For folks who haven’t read Fast Food Nation yet, (and why haven’t you?) a really amazing post (and comment afterwards) looking at why Mad Cow is just the start of the problem.

And here’s to John Kerry — still my favorite candidate on the issues — for addressing the issue of the total lack of accountability in meat inspections. This is a real issue, and Kerry is the only issue that I’ve seen who has thought to draw any kind of connection between agribusiness, lobbying and the rise in problems with our food industry.