I like John Mackey. He is a savvy food guy who enrages the bulk of his customer base with his libertarian economic policies while they make him rich. I can't say I share his love for Ayn Rand but I get where he is coming from. He believes in capitalism. and he should; only in America could you sell regular food grown a little differently and convince people it makes them healthier and...
read moreThe food business, including those claiming to be superior because they are selling organic or 'health' products, is still business. They exist to lure you in and make you buy as much stuff as possible.Toward that goal, food stores that frame themselves as 'healthy' use every trick they learn from conventional grocery stores to get you to open your wallet - but the more you buy, the more...
read moreOfficials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended operations at Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford, Calif., due to video evidence showing dairy cows, some unable to walk, being repeatedly shocked and shot before being slaughtered.Four minutes of excerpts the animal welfare group Compassion Over Killing provided to The Associated Press showed cows being prepared for slaughter....
read moreSan Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera, coming off an an All-Star Game MVP award, had unusually high testosterone levels to go along with his .346 batting average and 11 home runs. These are not the days of Steve Howe (1), when baseball could try to ban players only to have the unnaturally powerful Player's Union block any efforts at a drug policy, Cabrera was suspended for 50...
read moreThe EPA has declared water, the substance the Clean Water Act was created to protect, a pollutant - and it is getting the federal government dragged into court. read...
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