| Aug 30, 2017 | Food / FarmingNow that Amazon’s taken over Whole Foods, a natural foods grocery known for its high prices, the new owners have pledged to lower prices. I stopped by the store to see what had changed. In addition to a few discounts — organic apples went from $2.99 to $1.99 per...
| | Rights / DemocracyWhile our president’s moral character seems stuck somewhere between boorish and brutish, it’s only fair to note that he also has an aesthetic dimension. This surprising side of Trump popped out several days after the Charlottesville attacks by raging white...
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| Aug 23, 2017 | Roundup|UncategorizedLast week’s Charlottesville debacle concluded with a major development for the Trump administration: the exit of chief strategist Steve Bannon, a longtime lightning rod for the White House on race issues. In this he was only the latest Trump confederate to get...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyNext time you reach for a cold beer on a hot summer day, you’ll have some uninvited drinking buddies: the beer barons. Two conglomerates now control 90 percent of U.S. beer production. They use their power to raise prices, squeeze out small brewers, and limit...
