> They're supported by tasteful sponsorships and donations They get 50% of their budget from taxes, and most of the "tasteful sponsorships" are large companie

> They're supported by tasteful sponsorships and donations They get 50% of their budget from taxes, and most of the "tasteful sponsorships" are large companies that either get large subsidies from the overnment, or work under lots of government regulation and want to buy favor with congress. The largest sponsor of NPR is Archer Daniels Midland, an agricultural corporation. Want to know why Scientific American is talking about how food shortages could kill tens of millions over the next few years? http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=civilization-food-shortages&page=4 http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=civilization-food-shorta... It's because ADM has been using its NPR sponsorship to buy access in Washington, where it can push biofuel mandates, turning food into a poor substitute for gasoline, thus boosting the price of it beyond the reach of the global poor.