Food interests across the board are gearing up to take on the Administration’s proposed cap on farm subsidies. Obama’s 2010 budget details were released last Thursday, and it takes some serious swipes at the corporate welfare program that is US farm subsidies. But is this part of a larger strategy? According to that budget, farm subsidy spending will be cut $1 billion a year in areas including...
The Guerrilla Gardeners with their illicit gardening thought they were so cool. But these folks got nothing on the Crop Mob. It’s a group of farmers-not-for-hire that is ready to descend on NC farms in a moment’s notice. Reminiscent of the Diggers, these free-wheeling agrarians believe in a community approach to farming and caring for the local food economy.
Here's some fun news from the new Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) that I'm involved with -- dedicated to helping progressive congressional candidates run first-class campaigns and win.
A bunch of netroots folks threw a small-dollar fundraising event for Tom Geoghegan this week in Washington, D.C. Together, we raised a whopping $3,800 on ActBlue and in-person -- enough to fund 2 field organizers for the final month before the March 3 special election to replace Rahm Emanuel.
Tom taped a video thanking everyone for their support, and detailing the bold progressive issues he will champion in Congress. Can you check out the video and help the PCCC keep the momentum going for Tom by chipping chipping in with an online donation today?
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