The checkoff program, intended for marketing promotion but used as a slush fund for consolidated agricultural interests, is facing pressure for reform.
Luke Goldstein
Luke Goldstein is a writing fellow at The American Prospect. He previously worked as a reporter/research associate at the Open Markets Institute and interned at Washington Monthly.
Posted inPolitics
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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Posted inEconomic Policy
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Posted inEconomic Policy
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Posted inTransportation
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Behind the Venture Capitalist Bailout
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
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Posted inPolitics
Progressives vs. Corporatists in the Battle for Chicago
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Posted inEducation in America
University of California Under Fire for Blackstone Investment
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