When I was a kid in the ’70s, television shows alternated between subversively edge (think Soap, All in the Family, Sanford & Son) and almost Puritanical (The Brady Bunch, The Love Boat, Donny & Marie). For video games, we loved our Pong until Atari finally came along. It was a simpler time, in many regards.
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Wall Street has recovered, largely thanks to the generosity of tax payers. However, those very same citizens continue to suffer high unemployment rates and minimal credit access.
Riots and protests have erupted in and around the capital of Malawi in response to a ban on just such political demonstrations. A day after the court order was issued, citizens took to the streets in opposition to President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government.
Although we may have a long row yet to hoe on the matter, urban agriculture has really started to take root in just a few short years as quite a few cities have passed legislation that make it a lot easier to grow food in an urban environment.