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  • Hunger Games, U.S.A. | Paul Krugman

    …So House Republicans voted to maintain farm subsidies — at a higher level than either the Senate or the White House proposed — while completely eliminating food stamps from the bill. To fully appreciate what just went down, listen to… Continue reading

    Hunger Games, U.S.A. | Paul Krugman

  • Big-Food’s Impact on the South: A View from Brazil

      Traditional long-established food systems and dietary patterns are being displaced in Brazil and in other countries in the South (Africa, Asia, and Latin America) by ultra-processed products made by transnational food corporations (“Big Food” and “Big Snack”).This displacement increases… Continue reading

    Big-Food’s Impact on the South: A View from Brazil

  • The Flying Monkey Caucus

    Charles P. Pierce certainly is fired up over at Esquire. Rightfully so: The Republican Farm Bill drops food stamps for the poorest while keeping plenty of subsidies for big agribusiness. Earlier this week, [Speaker John] Boehner pretended he was leading… Continue reading

    The Flying Monkey Caucus