Tag: Monsanto
Vandana Shiva: Small Farmers Are Foundation to Food Security, Not Corporations...
Biodiversity and small farmers are the foundation of food security, not corporations like Monsanto which are destroying biodiversity and pushing farmers to suicide.
‘Mistaken’ Release of Glyphosate Report Raises Questions Over EPA’s Ties to...
Monsanto has vehemently denied cancer claims of its blockbuster product and has demanded a retraction of the IARC report.
Political Cartoonist Fired for Criticizing Monsanto, Big Ag
The cartoonist drew a cartoon depicting the ridiculous profits Big Ag makes in contrast to local farmers.
Interactive Maps Show Where Monsanto’s Roundup Is Sprayed in San Francisco...
Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir have published two new interactive maps showing where glyphosate is being sprayed in California’s Bay Area and Portland.
Monsanto’s Evil Twin: Disturbing Facts About the Fertilizer Industry
The currently catastrophic, but largely unrecognized, greenhouse gas damage from chemical farms and industrial food production and distribution must be reversed.
France to Ban Glyphosate Weedkillers
Monsanto maintains that their product is safe, and that the recent arguments over glyphosate or purely “political.”
Monsanto Reports Lower Earnings, Profits Amid Pressure From Consumers, Vermont GMO...
Monsanto’s latest earnings report comes amid a wave of companies announcing plans to label genetically modified ingredients to comply with Vermont’s law, resulting in many large food corporations losing profits.
March Against Monsanto Happening Everywhere May 21
"We will not stand for cronyism. We will not stand for poison. That’s why we March Against Monsanto."
Big Food Says They Will Label GMOs … But Is There...
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!
Portland Becomes 7th City to Sue Monsanto Over PCB Contamination
“If Monsanto gets its way, the American people will pay a high price for corporate greed and political corruption.”
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How the rich get richer: Evade taxation, grease trillion-dollar tax breaks, jack interest rates,...
In class and status-conscious, materialistic America (was it ever otherwise?), scoring net worth is easier than figuring out messy election results.
‘No Kings’ movement rises as Trump unleashes military force to silence dissent
As President Trump deploys troops and tanks against protestors in Los Angeles and prepares for a military parade in Washington, over 1,800 rallies across the U.S. vow to resist authoritarianism with peaceful protest.
The 3 questions every democratic candidate should be required to answer
But this requires electing Democrats who understand the gravity of the moment and who are prepared to expend serious political capital to make big changes possible.
Global outrage after Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters
With activists from 10 countries aboard, including Greta Thunberg and a member of the European Parliament, Israel’s armed interception of the Madleen is being condemned as piracy and a violation of international law.
Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies
Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.