Civil rights have scored victory after victory over a long period of time after much sacrifice and many setbacks. It’s been a tough road as well for gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana, but both are moving forward steadily state by state as the old guard falls away. The battle for pro-GMO labeling seems […]
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You’ve heard it all your life: “No one in America is above the law.” That sentence is TOTALLY misleading. Bill Moyers said it right: “The system isn’t broken; it’s fixed.” I voted Democratic this election (I didn’t see any other choice), but now I know what the anarchists know: No matter what party we support […]
While the rest of us sip our lattes and follow the World Cup, all of nature is vanishing under the short-term race for resources, power, and money, sanctioned by the state. It’s good to know that there are handfuls of people out there who are actually DOING something to thwart the business of mass extinction on a […]
Don’t be so quick to dismiss Taleb’s prediction as just another political “conspiracy theory,” as so many naysayers have done on climate change, despite the heavy weight of scientific evidence to the contrary. Nassim Taleb, a renowned New York University (NYU) professor recently raised eyebrows when he said genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have the potential to cause […]
Less chemistry, more biology Notice the six most hated corporations on the face of the planet on the upper left of the info graphic below, the dwindling number of companies below them that still think GMOs are fine, and the growing number of companies on the right that know GMOs are deadly to all life […]
When I was little, we used to drive through the San Joaquin Valley in California where cotton and alfalfa and almonds grew abundantly. At the end of our trips, there was always a thick layer of insects on the front of the car and windshield. Now you can drive across America and maybe one or […]
So, you thought that senator you voted in was on your side? Nope. Not when it comes to selling out to Monsanto, the biggest agricultural lobbyist on the planet. On May 15th, 2014 the U.S. Senate voted 71 to 27 against an amendment to the farm bill that would have simply allowed states to decide […]
Mao’s War Against Nature Mao’s War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China by Judith Shapiro. 2001. Cambridge University Press (book review by Alice Friedemann) The main thesis of this book is that when free speech is squelched, the consequences can be dire for the environment. Mao was a military leader. He saw that […]
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