Breitbart Dead, US Food System with Tracie McMillan & Buying Occupy, Jeff Smith

March 1, 2012

UPDATE: Sam on Andrew Breitbart’s sudden death.  And our guest author Tracie McMillan (@TMMcMillan) talks about her experience working in our food system as documented in her book The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table.  And from the Occupy Wall Street media team, Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) is here to address the issue of monied donors and Occupy.  Use this post as today’s thread and click thru for links.

Read Jeff’s article in the Daily Beast here.

And link to more info about future Occupy Wall Street actions.

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