Bread and Butter Issues
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No CommentsThe good folk at the British newspaper, Socialist Worker, ran a piece I penned for them recently. Here it is, reposted from their website.
Archive for October, 2009
End Times: The Case for the Proposition
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
(Click for full size version.)
Agricapital crime…
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
Here’s an excellent piece by George Monbiot covering the link between agrofuels and hunger…
Free Trade in Rice Can Lead to More Hunger
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
Here’s something that ought to give the free trade crowd something to chew on. Free trade in rice and the subsequent dumping of cheap rice into rice-growing economies hurts rice farmers, who aren’t terribly well off to begin with. I believe the technical term for this observation is “No, duh”.
Turning out the lights
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
The Ecologist has just run a story that I penned last month, about farmer suicides, drawing the line between those in the UK, those in India and, most recently, those in Australia.
Obesity in America – Good Data
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
Epidemiologists have been busy with obesity, particularly in the most overweight country, the US. By 2040, predicts one study, 100% of Americans will be either overweight or obese, if current trends hold.
Urgent Action Against Syngenta’s Thugs
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
This just in, from supporters of the MST in Brazil, following up on the news that Syngenta had hired men to kill the poor.
What ‘the nutrition transition’ really means
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Articles in the nutritional science journals tend to be fairly bloodless. So it was nice to receive, through a correspondent, the text of this splendid article on the nutrition transition in Africa. It’s a piece that puts the blood right back into nutrition.
Bad Harvest Casts a Long Shadow…
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
It’s too early to say how many. But it’s certain that the current drought in Australia will lead to a number farmers taking their own lives. In the Financial Times today is coverage of the Australian drought and its impact on farmers. From that report comes this augury: Keep Reading »
The Parliament of the People
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
Starbucks isn’t just a nasty and overpriced coffee shop – it is rapidly becoming a place where people buy music. Musicians fight hard to get their CDs picked for sale at the counter. Minor New York City-based musician Davido had what he thought was a surefire Starbucks-compatible tune, the Java Jitter. Starbucks didn’t like it so much, so they rejected him.
And not only rejected him from Starbucks HQ, but from every store he tried to film and play in. The Starbucks Rejection Tour Video, embedded above for your pleasure, captures this in all its toe-curling glory.
End Times: The Case for the Proposition
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments(Click for full size version.)
Agricapital crime…
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No CommentsHere’s an excellent piece by George Monbiot covering the link between agrofuels and hunger…
Free Trade in Rice Can Lead to More Hunger
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No CommentsHere’s something that ought to give the free trade crowd something to chew on. Free trade in rice and the subsequent dumping of cheap rice into rice-growing economies hurts rice farmers, who aren’t terribly well off to begin with. I believe the technical term for this observation is “No, duh”.
Turning out the lights
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
The Ecologist has just run a story that I penned last month, about farmer suicides, drawing the line between those in the UK, those in India and, most recently, those in Australia.
Obesity in America – Good Data
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No Comments
Epidemiologists have been busy with obesity, particularly in the most overweight country, the US. By 2040, predicts one study, 100% of Americans will be either overweight or obese, if current trends hold.
Urgent Action Against Syngenta’s Thugs
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No CommentsThis just in, from supporters of the MST in Brazil, following up on the news that Syngenta had hired men to kill the poor.
What ‘the nutrition transition’ really means
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No CommentsArticles in the nutritional science journals tend to be fairly bloodless. So it was nice to receive, through a correspondent, the text of this splendid article on the nutrition transition in Africa. It’s a piece that puts the blood right back into nutrition.
Bad Harvest Casts a Long Shadow…
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No CommentsIt’s too early to say how many. But it’s certain that the current drought in Australia will lead to a number farmers taking their own lives. In the Financial Times today is coverage of the Australian drought and its impact on farmers. From that report comes this augury: Keep Reading »
The Parliament of the People
By admin on 10/30/2009 in Stuffed & Starved with No CommentsStarbucks isn’t just a nasty and overpriced coffee shop – it is rapidly becoming a place where people buy music. Musicians fight hard to get their CDs picked for sale at the counter. Minor New York City-based musician Davido had what he thought was a surefire Starbucks-compatible tune, the Java Jitter. Starbucks didn’t like it so much, so they rejected him.
And not only rejected him from Starbucks HQ, but from every store he tried to film and play in. The Starbucks Rejection Tour Video, embedded above for your pleasure, captures this in all its toe-curling glory.
