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...struggle has all the classic images of a revolution: machete-wielding peasants, gun-toting men in uniform, alleged acts of sabotage. But the rebellion brewing in Honduras has an unusual rallying cry: Bananas! For nearly a century, U.S. giant Chiquita Brands International (formerly United Fruit) has enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the republic's banana exports. But many growers today want to sell their produce to Fyffes Group, a British fruit company offering $4.40 a box, vs. Chiquita's estimated...
...their corner of Cafe Paradisio, 12 neatlycovered bins of toppings line the counter top, andcandy-colored bottles of flavoring stand along thewindow-sill. Burnt-orange Egg Nog clashes slightlywith luminescent yellow Banana, translucent greenPistachio and red Apple...
...even if one were to assume that all of "white America" thought and believed as one, there is no basis for saying Stuart's story struck their "gravest fear." I would think people fear a crazed, degenerate white man, or a falling brick from a construction site, or a banana peel on the sidewalk. All of these scenarios are as plausible as they are unlikely; Maddox and Allen's rash generalization that "white America" goes through each day fearing Black men is absurd...
...Breakfast. I eat a slice of whole grain toast, unbuttered. And a glass of orange juice. And a banana. On the way to get the banana. I notice how good the doughnuts look. But then I remember I am on a diet. I take a muffin instead...
...political life. Alluding to the Philippines' former status as a U.S. possession, Max Soliven, a columnist for the pro-Aquino Philippine Star, wrote last week: "When a government cannot overcome a rebellion without 'outside' help, I hope that this does not make it a colony, a satrapy, or a banana republic, all over again...