Tag: Big Ag
‘Break up Big Ag,’ says Sanders after egg giant posts 718%...
Sanders joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Katie Porter, and others in questioning Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices.
Pesticide industry ‘helped write’ disinformation playbook used by Big Oil and...
New analysis sheds light on key tactics Monsanto used to distort science and spin the narrative in defense of its herbicide product.
Why food prices are rising even more
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Monopolies are slowly killing rural America — and driving up the price you pay for food.
Big ag influence over UN Food Systems Summit criticized by green...
Industry-backed solutions and net zero targets are insufficient to slash agriculture’s emissions, some experts warn.
How to solve the big problems that small family farms are...
Direct sales and the organic label are not enough to keep family-scale farms viable.
2020 Democratic presidential candidates want to break up big agriculture monopolies
The trend of consolidation in agribusiness is wiping out small farmers and influencing the food choices made to consumers.
When will we start applying the precautionary principle to the chemicals...
Agencies consistently place a far higher value on corporate profits than they do on the children of the world.
We must tame Big Ag to tame climate change
Our response to climate change should not be separated from those who work the land, and the soil.
New investigation pins Koch brothers to ‘anti-transit canvassing campaigns’
While the development of public transit is seen by many as "positive for both impoverished communities and the environment," it hurts the Koch brothers' bottom line.
$3 million earmarked for ‘government-controlled propaganda campaign to convince Americans GMOs...
"This is a really clear example of Big AG influencing policy."
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How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics
In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.
10 times as much of this toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes...
Did the chemical industry helped fashion EPA’s testing strategy?
Global military spending hits record $2.4 trillion amidst rising conflicts
As conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza intensify, world powers led by the US ramp up military expenditures, sparking debate over global security priorities and economic consequences.
Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.
Children among hundreds found in new mass grave at Gaza hospital
A horrifying discovery in Khan Younis raises alarms about the profound toll of ongoing hostilities on the most vulnerable.