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Before the terms "farm-to-table" or "farm-to-fork" came to be, “slow food” was the watchword."Slow Food is an international organization that is dedicated…

Last week, Governor Walker announced a plan he proposes that would submit recipients of welfare programs like Medicaid and food stamps to drug testing.…

The World Bank predicts climate change may displace 143 million people by 2050. Environmental shifts have caused migration on smaller scales throughout the history of North America, historians say.

Brazilian activists fighting to protect the Amazon from deforestation face violent opposition — sometimes, death. Scores of people fighting to protect the forest have been killed in recent years.

Ukraine's counteroffensive is expected any day, and there's a debate about whether taking back Crimea is a good idea for Ukraine to do.

The 400 Years Project is a pictorial collection of Native American life. It addresses colonization while centering the Native voice.

Galvanized by current political events, artists at the Folk Alliance International Conference discuss the ways they see protest music evolving — and folk itself expanding.

After being lost in a Soviet vault for decades, the first feature film made in Idaho, in 1919, is now returning to screens. It includes significant depictions of Nez Perce tribal members.

California just lowered its cannabis tax from 19% to 15%, to keep people buying on the legal market. But youth groups and drug-prevention programs that get much of that tax revenue are concerned.

The stresses of everyday life build up and can be detrimental to our health and sleep – and not just during the holidays. Two health psychologists say that more easy-access resources are needed to help people cope.On this episode of Curious Campus, we talk with Marcellus Merritt, an associate professor in UW-Milwaukee’s College of Letters and Science, and Matthew Zawadzki, an associate professor at the University of California-Merced. Their research has shown that tapping into leisure activities can be a powerful tool to manage everyday stress. Merritt and Zawadzki are studying why leisure activities can help protect our health.