The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Rural Politics, Climate Change and the 2020 Elections, Part II
If a future President Sanders or Warren were able to take on Big Ag and implement programs to help small farmers and rural communities, it would shake up the politics of rural states and the country as a whole.
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Rural Politics, Climate Change and the 2020 Elections, Part I
The crises in rural America – economic, agricultural and climate – cry out for progressive policies and therefore open the door to connecting with large numbers of rural voters.
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How the Food and Drug Companies Ensure that We Get Sick and They Make Money
The new documentary "What the Health" shows how the lives and health of human beings are considered insignificant, and in many ways threatened, by the pursuit of profits in the meat and dairy and drug industries.
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Does U.S. Farm Policy Have a Race Problem?
A new report says the Farm Bill caters to corporations and leaves many people of color behind.
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Fueled By Protests, Trade Justice Movement Seeks To Overturn Trans-Pacific Partnership
At its root, the TPP is about modern colonialism. And it’s not too late to stop it.
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Seedy Business: What Big Food Is Hiding with Its PR Campaign on GMO's
Big Food’s $100 million campaign to defend GMOs includes manipulating the media, public opinion and politics with sleazy tactics, bought science and PR spin.
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Poll: Three-Quarters of U.S. Northwest Now Favors GMO Labeling Law
Despite propaganda from Big Ag, biotech and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, surveys show vast majority of residents in Washington, Oregon and Idaho want to know what's in their food.
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Revealed: How Obama's Ethanol Policy Ravaged the Environment
Corn grown for ethanol has polluted water, destroyed habitats and wiped out 5 million acres of conserved land, proving vastly more damaging to the environment than promised.
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Millions Against Monsanto: Five Lessons from the Battle Against GMOs
Win or lose in Washington State on Election Day, the anti-GMO movement has evolved into a savvy army of grassroots activists committed to an ongoing battle to reclaim our food and farming systems.
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"Ag-Gag" Laws Criminalize Whistleblowers Who Expose Factory Farm Abuse
"Ag-gag” laws seek to silence people who reveal what goes on behind factory farm closed doors, labeling them "eco-terrorists."
