Movie: A compelling analysis of food production practices since the 19th century, sharp reduction of food diversity, and the probable impact of 20th century patent decisions and 21st century biotechnology industry as well as potential issues in the management and control of world food production and distribution. Deborah Koons Garcia directed this gem and can be contacted from the movie’s website at http://www.thefutureoffood.com/

Tags: famine, Farming, Food industry

Further ignoring that his party had been soundly defeated in the last two major national elections, former vice president Dick Cheney keeps reclaiming media attention, and the seemingly vacant Republican Party microphone, in defense of the Bush years, as if the failed policies of the last administration were still relevant. The former news maker posited today that bringing Guantanamo detainees to the highest security prisons on US soil somehow equates… Continue reading

Tags: Dick Cheney, Guantanamo, Politics