Tom philpott mother jones
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Philpott, Tom 1951-
PERSONAL:
Born October 7, 1951, in Pittsburgh, PA; son of James T. (an attorney) and Mary Barbara (an archivist) Philpott; married November 2, 1974; wife's name Barbara J. (a registered nurse); Paul, Bradley. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, B.A., 1973. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Skiing, cycling, golf.
ADDRESSES:
Office—P.O. Box 23111, Centreville, VA 20120-1111. Agent—Ethan Ellenberg, Ethan Ellenberg Agency, 548 Broadway, Ste. 5-E, New York, NY 10012. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Army Times Publishing Co., Springfield, VA, journalist for Army Times, 1977-78, Defense Department correspondent, 1978-85, news bureau chief, 1985-86, editor of Navy Times, 1986-92, senior writer for special projects, 1991-92; author of nationally syndicated news column "Military Update," 1994—. Military service:U.S. Coast Guard, public information officer, 1973-77; became lieutenant; received Coast Guard Achievement Medal.
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Perilous Bounty
- The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It
- By: Tom Philpott
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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An unsettling journey into the United States' disaster-bound food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and farmer-turned-journalist Tom Philpott....
- 1 out of 5 stars
Great book to bore you to sleep.
- By E. Rudzinski on 08-28-21
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Tom Philpott is a senior research associate at the Center for a Livable Future (Johns Hopkins University). He is the former food and agriculture correspondent for MotherJones (2011-2022) and food editor, columnist , and reporter at Grist (2006-2011). His 2020 book Perilous Bountywas named an “editor’s pick” by by The New York Times Book Review and shortlisted for a New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism. It came out in paperback in June 2022. Philpott has worked as a professional journalist for over twenty years, and is currently based in North Carolina and Baltimore.
Philpott started writing and cooking in high school. For a decade, throughout high school and college, he worked at Austin's famed Nighthawk Steakhouse, first as a busboy and then for many years as a line cook. In high school, he was the co-editor of LBJ High's The Liberator (1983-84). As an undergraduate at UT-Austin, he was a columnist and editorial page editor for The Daily Texan (1987-1989) and co-founder/co-editor of The Polemicist (1989-1992). He wa
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