August 26, 2011 by Raj

How did I miss Bernie Sanders’…

How did I miss Bernie Sanders’ GAO audit, and news of $!5 trillion secret loans? “Socialism for the rich” aye. http://t.co/GxD7Ygc

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I'I've been getting a lot of calls about the industrial food system's vulnerability to fertilizer import shocks. Here's an interactive widget: slide through the months to see who imports what, when, and through which chokepoint.
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Stop the war. Stop the dependency.

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Fertiliser Import Vulnerability Map

This widget shows the chokepoints and seasonal vulnerability of different countries to import shocks. The Strait of Hormuz is going to matter a great deal in the coming months....

https://rajpatel.org/2026/03/06/fertiliser-import-vulnerability-map/

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You can't fix the care crisis without fixing the tax system. Fair taxing rights, corporate transparency, and progressive wealth taxation should fund care as a human right—not women's unpaid labor. Vol. lII of Framing Feminist Taxation Guide out now. globaltaxjustice.org/wp-content/u...

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Want to help reduce gestational hypertension and diabetes? Make sure workers have, and use, their rights. Terrific new study shows how the Fair Food Program in Florida made *many* lives better. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Adam Calo and Madeleine Fairbairn expose the white supremacist tilt of USDA demands for California to abandon farmland equity. Vital reading in Civil Eats. civileats.com/2026/03/03/t...

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