Lekshmi Nair | Jun 9, 2009 | Perspectives
No, underlying problems are not being addressed It appears that the so-called swine flu pandemic has been averted for the moment due to some quick thinking and action. As I write this, the tenor of news reports has changed from panic to the smug feeling that all is...
Lekshmi Nair | Nov 25, 2008 | Perspectives
Yes, this is the end of civilization as we know it The current meltdown certainly is a game-changer, in that it marks the end of the American Century in an emphatic manner. Some might say that the American Century actually ended in 1975 when the United States beat a...
Lekshmi Nair | Aug 11, 2008 | Perspectives
Yes, it supports efficient U.S. corporate farms The Farm Bill that comes before the U.S. Congress every five years (the 2007 version was passed recently) has an enormous impact on nutrition in the United States, as well as, via food exports, elsewhere in the world....
