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If you only had $4.33 a day for food…

Posted on September 29, 2010 by jnfr

What would you eat? What would you do without? And how would you feel if that extravagant sum was suddenly decreased to only $3.75? That’s the amount food stamp recipients will receive if Congress lowers food stamp benefits. In order … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Equality, Farms and Food, Politics | Tagged economy, equality, food, hunger

Stephen Colbert speaks truth to power

Posted on September 28, 2010 by jnfr

I am not a religious person, but I know Colbert is, so I suspect that his study of gospel informed this profound moment in his Congressional testimony on migrant workers last week. Despite our different frames, I found this bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economy, Farms and Food, Labor | Tagged food, immigration, labor, philosophy

Egg Producers Ignored Basic Health Precautions

Posted on August 30, 2010 by jnfr

Inspectors at the massive factory farms which distributed millions of contaminated eggs have found many obvious problems on those farms. Visits to five Wright County Egg facilities found barns with abundant rodent holes and gaps in doors and siding where … Continue reading →

Posted in Farms and Food | Tagged corruption, environment, farms, food
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