs are offering meat sourced from the Outback on their menus.
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In Somalia, camels are prized for their nutritious milk and meat. In Australia, they're environmental pests. So more Somali-American chefs are offering meat sourced from the Outback on their menus.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017
NPR News: Why The Arctic Apple Means You May Be Seeing More GMOs At The Store
Why The Arctic Apple Means You May Be Seeing More GMOs At The Store
The fruit is one of the first GMOs to be marketed directly to consumers, not at farmers. It's headed to test markets this month. And it's a sign of how the science of genetic engineering is evolving.
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The fruit is one of the first GMOs to be marketed directly to consumers, not at farmers. It's headed to test markets this month. And it's a sign of how the science of genetic engineering is evolving.
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NPR News: Bunny Chow: South Africa's Sweet-Sounding Dish Has A Not-So-Sweet Past
Bunny Chow: South Africa's Sweet-Sounding Dish Has A Not-So-Sweet Past
The country's street-food staple is a fusion meal that has nothing to do with rabbits, and everything to do with the rise of immigrant Indian workers in the 19th century and the era of apartheid.
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The country's street-food staple is a fusion meal that has nothing to do with rabbits, and everything to do with the rise of immigrant Indian workers in the 19th century and the era of apartheid.
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