Big Food Behemoths Embarrass their Organic Offshoots
Big Food’s mobilization against California’s right-to-know law is making more green-minded consumers aware of the companies that own their favorite brands.
Mother Nature Doesn’t Quit
So much of Monsanto’s poison was spread in the past decade that weeds naturally developed a resistance to it.
Killing Fields
Genetically modified crops are part of a war against Mother Nature.
Let’s Resist Herbicide-Resistant Crops
For farmers, fishermen, and consumers working to rebuild the fragile local food economy, a new kind of corn engineered to withstand toxic weedkillers is a disaster.
Consumers Need to Know about Those Newfangled Ingredients
Between 70 and 80 percent of the processed foods Americans eat contain genetically modified ingredients.
The Problem with Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
From Maine to Mexico and beyond, Monsanto and other transnational corporations are trying to control seeds, land, water, and other key resources.
North Korea: Why Engagement Now?
Geopolitics drove the U.S.-China detente. It could do the same between Washington and Pyongyang.
Starving Africa’s Future?
President Obama’s latest initiative for Africa, Feed the Future, is likely to end up feeding the corporations eager to make a profit off of African farmers.
Sticking Together in Tough Times
With more workers facing long-term joblessness, the unemployed are working together for change.
Thanks for Nothing, Monsanto
Mother Nature’s weeds are smarter than the Frankensteins in Monsanto’s labs.
Monsanto Seed Delivery Angers Haitian Activists
Farmers object to the pesticide-laden donation.
Supremely Important: Genetically Engineered Crops
More questions are being raised about the long-term impact of these crops on the environment.
Monsanto
A bountiful crop of genetically modified public servants that are 100% resistant to any pressure from below.
Cornering the Seed Market
American farming can’t afford premium prices for seeds.
Monopolies Are Killing Our Farms
Agribusiness mergers in the last 20 years have placed the majority of the world’s food in the hands of a small number of corporations.