GMO
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Genetic Engineering, Eugenics and the Ideology of the Rich By Colin Todhunter
Whatever the publicly stated aims of the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) sector, and however terrible its impact is on health, the environment and cotton farmers in India, there is a much more sinister side to this industry. Continue reading
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Seeds of Destruction: The Diabolical World of Genetic Manipulation By F. William Engdahl
This skillfully researched book focuses on how a small socio-political American elite seeks to establish control over the very basis of human survival: the provision of our daily bread. “Control the food and you control the people.” Continue reading
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'Monsanto Protection Act' to be voted on by Congress
The US House of Representatives is expected to weigh in on the Agricultural Appropriations Bill for Fiscal year 2013 this week, and included within the act lies the “Farmer Assurance Provision,” a small subsection that has so far earned opposition from hundreds of thousands family farmers, environmental interest groups and other advocates. Those hoping to… Continue reading
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GMO Scandal: The Long Term Effects of Genetically Modified Food on Humans By F. William Engdahl
One of the great mysteries surrounding the spread of GMO plants around the world since the first commercial crops were released in the early 1990’s in the USA and Argentina has been the absence of independent scientific studies of possible long-term effects of a diet of GMO plants on humans or even rats. Now it… Continue reading
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EU sides with Monsanto in ‘GMO Cancer Corn’ word war
The European Food Safety Authority has rejected a controversial study by French scientists linking GM corn to cancer. Many in Europe are already calling for stricter controls on GMOs, as farmers weigh the lucrative crops against health concerns. Continue reading
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Video: Monsanto / GM: The Hidden Email the White House Hopes to Keep Under Wraps By Dr. Mercola
The White House has refused to release certain portions of a January 11 email sent from a Monsanto-linked lobbyist to top Obama administration policy analyst Peter Schmeissner. The email was requested by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Based on other emails they have already obtained,… Continue reading
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Global Research: Militarization and Western Power Selected Articles 31 July, 2009
Militarization and Western Power Selected Articles 31 July, 2009 Continue reading
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Life’s a Roundup By William Bowles
There’s no doubting that the accumulation of wealth (and the power that inevitably goes with it) has all the hallmarks of a disease, or a fetish as K Marx described it. And as anyone with a fetish knows, money and power is powerful stuff, an addiction as strong as crack cocaine, perhaps even stronger because… Continue reading