Excuse me if I seem a little cranky this morning, but the so-called Democrats on Capitol Hill have revealed themselves in the end as unashamedly alligned with vested interests. The Senate, for instance, finally put the farm bill to a vote but hopes for true reform of the way the country manages its agriculture fell […]
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It’s a time of year for giving, but for many of the nation’s food banks, the cupboard is bare. A steep drop in farm surpluses along with stinginess on the part of the federal government and a surge in the number of needy American families is leaving many food charities in the kind of crunch […]
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Not one penny more! That’s what Burger King is saying to the lowly tomato pickers of Florida, who have negotiated with other fast-food chains to be rewarded 1-cent-per-pound raise for their work supplying the nation’s tomatoes. Florida farm workers had gotten McDonald’s and Yum! brands on board with this tiny recognition of the work performed […]
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