Thursday, January 17, 2013

Unfair trade.

Foreign demand for quinoa putting staple crop out of reach of ordinary Bolivians.

The article notes there are related problems being caused by Western demand for asparagus and soy.

Then there's the inflationary hammer on corn-importing nations caused by ethanol mandates....

In the meantime, the media is swarming to get to the bottom of the Manti Te'o non-girlfriend non-story.

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