TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
The rise of industrial agriculture — led by companies such as Monsanto that push monoculture, chemical-based farming and patented life forms — has brought a flood of pesticides that wreak havoc on natural ecosystems. Insects and animals that eat insects fall victim to the millions of gallons of pesticides dumped on cropland, which run off Read More…
Turn on the TV. What do you see? Tornadoes, typhoons, devastation everywhere. Homeless people, corrupt politicians, poverty. Robbery, rape, murder. Climate change. War. Pollution. I could go on and on. But just a few of these are enough to make one feel depressed about what’s going on in our world. Seven continents, 193 independent countries. Read More…
In the video below, Funny or Die pokes fun at Monsanto’s “feeding the world” message by highlighting some of the most obvious features of genetically engineered (GE) foods, such as the unnatural crossing of genetic material between plant and animal kingdoms, the use of toxic chemicals and Monsanto’s ever-expanding monopoly. “I own everything!” Mama Monsanto Read More…
“It’s about human rights—this can’t be pushed down our throats without consent,” said one Key West resident. Residents of the Florida Keys are up in arms over a plan to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in the Key Haven neighborhood and are trying to get the word out about the trial, which they say would Read More…
The idea that our body is a temple, that we only have one and should use it wisely, serves a microcosmic example of the larger truth of our planet. Yes, we have ONE planet, so why would we do so much damage to it? Ignorance is bliss they say, and so while we use up Read More…
As the U.S. empire exhausts itself on wars in the Middle East and provocations in Asia and Eastern Europe, the “democracy” and “free market reforms” that are a hallmark of the Anglo-American system are becoming more and more apparent to the rest of the world. One hallmark of Western imperialism has been the spread and Read More…