The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Mayan People's Movement Defeats Monsanto Law in Guatemala
Indigenous people joined by social movements, trade unions and farmer and women’s organizations won a victory when Congress repealed legislation protecting Monsanto's GMO plant varieties in the Central American country.
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Organic Farmers vs. Monsanto: Final Appeal to Supreme Court to Protect Crops from GMOs
Jim Gerritsen, an organic seed farmer on Wood Prairie Farm in Maine and president of the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association suing Monsanto, has spent the past 37 years protecting and maintaining the integrity of his seed stock.
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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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How the Monsanto Protection Act Became Law
This week, Monsanto its lobbyists successfully shoved through legislation that effectively makes oversight of GMO food void.
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Revealed: "Monsanto Protection Act" Trumps U.S. Government
Monsanto snuck a "rider" last week into the latest Senate agricultural legislation, giving the biotech giant blanket immunity from USDA action to halt potentially harmful GMO crops.
