One of our regular contributors, my old friend Pete Larson, who many of you had the pleasure of seeing perform at this site’s 10th anniversary party a few weeks ago, is going to be speaking in Ann Arbor on Thursday about the financialization of agricultural commodities. I took the occasion to ask him a few […]
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Pete Larson on the financialization of agricultural commodities
Posted in Agriculture, Economics Also tagged agricultural commodities, Agriculture, big ag, College Truth Tour, commoditization, Cuba, deregulation, derivatives, Dodd-Frank, economic crash, financial industry, financial reform, food crisis, food prices, healthy food access, hedge funds, Howard Stein, human rights, Joe Stiglitz, New World Ecology and Agriculture Group, NWEAG, Pete Larson, pork, Richard Levins, Science For the People, scientists, speculation, stock market, supply and demand, sustainable agriculture, University of Michigan, Wall Street 14 Comments
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Half-awake, watching “Woody Allen: A Documentary” in bed with Linette and our new son, Arlo. I want to tell you all about the little guy’s birth, which took place in our dining room a few days ago, but I’m finding it difficult to form coherent thoughts. I’d like to blame it on sleep deprivation, but […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged American Masters, Arlo, PBS, Robert Weide, Woody Allen 5 Comments
John Stossel’s Presidential debate
In searching around online for video of tonight’s Republican debate, I stumbled across this disturbing piece of footage from Fox News. The guy on the right is Gary Johnson, who, if you can believe it, is probably one of the more legitimate candidates in the Republican field. You won’t see him in tonight’s Republican debate, […]
Posted in Media, Politics Also tagged abortion, automotive industry, bailout, Civil Rights Act, debates, FOX News, Gary Johnson, impersonators, John Stossel, loyalty oaths, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Muslim, Obama, rape, Reggie Brown, RIck Santorum, Ron Paul, talking with God 19 Comments