pollution

As I reflect on colonialism, pollution, and productivity, I am struck by how interconnected these forces are and how their impacts still determine the world we live in today.  First, colonialism was as much a quest to conquer land as to extract resources and exploit labor to fuel systems of production (that privileged profit over […]

After our discussions this week, I have come to realize that the notion of “waste” is not a neutral one; rather, it is an inherently loaded term, carrying the weight of historical power dynamics and skewed value judgments. How did we reach a point where whole ecosystems, such as rivers, become mere “sinks” for our