Michael Pugliese wrote:
> Jacob pointed out A.V. Krebs. Has a huge book on agribiz, blurbed by
> Jim Hightower, who wrote a book called, "Square Tomatoes, "no?
No. "Hard Tomatoes, Hard Times." I was contacted to work with him on the book, but instead I got a $2000 grant to hire some students who helped me set up the organic food conspiracy distribution operation in Berkeley. Al Krebs and Jim have worked together a long time. They were both very influential in Fred Harris's presidential run -- which fizzled, even though (or perhaps because) he was pretty good.
Al is very knowledeable about agriculture, esp. midwest ag. I think that I recall that he said that he was editor of NY Mag. before getting into ag.
>
> <URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~avkrebs/CARP/reaper.html >
> "This is a book filled not merely with fact, but with the spirit of Thomas
> Jefferson, Shay's Rebellion, The Wizard of Oz, Mary Ellen Lease, Upton
> Sinclair, Woody Guthrie, Cesar Chavez and Willie Nelson. It's a big book
> about justice, and it speaks the truth. Al Krebs has poured his life's work
> into this volume, and it's a work well worth the telling. The Corporate
> Reapers will inform you, anger you, broaden your vision and --- I hope ---
> fire you up for reform."
> - Jim Hightower, Former Texas
> State Agricultural Commissioner
> In the PWW of the CPUSA, farm issues are covered. http://www/pww.org I
> think. Lem Harris, who must be hitting 90, covers that beat for them.Dyson,
> Lowell K. Red Harvest: The Communist Party and American Farmers.
>
> --
> Michael Pugliese
>
> I got an axe-handle pistol
> with a graveyard frame.
> It shoots tombstone bullets
> wearing balls and chains.
> I'm drinking TNT.
> I'm smokin' dynamite.
> I hope some screwball
> start's a fight,
> 'cause I'm ready,
> ready,
> ready
>
> Muddy Waters, "I'm Ready."
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