Amos's River of Justice

Tag: Parity

  • Agricultural Policy and Food Security

    One of the reasons I supported Bernie Sanders for president was his support of family farms against the abuses of agribusiness.  Agricultural policy and food security should be at the center of our plan for the future. This makes sense because we have a large and growing global population and dwindling resources. 

    I want to discuss an article in the February 2016 issue of Harper’s entitled The Trouble With Iowa.  This article makes it clear that agricultural policy in the United States is not concerned with a quality life for farmers, promoting food security, or encouraging the responsible use of resources.  We must find a way to end the abuses of agribusiness.

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  • Agribusiness Meets Reality

    I recently said that the words of those who criticize Laudato Si’ have no substance. Now I’ll try to be more specific.  Laudato Si’ is a rebuke of current practices, including agribusiness, but it is not the only dissenting voice.  In this post, agribusiness meets reality.

    My concerns about the environment are based on an undeniable fact. Regardless of whether we manage to slow the birthrate, the human population will reach 9 billion people by 2050. The world has never had this many people before. Since we can’t see the future we have to plan according to the facts we do have. If our goal is to support the projected number of people, our first priority should be food and water.  However, current policy-makers are oblivious to this goal.

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