The Danish drama “The Promised Land” takes its old-fashioned remit with enjoyable seriousness. Set in the mid-18th century, it is a classic tale of haves and have-nots filled with gristle and grit, limitless horizons, scenes of suffering, reversals of fortune and cathartic recognition. It has sweep, romance, violence and spectacle,
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As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops?
Paola Mendoza, the daughter of farmworkers, says her parents didn’t want her to join them in the fields. She’s now in college, studying to be a teacher. Mike Kane for NPR hide caption toggle caption Mike Kane for NPR Paola Mendoza, the daughter of farmworkers, says her parents didn’t want
The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops
An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species. (Image credit: Darko Vojinovic/AP) Source link