Tag: Monsanto
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 30
Vietnam demands compensation from Monsanto for victims of Agent Orange, California on brink of mandating 100 percent clean energy by 2045, Sanders vs. Amazon intensifies, and more.
Monsanto faces demands from Vietnam to pay compensation to the victims...
"Vietnam has suffered tremendous consequences from the war, especially with regard to the lasting and devastating effects of toxic chemicals, including Agent Orange.”
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 17, 2018
Words from the Unite the Right organizer, Trump's military parade is costing millions, Glyphosate found in popular children's foods, and more.
Monsanto’s loss is our gain – let’s make the most of it
Friday’s verdict isn’t just an indictment of Monsanto and Bayer. It’s also a scathing indictment of regulatory agencies in countries around the world, and especially of the agencies here in the U.S.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Monsanto found guilty, widespread sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, who Democrats are listening to, and more.
Jury finds Monsanto guilty in first Roundup cancer trial, plaintiff to...
A first of it's kind to go to trail, the case was brought against Monsanto by Johnson, 46, a former pest control manager for a California country school system, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
How Monsanto plants stories, suppresses science & silences dissent to sell...
The company attempted to censor and discredit anyone and anything that contradicted their business interests.
‘Guilty on all counts!’: In historic victory, Monsanto ordered to pay...
"This is a company that has always put profits ahead of public safety, and today, Monsanto has finally been held accountable."
Federal judge bans use of glyphosate in Brazil
The decision prohibits the registration of new products containing the herbicide and suspends existing registrations within the next 30 days.
Secret documents expose Monsanto’s war on cancer scientists
It’s time to end the corporate war on cancer science.
POPULAR
Honey bee colony decline to impact agriculture production in 2025
Commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60 and 70 percent up from 40 and 50 percent in the past decade.
Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s...
One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman backed by President Trump.
If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. During Wednesday’s debate in Michigan, Rogers repeated the claim, without providing evidence, that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the accusation.
“If Abdul El-Sayed wins, it will be a reminder that the left can win in a swing state like Michigan,” says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo. “And it will be actually a moment to say, 'You know what? Americans rejected Islamophobia.
Analysis estimates 1.5 million Latinos have lost SNAP benefits since the tax law passed
Texas and Arizona account for more than 596,000 of the estimated losses in the seven states the groups examined, and the method assumes every enrollee was equally likely to be cut.
Will America reactivate its decency gene, closing the spigot of scorched-earth MAGA schemes?
Only a midterm rout turns back the suicidal, corruption-laden Trump bulldozer, ploughing ahead (crypto, emoluments, inflation, blackmail, AI) to enrich the rich by impoverishing the poor