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.
Category Archive: Politics (+ Media)
Arrogance, Pure and Simple
Quite often it’s the case that I yearn for simplicity. Not that nuance or depth should be forsaken, by any means, but the superfluous stuff… that’s the bane of my existence, right there. The subject has reared its head at this moment because I’m copy editing a piece by a writer who thrives on redundancy, unnecessarily complicating and extending incredibly straightforward, concise ideas. The resulting composition feels bombastic, as if she’s merely drawing out the paragraphs in order to hold the audience captive, to have their attention – if only energetic – pointed in her direction for as long as possible.
The GOP Health Care Posturing Continues
Two weeks ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 245-189 to repeal the nation’s year-old health care reform law. The defeat was a pillar of the GOP campaign that swept them into power in the House this past November. Not surprisingly, the voting results were primarily along partisan lines, as are the various judicial rulings on the Affordable Care Act.
Celebrity Fund-Raising Wrankles
Further to my point about privileged extravagance during a time of forced austerity, the recent Twitter “boycott” by celebrities raising money for charity missed the mark. Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres, Usher, and others joined the Digital Life Sacrifice campaign to help raise $1 million for Keys’ Keep a Child Alive project. They all signed off of Twitter for World AIDS Day and would only come back once the money was raised.