Don’t like today’s food monopolies? Blame Robert Bork #eco #rt #green #rt #ff @EcoJive

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Don’t like today’s food monopolies? Blame Robert Bork #eco #rt #green #rt #ff @EcoJive

Most people, if they think of the recently departed and extremely conservative Judge Robert Bork at all, think of his failed nomination by President Ronald Reagan to the Supreme Court (and maybe his natty facial hair). But Robert Bork deserves credit for more than just inspiring the term “Borked .” He actually deserves credit (or, more accurately, blame) for the domination of our food system by a handful of mammoth corporations. I’m talking about you, Monsanto, Cargill, Tyson, and Walmart. As we noted last month, farmers feel the brunt of his legacy: According to a 2007 study [PDF] from the University of Missouri, the four largest companies controlled 82 percent of the beef packing industry, 85 percent of soybean processing, 63 percent of pork packing, and 53 percent of broiler chicken processing. In fact, so much consolidation has taken place throughout the food chain tha...

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