Jim Hightower
| A Curse, a Blessing, and a Good Food Movement
Jim Hightower, Jim Hightower's Blog
Hightower writes: "Butz had risen to prominence in the world of agriculture by devoting himself to the corporate takeover of the global food economy. He openly promoted the preeminence of middleman food manufacturers over family farmers."
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Jim Hightower, Jim Hightower's Blog
Hightower writes: "Butz had risen to prominence in the world of agriculture by devoting himself to the corporate takeover of the global food economy. He openly promoted the preeminence of middleman food manufacturers over family farmers."
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Elizabeth
Kolbert | Postscript: Mario Cuomo (1932-2015)
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker
Kolbert writes: "Mario Cuomo, who died today at the age of eighty-two, believed deeply in the power of words."
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker
Kolbert writes: "Mario Cuomo, who died today at the age of eighty-two, believed deeply in the power of words."
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Alibi for
Congressman Who Spoke to White Supremacist Group Falls Apart
Judd Legum, ThinkProgress
Legum writes: "Congressman Steve Scalise apologized earlier this week for speaking to a group of white supremacists in 2002."
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Judd Legum, ThinkProgress
Legum writes: "Congressman Steve Scalise apologized earlier this week for speaking to a group of white supremacists in 2002."
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$1.5 Trillion
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Can't Fire Its Own Gun Until 2019
Dave Majumdar, The Daily Beast
Majumdar writes: "America's $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter, or F-35, is slated to join fighter squadrons next year - but missing software will render its 25mm cannon useless."
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Dave Majumdar, The Daily Beast
Majumdar writes: "America's $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter, or F-35, is slated to join fighter squadrons next year - but missing software will render its 25mm cannon useless."
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GOP Activists
Form Super PAC to Elect DA Who Refused to Indict Eric Garner's
Killer
Carl Campanile, New York Post
Campanile writes: "Taking nothing for granted to keep Rep. Michael Grimm's seat in Republican hands, activists have set up a super PAC to elect Staten Island DA Dan Donovan - the prosecutor in the controversial Eric Garner case."
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Carl Campanile, New York Post
Campanile writes: "Taking nothing for granted to keep Rep. Michael Grimm's seat in Republican hands, activists have set up a super PAC to elect Staten Island DA Dan Donovan - the prosecutor in the controversial Eric Garner case."
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David
Attenborough: Leaders Are in Denial About Climate Change
Tom Bawden, The Independent
Bawden writes: "Sir David Attenborough is calling on global leaders to step-up their actions to curb climate change, saying that they are in denial about the dangers it poses despite the overwhelming evidence about its risks."
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Tom Bawden, The Independent
Bawden writes: "Sir David Attenborough is calling on global leaders to step-up their actions to curb climate change, saying that they are in denial about the dangers it poses despite the overwhelming evidence about its risks."
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