Jennie Durant
Jennie Durant is a career policy official in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, currently serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging and Disability Policy at the Administration for Community Living. In this role, she oversees federal programs and policies that support older adults and people with disabilities to live independently in their communities.
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Jun 10, 2026
Far Left
Durant published a Guardian op-ed arguing that record bee colony losses, exceeding 60% last winter, are being misframed as isolated incidents rather than a systemic agricultural crisis.
For the Green left, Durant's piece is a rare mainstream articulation that industrial agriculture is the structural villain behind pollinator collapse, not a list of separate manageable risks, vindicating Green Party and agroecology positions.