Senior citizens whose lives depend on their saved earnings are in crisis because of the economy – but somehow, because there’s a Democrat in the White House, the media says nothing. In a concise and brilliant column in USA Today,
With drought parching farms in the United States and near the Black Sea, weak monsoon rains in India and insidious hunger in Africa’s Sahel region, the world could be headed towards another food crisis, experts say. Asia should keep a
The Group of 20 top economies will meet shortly to try and coordinate a response to soaring food prices, driven by drought and rising demand, the Financial Times reported Monday. Over the weekend, US President Barack Obama called on Congress
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China blames loss of Olympics gold on colonialism Countries panic-buying food as world food prices surge 5th anniversary of first bailout Egypt-Israel agreement remains intact, amid military buildup in Sinai Pakistan’s Imran Khan threatened
(AP) Corn, soybeans keep climbing ahead of USDA reportBy The Associated PressPrices for corn, wheat and soybeans continued their long march upward on Wednesday, pushed higher by a crippling drought across the Midwest. Corn for December delivery rose 16 cents,
Last week, Senate Democrats played politics with the drought by not agreeing to the short-term drought relief measures passed by the House. Now, President Barack Obama is playing politics with the drought as well. As Reuters notes, Obama on Tuesday
(AP) Congress breaks for 5 weeks, but much work undoneBy DONNA CASSATA and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONCongress’ performance matches its approval rating _ abysmal. Lawmakers headed home for a five-week break with a lengthy list of uncompleted work and little to
On Thursday, the House passed a short-term $383 million measure to provide immediate relief for farmers and livestock producers impacted by the recent drought. Conservative groups urged Representatives to proceed with caution on a pork-laden farm bill, as roughly 80
Last week, conservatives urged caution when House Republicans considered the farm bill, and on Tuesday the Associated Press reported House Republican leaders decided to table the measure that would extend the 2008 farm bill for another year. Because the agriculture industry
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, whose term expires in 2013, is interested in running for governor, although he hasn’t stated whether he would run in 2014. “The job I’ve said to people I would like is I would like to
On Friday, The Hill reported that the House Rules Committee would consider a rule for the farm bill, which was passed on Tuesday by the House Agriculture Committee. The House will most likely vote on the one-year extension of the
The Hill released a poll today which goes a long way to explain the challenge Barack Obama faces on his bid for reelection. The poll of likely voters found that 64% believe the current economic downturn is more severe than
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Food price surge expected after worst U.S. drought in 50 years Food price surge may lead to global riots, as in 2008 IMF will end bailout for Greece, possibly forcing exit from euro currency
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the drought that’s covering more than half of the continental U.S. will likely result in higher food prices, but added consumers won’t notice until “later this year, first part of next year.”
(AP) Obama presses Congress again to pass his tax planWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is prodding Congress to “skip the unnecessary drama” and pass his proposal to extend Bush-era tax cuts to families earning less than $250,000 a year but not for
(AP) UN: Food supply tenuous for 16 million NKoreansBy JEAN H. LEEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaMillions of North Korean children are not getting the food, medicine or health care they need to develop physically or mentally, leaving many stunted and malnourished,
(AP) New Mexico, Colorado fires burn out of controlBy THOMAS PEIPERTAssociated PressBELLVUE, Colo.Firefighters battling an out-of-control Colorado blaze significantly increased the number of structures destroyed or damaged to at least 118 on Monday as crews in New Mexico also ramped
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. North Koreans in supposedly rich rice belt ‘starve to death’ North Korea faces worst drought in 50 years Relations between China and North Korea fall to a new low Spain’s banks requesting massive bailouts
A devastating drought in southwestern China’s Yunnan province is entering its third year.
John Tamny in Forbes: Liberals of the American variety seemed to like it for revealing how very crushing and insurmountable poverty is, conservatives perhaps liked it for televising the human error frequently behind poverty, not to mention the corruption inside
In a sweeping and stirring oration on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) proudly recounted the Republican Party’s long history of fighting for black freedom against the Democratic Party’s history of racism and oppression. [youtube rXJ-9QyJtEg]
From the Associated Press: The withdrawal of Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked rebels from their bases in Mogadishu and severe food shortages in southern Somalia may be linked to the same problem familiar to politicians the world over: tax collections. The abandonment of
In Texas there is a 100 year drought. Over 3.5 million acres of Texas have burnt, which is larger than the State of Conn. There have been massive fires in Bastrop, Grimes, Waller, and Montgomery Counties. Over 2,00 homes in
Pardon me if I become a bit of a shill for a moment. In my home of Memphis, Tennessee, a local Christian optometrist named David Evans decided to make a film with his own money, in an effort to help
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. US officials meet with representatives of Libya’s Gaddafi Pro-government demonstrators express their support for Libyan leader al-Gaddafi The US State Department has confirmed that US officials have held face to face talks with representatives
