A Thinking Reed

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Farm bill folly

I caught part of this Bill Moyers interview with Bread for the World‘s president Rev. David Beckman. Rev. Beckman talked a lot about the farm bill currently wending its way through Congress and how its distorted system of subsidies rewards big landowners and hurts poor people, both here and abroad. Worth watching if you’re interested.

Here’s another good piece on the farm bill.

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  1. […] 2008, Filed under: Food, Politics, Religion and society, Social and ethical issues Last week I blogged about Bill Moyers’ recent interview with Bread for the World’s David Beckmann. Beckmann […]

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