Late last year, the name Jonathan Gruber (photo left) became part of the public consciousness for his newly public declarations that Obamacare passed due to the “stupidity of the American voter.” While there are many cases one can cite affirming that most Americans don’t closely follow politics and/or the political process and, therefore, may be called […]
The American People Aren’t Stupid Enough To Buy The Man-Made Climate Crisis Narrative
Posted on April 18, 2015 Written by
What is Monsanto Hiding in Secret Documents?
Posted on April 17, 2015 Written by
What is Monsanto hiding in secret documents? A scientist offers shocking comments. “Let’s have a federal court where the judge pretends the lawyers for the defense are fully informed about the facts of the case. The plaintiff, a giant corporation, pretends it’s concerned about the safety of the public. The press pretends it’s covering the […]
Revealed: A Secret Monsanto Document In The Maui GMO Case
Posted on April 16, 2015 Written by
Imagine you are a lawyer arguing a case before a judge. There is no jury. The judge will decide the outcome. The judge tells you, “Look, the other side, your opponents in this case, have filed documents with me. These documents are at the heart of their argument. I can’t allow you to read the […]
House Bill Would Give Land Trusts Power Over Private Forestlands
Posted on April 12, 2015 Written by
Unsuspecting property owners may find themselves on the outside looking in A seemingly innocuous, bipartisan House bill introduced in late March could subject unsuspecting landowners to the whims of power-hungry environmental groups, eager to usurp the property rights of those who fall into their clutches. At risk are owners of private forestlands, who may soon […]
Shakeup at Virginia Land Trust Makes Waves
Posted on April 12, 2015 Written by
Now the fox is in charge of the henhouse! The abrupt departure of a high-ranking official from the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is fueling speculation that the controversial land trust is feeling the heat from revelations of its transgressions against a Virginia farmer. Heather Richards joined the PEC in September 2006, initially serving as director […]
Seed Laws that Criminalise Farmers: Resistance and Fightback
Posted on April 10, 2015 Written by
Peasant seeds – the pillar of food production – are under attack everywhere. Under corporate pressure, laws in many countries increasingly limit what farmers can do with their seeds. Seed saving, which has been the basis of farming for thousands of years, is quickly being criminalised. What can we do? A new booklet and poster […]
US Agribusiness, GMOs and The Plundering Of The Planet
Posted on April 10, 2015 Written by
Small family/peasant farms produce most of the world’s food. They form the bedrock of global food production. Yet they are being squeezed onto less than a quarter of the planet’s farmland. The world is fast losing farms and farmers through the concentration of land into the hands of rich and powerful land speculators and agribusiness corporations. […]
Leaked TPP Investment Chapter Reveals Serious Threat to User Safeguards
Posted on April 3, 2015 Written by
A newly leaked chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement from Wikileaks has confirmed some of our worst fears about the agreement. The latest provisions would enable multinational corporations to undermine public interest rules through an international tribunal process called investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). Under this process, foreign companies can challenge any new law or […]
