Saturday, December 20, 2025

Major blow to soy industry as Chinese grow wary of GMOs

China has strict rules against GMO cultivation but permits the import of a few varieties, including soybeans.

How taxpayer money provides the research for Big Pharma

Public money and public universities boost Big Pharma’s profits, so shouldn’t the public be able to afford the drugs?

Women’s health is on the chopping block, again

Defunding Planned Parenthood could cause a national health crisis for low-income women – and men, too.

4 not-so-easy ways to dismantle racism in the food system

Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here’s what we can do to fix it.

After the March for Science, keep moving

This weekend’s march is a start. A climate scientist urges us to follow through in our personal lives as well as in our community.

#DAPL mogul cut $250,000 check to Trump’s inauguration

Several other companies that later benefited from executive actions taken by President Trump also donated to the inauguration.

Dow Chemical pushes Trump administration to scrap pesticide study

Dow donated $1 million to the presidential inauguration and the company's CEO, Liveris, leads Trump's advisory council on manufacturing.

One community’s fight for clean air in Louisiana’s cancer alley

“They lie on people’s death certificates all the time.”

The hunger president

As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.