By Mark | September 26, 2012
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 […]
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 |
By Mark | December 4, 2011
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 […]
By Mark | November 1, 2011
Last night, I had the following to say about Eric Cantor’s appearance at U-M: …In his speech, Cantor apparently talked about his ancestors and how they made good lives for themselves in America by a plying themselves and working hard. The implication, of course, is that others can do the same. Unfortunately, the facts say […]
Posted in Observations, Politics | Also tagged Abe Lincoln, American dream, Benjamin Franklin, class warfare, Eric Cantor, fairytales, leveling the playing field, Mitt Romney, Ponzi scheme, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, Robert Reich, self-made man, social mobility, wealth inequality |
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 |
