Release the Rice

washingtonpost.com     May 19, 2008            

AS PRICES rise on global commodity markets, U.S. agriculture policies that contribute to higher food costs are coming under fire -- especially subsidies for ethanol production. That criticism is warranted. But this country does not have a monopoly on irrational food policy. Consider Japan's rice... [read full story]                    


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