Noam Chomsky reminds us that the present inequalities of wealth and power were built into the system since the very founding of the U.S. government.

Chicago | Reuters—U.S. corn and wheat futures fell on Friday on month-end positioning ... along with 10 per cent on China, on Saturday. “Trading grains over the next four years will turn more grey ...

Corn futures followed wheat into the upswing, he said, with the grain also benefiting from a large net long position held by the funds. Funds were responding to a relatively tight global supply of ...