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“More subtle, perhaps even more provocative.”
Aubrey Streit Krug is an intern at the Center for Rural Affairs in Lyons, Nebraska. She saw What’s the Matter with Kansas? (…)
A Kansas farmers perspective on financial speculation
Chatting with Kansas Farmers Union President Donn Teske this morning, in advance of his appearance with the movie in Lincoln, Nebraska, reminded us recently that the proposed legislation to impose tighter regulation on the banks and Wall Street comes out of the Agriculture Department. Huh? As Slate’s Explainer explains:
Because traders used to gamble with corn. (…)
Screenland Crown Center Theatre, KC – EXTENDED to April 11
Update: the movie will continue to play at the Screenland Crown Center through Sunday, April 11. Go here for show times and other details. (…)
Reaction from Lawrence, KS premiere
The opening night of the movie’s theatrical run in Lawrence, Kansas drew a big crowd and featured Donn Teske, President of the Kansas Farmers Union and a star of the film, as a guest speaker. Matt Quinn of Foundation Journal attended, and here is his reaction:
From the opening scene of a train traveling through a barren Kansas landscape and notes from a Neko Case song, the film caught my attention. (…)