Truthout
Environment
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Our Food System Is in Crisis Due to Technology Run Amok and Monopolizing Corporations
Monsanto may be perceived as the evil empire when it comes to food, but it is just the tip of the iceberg,
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Karzai, Citing Abuse, Orders US Units Out of Afghan Province
New allegations from Afghan President Hamid Karzai accuse US troops of torturing and abducting civilians.
When Pigs Don’t Fly: Trouble on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Performance problems along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline persist due to the operator's failure to learn from past mistakes.
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Early Stage Rebellions Are Never Safe, Comfortable or Popular
Chris Hedges: Resisters in Nazi Germany knew that well.
Food and Land at the Service of People: an Interview With Peter Rosset
Via Campesina and allied social movements have all gathered together under the banner of food sovereignty.
Putting the “Eco” Back Into Economics With David Suzuki
Author and activist David Suzuki says we need to stop fighting, and use the laws of nature as a starting point for moving forward.
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Don’t Blink, or You’ll Miss Another Bailout
Many people became rightfully upset about bailouts given to big banks during the mortgage crisis. But it turns out that they are still going on, if more quietly, through …
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Coast Guard Finds Violations on Shell’s Arctic Drilling Rig
The Coast Guard found 16 violations on the Noble Discoverer, one of Shell's two drilling rigs for Alaska's Arctic waters.
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Monsanto Likely to Score Supreme Court Win
Because of the Technology Agreement and the patent on Monsantou2019s genes, a farmer who saves and replants these seeds can be sued.
Harvesting Justice
A weekly blog series adapted from Other Worldsu2019 hot-off-the-press, 140-page book: Harvesting Justice: Transforming Food, Land, and Agriculture Systems in the Americas.