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Dispatch from the U.S. Social Forum

SocialForumists taking to the streets of Detroit. (Tom Philpott) DETROIT, MICH. — As the economy falters, another war lurches into...

Tom Philpott Food and Agriculture June 23, 2010

Southern fig cake and old-fashioned fig preserves

Eating fresh figs is so sensual that it practically makes me blush. But if you're lucky enough to have a glut of these beauties, here are some recipes to preserve them for savoring later.

April McGreger Food and Agriculture August 6, 2010

Afghanistan sitting on a motherlode

Mountains in Afghanistan.Photo courtesy Paolo Alfieri via FlickrNothing like the revelation of precious metals in a far off land to...

Randy Rieland Politics June 15, 2010

‘Green’ California utility PG&E attacks local renewables

California’s largest electricity provider — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. — has gotten some understandable love from the environmental world...

Jonathan Hiskes Politics June 4, 2010

New Orleans steps up its local-food game

New Orleans has the sense of a wild laboratory, with free-wheeling discussions about food security and plenty of action. It's partly because of Katrina's ruin, but it's also just part of the culture, reports David Hanson for Feeding the City.

Breaking Through Concrete team Cities August 12, 2010

Lessons from Senate climate fail

Here are some lessons learned from the perspective of someone who spent the last few years trying to push a real bill through the real Congress.

Dan Lashof Politics July 29, 2010

With the global climate pact dead, China gets hungry for U.S. factory pork

China's growing appetite for meat -- and its rapid conversion to U.S.-style industrial meat production -- may prove just as damaging to the climate as its growing proliferation of cars. The only winners will be U.S. exporters of cheap corn and cheap pork.

Tom Philpott Technology July 29, 2010

A Bipartisan Strategy for Energy Leadership

By Teryn Norris & Clifton Yin When President Obama and key Senate leaders meet today to reach a compromise on...

Teryn Norris Climate & Energy June 29, 2010

Will the Food Safety Modernization Act harm small farms or producers?

Voting on S. 510 could happen Wednesday. If this food-safety bill passes, it will greatly expand the FDA's authority and lessen food-borne illnesses. But in doing so, will it knee-cap America's nascent local-food system? Grist's panel of experts take their gloves off for an epic debate.

Grist staff Politics November 16, 2010

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