Leaders of Largest US and Puerto Rico Churches Urge Congress to Pass Same Level of Food an (tags)
Puerto Rico should receive the same nutrition assistance benefits, popularly known as food stamps, as US states receive, noted 28 major religious leaders from Puerto Rico and the United States.
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The Farm Bill passed with cuts in food stamps for the poor. 50% of the food stamp cost is for toxic meat, fish, and dairy. It's time to eliminate food stamps for animal products and expand rather than contract the program.
class war
Monsanto: Profits Above Human Health (tags)
Monsanto
BTL:Congress Targets Food Stamp Program for Deep Cuts (tags)
Interview with Ellen Vollinger, food stamp/legal director with Food Research and Action Center, conducted by Scott Harris
Need overwhelms Southern California food pantries (tags)
Los Angeles and Orange Counties, long known as centers of Southern California wealth and glamour, are now home to more than half a million people seeking help from food pantries.
US Inspector General Report: Falsified Oil Rig Inspections and Other Improprieties (tags)
worsening Gulf crime scene
The "Houdini Recovery" under IMF-Type Austerity (tags)
the recovery is the big lie
Obama's New Appointments (tags)
as bad as the others
Free Reception and Closing Exhibit of Allensworth: 100 Years of the California Dream (tags)
National Black Farm leaders travel to Los Angeles to celebrate Gumption at the Junction: Allensworth and connect the historical legacy of Black Farmers in California to the new released report "A Seat at the Table: Diversity and the 2008 Farm Bill. New opportunity to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in our communities expanding job creation, technical education and economic development in partnership with USDA, CDFA and regional organizations.
Rude Awakening in Mexico (tags)
US businesses invested $120 billion in Mexico between 1994 and 2006. Only 80,000 jobs were created per year while 730,000 Mexicans pressed on the labor market every year. While migration climbed 95% from 1980 to 1994, it soared an incredible 452% from 1994 to 2006.
Green Party Presidential Debate Videos (tags)
Video of Green Party Presidential Debate in San Francisco, featuring Green Presidential candidates Jared Ball, Jesse Johnson, Cynthia McKinney, Kent Mesplay and Kat Swift, on January 13th, 2008. Video at http://www.gp.org
Reviewing F. William Engdahl's Seeds of Destruction - Part II (tags)
Agribusiness giants aim to control food worldwide and make it all genetically engineered.
GM Food Producers Put USDA in Their Pocket (tags)
The primary intent of this passage is to deny local or state rights to regulate genetically engineered crops or food.
ASK CONGRESS TO FUND NEW INITIATIVES IN THE FARM BILL! (tags)
Take action and send a message to your representative to urge support of new Farm Bill provisions for conservation, rural development, research, organics, beginning farmers, and community food security.
The tectonic event which triggered the Tsunami in Asia was actually meant for California, To dump CA into the sea, or a goodly portion of it...fyi and it ain't over yet...because the rudiments of tectonix are just being rediscovered, this back-fired and all California got was the AERIAL Tsunami...Until next time. Bush is a madman. Impeach him and execute him for treason.
Republicans burn Bush on Environment (tags)
Russell Train (R), the EPA's second chief for presidents Nixon and Ford, said Bush's record is so dismal that he's casting his presidential vote for Democrat John Kerry in November.
debunking the media lies about president Aristide (tags)
by Justin Felux the necklacing lie is going the round again in the New York Times and American Spectator
The rural movement to oust Bush (tags)
There’s more than bridges in Madison County
The needs of the few apparently outweigh the needs of the many when it comes to quenching California's thirst