| Jan 11, 2010 | Food / FarmingAnybody forced to live in a desert would find survival in a barren, desolate wasteland difficult. But through a series of public policies and private-sector decisions, millions of mostly low-income and minority families in America have been condemned to subsist in...
| | Food / FarmingYou might be shocked to learn that our dairy foods are controlled by three companies, corn seeds by two companies, and 90 percent of our beef by three companies. On December 31, I submitted comments to the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
| | Peace / SecurityThe first 20 detainees arrived at Guantánamo’s Camp X-Ray eight years ago, on January 11, 2002. Just over seven years later, President Barack Obama—on his second full day after taking office—issued an order to shut the prison within a year. His rhetoric was...
| Jan 4, 2010 | Economy / BusinessIt’s a good thing my long-haired calico Hyacinth can’t read the newspaper. Otherwise I’m sure she’d be deeply offended by all the recent headlines about “fat cats.” President Obama used the derogatory term in an interview on...
| | Peace / SecurityIn an effort to force Iran to give up its nuclear program, the House of Representatives recently approved legislation that would place sanctions on foreign companies providing that country with gasoline. If also passed into law by the Senate, these sanctions threaten...
