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Long before “fake news” was a household word, playwright and political activist George Bernard Shaw warned:“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous tha…
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How to Ban Monsanto’s Roundup
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We’re still trying to raise the money we need to storm the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., and stand with Roundup-exposed cancer victims in …
Read moreWant to Help Your Local Food System Thrive? Do This.
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You depend on your local farmers for the healthy food you buy at your community’s natural food store and farmers’ market.Unfortunately, many small family farms struggle to succeed financ…
Read moreControversial Drug Ractopamine Is Back in the News—And Still in Your Food
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A controversial drug allowed in meat production in the U.S.—but banned in 160 other countries—is in the news again. This time, it’s because the Trump administration, as part of a trad…
Read moreSuperbugs to Kill More People than Cancer if Industrial Agriculture Doesn’t Ditch Antibiotics and Pesticides
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Industrial agriculture is perpetuating one of the greatest threats to mankind. From the rampant overuse of antibiotics in factory farm animals to the heavy spraying of pestici…
Read morePresidential Candidate Says ‘Ban Roundup!’
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Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is the first federal legislator and presidential candidate to call for a ban on Roundup weedkiller.Unfortunately, the U.S. Environ…
Read moreTell Congress: Consumers Want Labels on GMO Salmon!
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We think the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) was wrong to approve GMO salmon. But it did.The least the FDA can do now is require clear labels on a genetically engi…
Read moreArsenic in Your Fruit Juice? Tests Say Yes.
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Are there heavy metals lurking in your fruit juice?Yes, according to a recent analysis by Consumer Reports (CR). CR tested 45 fruit juices in four popular flavors—apple, grape,…
Read moreWhy the Green New Deal Needs to Include Fair Prices for Farmers
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The GND twin resolutions, introduced February 7, 2019, call for all Americans to have access to healthy food, clean water and clean air. The GND also proposes to provide “econo…
Read moreA Call for the Food Movement to Get Behind the Green New Deal
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The final months of 2018 will likely be remembered as the decisive moment when the global grassroots awakened to the life-or-death threat posed by global warming. With violent weather and climat…
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