"California is caught between the lessons of its history and the habits of its political economy. Droughts of 10 years duration and longer have been a recurring feature in the region for thousands of years, yet a modern capitalist economy values a given commodity only as much as the price of that commodity. Current pricing structures enrich a handful of interests, but they are ushering the state as a whole toward a parched and perilous future."
As Governor Jerry Brown orders some reductions on water use, Mark Hertsgaard at The Daily Beast explains how thirsty agribusiness avoids restriction.
And David Dayen in Salon criticizes Brown's policies.
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