Wheat Prices – Source: Commodity Charts Never let a good crisis go to waste. The international bankers are taking advantage of the “food crisis” by driving up food prices in what is shaping up to be a classic case of a manufactured bubble. It is also looking like a clear model of Problem-... Read more...
“Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let’s face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father — my grandfather — was a cook... Read more...
The good news: Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup is at a 20-year low. The bad news: The folks who make this insidious sweetener aim to rebrand it to boost sales. High-fructose corn syrup is cheaper than cane sugar and acts as a food preservative, too, so the food industry loves the stu... Read more...
In the Andaman Sea off the coast of Indonesia, a massive amount of coral has undergone severe bleaching because the waters have heated up to 93 degrees. New data suggests rising water temperatures in the region have been caused by global warming. In May, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) ... Read more...
If idiocy were a capital crime, at least 73 percent of Congress would be facing the hangman. That’s the percentage of legislators who supported the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which created one of the most stunning boondoggles in U.S. history, at least according to “The Fence (La Barda),” w... Read more...