Drought Relief…Just A Drizzle.
DALLAS — Recent storms in Texas brought some long-awaited relief to the nation’s most drought-stricken state, but the brutal dry spell is far from over as it drags into its
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Category: policy muses
Quote Of The Day…
The insurance industry, of course, loves the Baucus plan. Need we say more? via Paul Krugman – Baucus and the Threshold – NYTimes.com.
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Industrial Agriculture and GMO’s
I grew up with a strong support for the power of technology…But the abuses perpetrated in the name of technological advancement of agriculture in the past few decades have left
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The Real Health Care Reform
Something I keep pushing in the healthcare reform debate…Agriculture is key to real reform. Recently a team of designers from M.I.T. and Columbia was asked by the foundation of the
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The Status Quo Leads To What?
America spends twice as much on healthcare as other developed nations for worse results, yet real reform remains stalled. Opponents successfully muddy the debate, offering weak alternatives like Health Savings Accounts while private insurers prepare to profit off mandates and subsidies without genuine cost controls—leaving consumers and the country at risk.
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Muses About the State of Agriculture
Nicholas Kristof, writing in his column, had what I think is probably the best definition I have ever seen of the state of our agriculture… I think I figured out
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The Hijacking of Health Insurance Reform
…the public — struggling with the worst economic downturn since the 1930s — is looking on with great anxiety and confusion. If the drug companies and the insurance industry are
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“Great Stories Come Out Of Great Farming”
I have been incredibly blessed to be able to combine this love of calloused hands with dramatic and verbal skills. And that is why I promote direct marketing. Too often
