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Join the March Against Monsanto May 25, 2013!

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:40:41 CST

Senate GOP Quashes Attempt to Overturn 'Monsanto Protection Act'

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:40 CST

]]>Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) set forth an amendment to overturn the provision - which he says allows the unrestricted sale and planting of genetically modified seeds that could be harmful to farmers, the environment and human health - but it was blocked by GOP Senators. ]]> Click here to read this article

Why was a U.K. Sunday Times Report on US Government Ties to Al-Qaeda Chief Spiked?

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:26 CST

]]>FBI whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds was described as "the most gagged person in the history of the United States" by the American Civil Liberties Union. Was the Sunday Times pressured to drop its investigation into her revelations? ]]> Click here to read this article

A Mental Health Declaration of Independence

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:59:29 CST

]]>In what has become a "psychiatric-pharmaceutical industrial complex," giant drug companies have corrupted mental health institutions, research, and practice. Most major mental health organizations and institution from which the general public and doctors receive information are financially interconnected with Big Pharma. This practice needs to be abolished by law.]]> Click here to read this article

What Must Be Done About the Monsanto Corporation, and Why

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:39:09 CST

]]>Monsanto Corporation Threatens Food Sovereignty, Biodiversity, Environment and Health: Immediate steps must be taken to preserve our future ]]> Click here to read this article

The Biggest Criminal Enterprise in History

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:23:12 CST

]]>Terracide and the Terrarists Destroying the Planet for Record Profits ]]> Click here to read this article

Food Industry Front Groups Peddle Dangerous Myths

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:12:13 CST

]]>Hormones and antibiotics in food won't harm you and MSG enhances the taste of food. These are some of the confusing and misleading messages that consumers are inundated with every day under the guise of 'factual evidence' peddled by alleged consumer and food safety groups.]]> Click here to read this article

Senate Rejects Farm Bill Amendment to Let States Require Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:51 CST

]]> The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected an amendment that would allow states to require labeling of genetically modified foods.]]> Click here to read this article

Pesticide Producers Turn to 'Bee-Washing' to Fight Backlash

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:26:57 CST

]]>Pesticide makers have taken to framing themselves as stewards of the bees as backlash over their products' links to mass bee deaths grows.]]> Click here to read this article

Sanders: Let States Require GMO Food Labels

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:21:31 CST

]]>WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today proposed an amendment to the farm bill that would let Vermont and other states require clear labels on any food or beverage containing ingredients that have been genetically modified.]]> Click here to read this article

How to Grow Your Own Organic Food in Small Spaces

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:15:14 CST

]]> You probably know already that organic foods are good for you. The major problem most people have with organic food is the expense. However, there are several different ways to radically reduce the cost of your food.]]> Click here to read this article

The 2013 Farm Bill: What to Know, What to Do

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 CST

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The Growing Global Challenge to Monsanto's Monopolistic Greed

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:57 CST

]]>The common problem we face is the power of concentrated wealth and monopolistic corporate interests. This has created a crony capitalist economy that uses government to further enrich the wealthy at the expense of the people, often threatening our basic necessities for life.]]> Click here to read this article

No Historical Benefit in Vaccines: Polish Study

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:43:54 CST

]]>The evidence continues to mount. That vaccines are doing a great deal of harm is well beyond denying. Worse, though, the evidence that vaccines have had little or no effect on infectious diseases is clear, as documented in new graphs. The precautionary principle, which is enshrined in a UN directive, should have been implemented before vaccines were ever routinely injected. ]]> Click here to read this article

Republican Governor Deals Blow to "Constitutionally Suspect" Tennessee "Ag Gag" Bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:33:36 CST

]]> Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has vetoed a controversial "ag gag" bill that would hamstring citizen investigations documenting patterns of abuse of animals and regulatory violations. These investigations have led in the past to regulatory action and demanded industry changes. ]]> Click here to read this article

Is Monsanto's New Genetically Engineered Soy a Health Food?

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:16:01 CST

]]>Monsanto just announced a deal with DSM Nutritional Products to sell a new type of genetically engineered (GE) soybean: one with supposed nutritional benefits. The majority of Monsanto's GE crops are engineered to resist Monsanto's herbicide, Roundup, or to produce their own pesticide, Bt. Once farmers harvest them, they are mixed together with non-GE crops and sold to consumers without labels. This new soybean, called the SDA Omega-3 soybean, will be different.]]> Click here to read this article

Portland Fluoride: For the Fourth Time Since 1956, Portland Voters Reject Fluoridation

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:47 CST

]]>Fluoride supporters, it appeared, had everything going for them. Five Portland city commissioners had voted to add fluoride to the city water supply. Health advocacy groups, and many of the city's communities of color, lined up behind the cause. And proponents outraised opponents 3-to-1.]]> Click here to read this article

The "Ag-Gag" War: Behind the Scenes of the Death Match Between Big Ag and Undercover Animal-Rights Activists

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:39 CST

]]>Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence firm, where he scrutinized corporations and their executives.]]> Click here to read this article

What's Really in Your Sanitary Pads and Tampons?

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:51 CST

]]> The issue of what kind of feminine hygiene products you use is rarely if ever discussed. Yet it's clearly an important topic for every woman out there.]]> Click here to read this article

RNA Interference "Complex and Flexible"

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:58 CST

]]>A technique hailed as a triumph in 'precision genetic engineering' now proven to be nothing like that at all -Dr Mae-Wan Ho ]]> Click here to read this article