some news late july2013

Talking about food seems always to be about value, substance, nutrition; but the way we talk about these is mostly focused on prices, taste, emotions. Mere parts of the larger supposed understanding of food and our relation to it. The same it seems for politics. Rather than, say talk about duty, honor and security, we focus on prices, party narratives and emotionally driven security-issues. It seems.

Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and other big banks make money delaying shipment of aluminum for manufacturing cans, raising the price per can in an industry that makes 90 billion cans a year. Chris Hayes explains with Senator Sherrod Brown, 8 min video.

US President Obama made remarks (18 min video) about Florida's Zimmerman case and living with the issue of race in the US. On Wednesday, he talked about the economy. Today TPM's day in 100 seconds catches the soundbits and some reactions, for reference.

Hayes also rebuts a Bill'OReilly expression of how he feels about race issues in the US. five min video. Also, the stop-and-frisk policy in New York City itself stems from the prior presumption of guilt that defines the black and brown experience in the US. discussion in 7 min video

a look at suppressing voters, registration and balloting in North Carolina, from digby

The Hercules oil rig of the Walter Oil&Gas Co, in the Gulf of Mexico blows up, fire consumes more of platform and as yet has not been put out since it was evacuated late Tuesday.

Japan's TEPCO admits to leaking radiation from Fukushima site into Pacific Ocean for last two years. 14 min video .

William and Kate named their first born George after days of anticipation and celebration who becomes next in line to the British Crown. Chris Hayes also, has discussion about wealth, health and gender disparity in the US that is against all our principles of equality before law, as compared to Britain's. 6 min video.

Tom Tomorrow has a different perspective on Security and George Zimmerman.