Blockchain humanitarianism and crypto-colonialism Olivier Jutel Visit > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389921003056 The bigger picture A critical political economy approach to new technologies is key to discerning suitable use cases from highly ideological projects. This perspective considers the emergence of blockchain and cryptocurrencies in the aid sector. The ability of blockchain enthusiasts to experiment with governance and payment platforms in t

Decolonizing agriculture in the United States: Centering the knowledges of women and people of color to support relational farming practices Emma Layman, Nicole Civita Visit > https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8793816/ Abstract While the agricultural knowledges and practices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and women have shaped agriculture in the US, these knowledges have been colonized, exploited, and appropriated, cleaving space for the presently d