| Aug 30, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyDid you see those pictures of Michelle Obama sashaying around Europe–Spain I think it was–and staying at that fancy hotel? I mean, who does she think she is, Nancy Reagan? Isn’t she kind of getting ahead of herself, putting on airs? Whoa! Wait a...
| Aug 16, 2010 | Environment / HealthWith BP’s well capped and CEO Tony Hayward exiled to Russia, perhaps you thought that the BP horror story is coming to a close, that surely there will be no additional revelations to enrage you. But now comes this: prison labor. In its national PR blitz to buff...
| Jul 26, 2010 | Food / FarmingWe are a nation that doesn’t understand how food reaches our tables. American agriculture depends on a hardworking, dedicated immigrant workforce. About three-quarters of all crop workers were born outside the country. Since the 1990s, at least half are not...
| Jul 19, 2010 | Food / FarmingAs if Detroit hasn’t got enough trouble: Now they want to make it into a farm. There’s a guy–a money-manager by the name of John Hantz–who says he’s looking to buy up to 5,000 acres within Detroit’s city limits to start a commercial...
