Publication archives

Jan 11, 2017

Private or Public Interest: What can we tell from Trump’s Cabinet appointees?

by
Ben Lilliston
This week, Congress begins the first round of confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet. After a bombastic Presidential campaign that was often short on policy specifics, the Cabinet selections provide an initial glimpse into how first-time public officeholder Trump will actually govern.
Private or Public Interest: What can we tell from Trump’s Cabinet appointees?
Jan 10, 2017

A more inclusive place for all

by
Anna Claussen
The past few months have been as much about looking ahead as they have been about coping with life in post-election America, a space that feels post-apocalyptic for many.
Jan 9, 2017

Minnesota rural residents and state agencies work together on climate

by
Tara Ritter
At the State Convening, rural participants identified and presented their shared climate action priorities, and state agency staff also presented on a number of key climate issues for rural Minnesota.
Minnesota rural residents and state agencies work together on climate
Dec 21, 2016

Death of the position limits rule?

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
On December 5, the Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC)  announced it had voted to propose for the fourth time the position limit rule required by the 2010 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act.
Dec 19, 2016

CETA: Selling Off the Farm

Key Points TTIP through the Backdoor: Agribusiness counting on CETA’s regulatory cooperation agenda for the bulk of the benefits AFTER implementation
Dec 19, 2016

Undocumented farmworkers and the U.S. agribusiness economic model

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
There is little doubt that many supporters of the Donald Trump candidacy for President expect President-elect Trump to carry out his promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and to keep out more immigrants by building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Undocumented farmworkers and the U.S. agribusiness economic model
Dec 16, 2016

“Protectionism” and U.S. farm profitability

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Congress has gone on recess without holding a vote to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement during the last days of the Obama administration. But on the day after the U.S. elections, Inside U.S.
Dec 6, 2016

European Farm Crisis at center of CETA and TTIP Debate

by
Shefali Sharma
Last week in Berlin, Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft e.V.
European Farm Crisis at center of CETA and TTIP Debate