This article from Yahoo News surveys Asia’s rice stocks, imports, and prices. Sparked by widespread droughts, floods, and the increased use of crops for fuel, food prices have risen markedly this year, which has led to governmental fears about inflation, social unrest, and stable economic growth. GR


CONSEQUENCES
SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).