March 14, 2006

The Last Round-up

Globalization tells you, "don't worry, the market will set the right price for everything and you'll be better off." Well, that's mostly not true but sometimes people need to see a specific example to realize exactly how untrue. So here's one: The last wild horses in America are about to be packed up in a plant in Texas and sent off to France to be eaten for dinner. Fake cowboy W is proving what he's really made out of...

As far as I know no prominent national politician has adopted the wild horse cause, but if I may make a suggestion: the wild horse is the perfect symbol for fusion politics, for people sick and tired of money running both parties, for people who want government to be a partner, not a predator. Deanne Stillman is an amazingly powerful writer who's currently working on a book about wild horses. She is the author of an acclaimed (and edgy) book in the true crime, literary non-fiction genre, and also writes frequently for the Huffington Post and other venues. Links to wild horse organizations can be found on her site. This podcast runs about forty-five minutes.