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Trump Embraces the Ag-Right

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President Trump is set to address the annual American Farm Bureau Federation conference in Nashville, Tenn., this afternoon. On the surface it may seem like Trump is giving a speech to one of our nation’s most beloved icons – the American farmer. But, the Farm Bureau actually represents a small, tight-knit clan of wealthy, far-right ideologues...
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Members that Voted Against Harvey Aid Received $650K in Farm Disaster Aid

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On September 8th Congress voted for relief for Americans impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Several callous members voted no, citing their conservative ideology, even though they’ve embraced federal dollars flowing to their districts before. As the Kansas City Star editorial board noted when raining hot fire on their local nays: “And the hypocrisy. Let us...
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Trump’s Farm Guy Spreads Food Stamp Fraud Manure

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Today the Senate Agriculture Committee is holding a hearing on fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — better known as food stamps. The hearing is at the behest of Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS). According to Bloomberg News, Roberts is using the hearing as a beachhead for a larger plan...
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Love It Or Leave It?

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For a country founded on rebellion, secession movements are an unsurprisingly popular American tradition. From the tongue-in-cheek variety of mock revolt practiced by Key West’s Conch Republic, to the bloody fighting of the Civil War, the urge to flip the bird to the powers that be is as old as these United States. There’s...
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America’s Gonna Need the Jaws of Life After this Train Wreck Election

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Nearly a quarter century later there are still political kernels of wisdom to be harvested from Bill Clinton’s improbable, history-making 1992 presidential campaign – wisdom Americans can consider after emerging from their bunkers to survey the smoking, salted ground on November 9th. A new documentary film, Crashing the Party, etches the biggest lesson of...
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Love it or Leave it News: The Republic of Kinney

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The ROA is feeling severe shame in not knowing until now that freedom-loving citizens in the neighboring state of Minnesota pulled off a “tongue in cheek” secession ala Key West’s Conch Republic. From Atlas Obscura: In the mid-1970s the officials of tiny Kinney, Minnesota were desperate to fix their crumbling water system. With no help...
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An Issue The Food Party Can Cotton To

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack remains wisely unswayed by House Agriculture Committee pleas to reclassify cottonseeds. According to the cotton industry, low prices and loss of acreage have put American cotton farmers in a tough spot. They believe salvation lies with the reclassification, which would allow $1 billion more a year in...
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Food Party Dispatch: Talking With Wholesome Wave’s Nischan

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If the “good food” movement is going to unite into a formidable political force for change — something like a national Food Party — then it’s going to have to rely in part on existing groups and activists as a foundation. Chef Michel Nischan is a three-time James Beard Foundation award winner, restaurateur, and cookbook...
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