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August 7, 2013
One glance at the statistics and it's clear: The U.S. and Monsanto dominate the global market for genetically engineered crops. Forty percent of the world's genetically modified (GM) crops are grown in the U.S., where Monsanto controls 80 percent...
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January 29, 2013
There's little question that the vast majority of restaurant workers in the United States could use a union. On the whole, their jobs offer low pay and few benefits and employees have little job security. Yet they are also a very difficult group... Read more
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Coop: Stronger Together
What's to love about food co-ops? So much! Co-ops have a cool way of doing things differently. They're people working together for better food, stronger communities and a healthier world. And cooperative grocers are making a big impact. A new... Read more
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August 4, 2012
When China began importing soybeans as animal feed in the late 1990s, it ushered in one of the most dramatic agricultural transformations the world has ever seen. On the other side of the world, 30 million hectares of farms, forests, savannahs and... Read more
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July 2, 2012
IF ever there were an election preordained as a result of economic performance, it would be Mexico's election on Sunday. The ruling National Action Party, or PAN, was destined to lose because it had presided over profound economic failure for 11... Read more
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June 15, 2012
How can we create an economy that serves the health and well-being of both people and the planet? Follow the Earth's lead. Read more
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June 10, 2012
The economy was bound to tank. Not just because greedy corporations rigged the system or because government helped grease the wheels for them. But because the dominate way that we've come to do business -- profit at the expense of all else Read more
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June 6, 2012
Rita has worked for the same Missouri-based pork processing company for 13 years. And yet she feels like she could lose her job at any time. If this 49-year-old mother of four is late for work by as little as five minutes, that's one strike. Read more
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May 22, 2012
It's time to put the taboo subject of public ownership back on the progressive agenda. It is the only way to solve some of the most serious problems facing the nation. We contend that it is possible not only to talk about this once forbidden... Read more
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