Free speech USA. Eric Schlosser, the muckraking journalist and author of Fast Food Nation, talks about what's wrong with the corporate food chain. [News Source]

The barnyard strategist. Because California is the largest agriculture state in the country, and often a trend-setter on social issues, Proposition 2 is a bellwether for farm-animal-welfare reform nationwide. [News Source]

Trust In Short Supply in Korea (New America Media) When South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, in an eight minute radio address to the country on Monday, appealed for trust in overcoming the current economic crisis, his pleas seemed to fall on deaf ears. [News Source]

Food prices to remain high for another six to eight weeks (The Jamaica Observer) CONSUMERS will have to wait until another six to eight weeks before they begin to see a reduction of between eight and 10 per cent in the cost of food prices, Industry Minister Karl Samuda said yesterday. [News Source]

The Barnyard Strategist (New York Times) Wayne Pacelle is campaigning to unite vegans and meat-eaters in support of California?s Proposition 2, the country?s most sweeping ballot initiative on animal welfare. [News Source]