Mort Rosenblum's Blog, page 2

In Praise of What Has Been Lost at U.S. Embassies

Embassies used to be essential places for journalists and diplomats to trade real information. All that changed even before the Chris Stevens tragedy.

Going Against the Grain of Complacency

Lester Brown, who has long been tracking how much grain the world grows, figures the global cupboard has a 77-day supply, only half the amount of a good year. Food supply, as he has warned, also serves as a kind of barometer for social unrest.