Badlands Journal
Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
10-3-22
WORLD-GRAIN.com
China’s plan to build corn mill in US draws scrutiny
Susan Reidy
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, US – Combining a shrinking 7% to 9% of the world’s arable land with a growing 20% of the global population means China must add another element to the equation if it wants to feed its people.
6-10-22
WORLD-GRAIN.com
Study forecasts severe economic impact if Mexico bans GM corn
By Arvin Donley
WASHINGTON, DC, US — If Mexico follows through on a presidential decree to ban genetically modified corn in 2024, the economic consequences would be devastating for US farmers and Mexican consumers, according to a recently released study by World Perspectives, Inc.
This regards the Tilley hat. I bought my first one 35 years ago on the coast. I gave it away 30 years ago and bought another one in the desert just like it two years ago. Now, the hat comes in as many colors and styles as fancy blue jeans. The statement below was made in the midst of a conversation about what Tilley to wear in the desert. Sheer, deflationary genius.. -- wmh
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/09/30/sharks-in-the-wave-pool/
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Sharks in the Wave Pool
BY BILL HATCH
The City Council of La Quinta CA last week unanimously cancelled the Coral Mountain project, “a wellness resort community” featuring a 16-acre surf-wave pool. The locals, who prefer “quiet, tranquility, and dark skies” as one opponent said, had more persuasive experts, better publicity, and the worst drought in 1,200 years on their side.
When will the time come when export-led irrigated agribusiness will be held accountable for the social and environmental damage it has done to California? When Forbes Magazine, not known for the warmth of its editorial heart, begins to chat about environmental injustice in the Central Valley, anything is possible. -- wmh
9-22-22
Forbes
A note on theory: from Byung Chul Han, The Agony of Eros, pp. 50-51.
In case you thought the Ukraine War was completely insane, here are the top 20 weapons manufacturers n the world and they are turning the conflict in Ukraiane into their own private, neoliberal 30 Years War, -- wmh
4-27-22
The Progressive Magazine
What Germany’s Rearmament Means for World Peace
The so-called Zeitenwende is Germany’s biggest rearmament since World War II and makes its military budget the third largest in the world.
9-12-22
The Hartmann Report
What Will the Collapse of Neoliberalism Bring to America & Russia?
As the world watches its 40-year experiment with neoliberalism collapse, Republicans in the US and Putin in Russia are facing a crisis they once thought would be an opportunity
Thom Hartmann
https://hartmannreport.com/p/what-will-the-collapse-of-neoliberalism
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9-9-22
Common Dreams
Analysis Shows 'Quiet Fleecing' of US Workers—Not 'Quiet Quitting'—Is the Real Problem
"Workers are more productive than ever, but their pay hasn't kept pace while top 1% wages have skyrocketed," says the Economic Policy Institute.
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