On Thursday, September 26 at 11:00 a.m. ET, The Capitol Forum will host antitrust attorney Basel Musharbash and Farm Action Research and Policy Development Director, Sarah Carden, to discuss a new report that examines corporate control over farming, food production and food sales.
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Commissioned by Farm Action and written by Basel, “Kings Over the Necessaries of Life” is a comprehensive examination of the history and current state of competition in American agriculture.
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Basel Musharbash Bio
Basel is the principal of Basel PLLC, a rural community development law firm based in Paris, Texas, and serves as Legal Counsel at Farm Action. His law practice focuses on helping rural governments, small businesses, and community banks work together to cultivate local power and community wealth. Inspired by the antimonopoly heritage of Northeast Texas (this is the home of Wright Patman, after all), Basel also leads his firm’s pro bono research and advocacy initiatives focused on reversing the growth of absentee ownership in rural economies and the consolidation of financial power in large, metro-headquartered banks.
Basel’s previous experience includes plaintiff-side antitrust litigation and complex business transactions. His work on the impact of banking consolidation on rural communities has appeared in The American Prospect and The Daily Yonder, among other publications. He holds a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and is licensed to practice law in Texas and DC. You can follow his work on Twitter @musharbash_b.
Sarah Carden Bio
Sarah Carden is Research and Policy Development Director for Farm Action. She joined Farm Action to raise awareness and advocate for policies that meaningfully reform the nation’s food and agriculture system.
Sarah holds a B.A. in Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. She has been working on food system reforms for over a decade and brings expertise in local food systems and distribution networks, agriculture, non-profit development, and food entrepreneurship. Sarah has also worked as an organizer on two presidential campaigns and one congressional campaign.
Sarah Carden
Research and Policy Development Director, Farm Action
Basel Musharbash
Principal Attorney, Antimonopoly Counsel
Teddy Downey
Executive Editor and CEO, The Capitol Forum
