In an interview on Miami’s Radio Caracol on Wednesday, John McCain was stumped by questions about what America’s relationship with Spain ought to be. I’m trying to get ahold of the folks at Republican HQ to offer McCain a seat on one of my Spanish Journeys. The man clearly needs a vacation, and a little taste of Europe. (more…)
After so many years of romancing food technology, it sounds like the Catalans are getting their feet on the ground again. The incursion of genetically modified corn on an organic farm where local varieties were being grown got people’s attention here last year. Then a group of Catalan farmers — La Assemblea Pagesa de Catalunya — began to organize in favor of a law banning the production of GMO foods in Catalonia. The first step toward getting such a law considered by the Catalan parliament would be the collection of at least 50,000 signatures on an anti-GMO position statement. Som lo que Sembrem (”We are what we sow”) emerged to take up the challenge. (more…)