Foods we grew up with are going to go away.
Heck, the bananas our parents grew up with are long gone.
That said, the world is changing and we had better just get used to uncertainty…if that is even possible.
Category Archives: Economics
Local food shelf provides culturally specific foods for immigrant communities | MPR News
Providing food people can recognize is important.
My mom was just telling my son a few weeks ago about one of the hardest things she had to get used to when coming to the US was all the different food my grandmother made.
It wasn’t familiar, it didn’t sit right, it wasn’t a comfort.
Little things like this make a huge difference.
Life on the Hook: Sausalito’s Floating ‘Homeless’ | Mark Fiore: Drawn to the Bay | The California Report | KQED News
I may have posted this already. If so, sorry for the repeat but it is really a snapshot at what is wrong with our economy.
Minneapolis Fed presses effort to close racial, economic gaps | Minnesota Public Radio News
Kashkari has been a welcome surprise in many ways since he’s taken on his Fed role here.
If only others in his party could give an actual damn about their citizens in need of a helping hand.
The Hidden History of Prosperity | BillMoyers.com
An older article but possibly more relevant today in some fashion than when it was written.
The Tragic History of RC Cola | Mental FlossThe Tragic History of RC Cola | Mental Floss
I like my Coca-Cola but what they did to RC is a damn shame.
Stuff is pretty tasty in its own right.
Mpls. Federal Reserve President wants to shrink mega-banks | Minnesota Public Radio News
Coming to the right conclusion from a completely different direction than other folks I read have.
Welcome to the light side Mr. Kashkari.
Cleaning up shipbreaking | The Wider Image | Reuters
Sheer and absolute madness. But seriously, this is what well-regulated processes were created for. Not the dangerous mayhem this can be.
Why Buy Local? [Infographic]
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It won’t be easy for ISIS to create its own currency | Marketplace.org
In the end, it is never really about religion. Or actual outrage or a desire to remake the world.
Nah, it is always about money.