Tuesday, December 16, 2025

My Covid-19 teaching year

A world unraveling amid smoke and death and how one teacher and her students dealt with it.

Big Food Says They Will Label GMOs … But Is There More to the...

Consumers have no choice but to continue to demand GMO labeling without any compromises. We should be able to know what food we are putting in our mouths!

The moral travesty of Trumpcare

So what do we do now? We fight.

As climate change threatens food supplies, seed saving is an ancient act of resilience

In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.

How to get a health care system for people, not just for corporate profit

Sanders' proposal will cut the health care costs paid by typical working families from some $6,200 a year to $466.

Heavy-handed industry maneuver to crush soda and grocery taxes is on Oregon ballot

Measure 103 was reportedly proposed to counter efforts to raise corporate taxes at the state level, such as 2016's Measure 97, which voters rejected.

Industry studies show evidence of bias and misleading conclusions on widely used insecticide: Scientists

Data just doesn't add up behind industry conclusions on chlorpyrifos – a controversial insecticide linked to brain impacts for children.

McDonald’s can’t fool its shareholders: Big chicken is bad business

Over 130 food companies have all committed to policies that detail concrete improvements for chickens, McDonald's stands out in its refusal to join this momentum.

We still don’t know how many people are in the hospital with COVID-19

Many states report coronavirus cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations differently, and the federal government is way behind on data tracking. Without consistent information, the U.S. won’t be able to properly respond as new coronavirus hot spots emerge.