Thursday, September 20, 2012

Entry Three: Food Speculation, Embassy Attacks, and Banks





The show can be downloaded here.






This is the third episode and in it I discuss the origins, current problems, and effects of food speculation around the world. I also look at what efforts have been undertaken to curb food speculation and if there are any solutions to this problem.

In the second half of the show, I go into the attacks on the US consulate in Libya and embassy in Egypt, going beyond the headlines to get to the true motives behind the attack in Libya and the actual person beyond the movie that is inflaming people around the world.

I end with the news that more and more Americans are opting out of banks entirely. However, this only shows that the narrative of an economic recovery is false and that the job market is not doing well.


Changes to the show:


From now on it will be a download only show as, while Soundcloud is great, it only provides me with a limited amount of space and I cannot afford a premium account. Regarding the setup of the show, I have decided to have the show set up into seasons. Each season will constitute 4 months worth of episodes or a total of about 16 shows. Thus, season one has began and will end in late December. I will then be taking a brief vacation before the show starts up again in late January.



Shownotes

Barclays makes £500m betting on food crisis

Stop bankers betting on food: our campaign to curb commodity speculation

Ploughing Through the Meanders of Food Speculation (PDF)

How Goldman Sachs Started the Food Speculation Frenzy

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Western embassies stormed in Sudan, Tunisia as anti-U.S. protests spread


Protesters attack U.S. diplomatic compounds in Egypt, Libya


Israeli filmmaker in hiding after anti-Islam movie sparks deadly Libya, Egypt protests


Mohammad Was Not a Womanizer, and Other Common Misconceptions About Islam Debunked


Inside the Islamophobic-Religious Right Alliance Whose Film Sparked a Crisis in the Middle East


Insulting the Prophet, Insulting Humanity


Libya Attack Brings Challenges for U.S.


Mr. Blowback Rising


Al Qaeda may already be among Libya's rebels


US consulate attack in Libya: the warning signs were there in Benghazi


US: Security was ample for Benghazi mission



Pentagon deploys security team to Libya



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