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Outrageous Lies Monsanto and Friends Are Trying to Pass off to Kids as Science
By Ronnie Cummins / AlterNet
The claims made in a book from the biotechnology industry are laughable. But these blatant lies are passed off as 'science' for schoolchildren.
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Making $2.13 an Hour and the Boss Skims Tips? How We Can Fight Exploitation in Restaurants
By Erik Loomis
AlterNet
Holy Cow! How Senators and Movie Stars Use Livestock to Game the Tax Code
By Pat Garofalo
AlterNet
Why Hot Dogs, Chicken Nuggets and Some Other "Meats" Are Way Grosser Than 'Pink Slime'
By Ari LeVaux
AlterNet
Federal Government May Lower Poultry Inspection Standards
By Renee Scott
American Federation of Government Employees


Got Propaganda? Why All of the Milk Industry's Health Claims Have Been Proven Wrong
By Martha Rosenberg / AlterNet
What You Should Know About the Company Pushing Genetically Engineered Salmon on Consumers
By Ari LeVaux / AlterNet
There's No Time to Delay: Congress Needs to Pass a Farm Bill in 2012
By Ben Burkett / Other Words
Students Eating "Pink Slime" for Lunch? Fast Foods Have Ditched the "Meat" But Schools Are Still Stuck With It
By Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet
Is Gluten Ruining Your Health (Or Are We Way Too Paranoid?)
By Anneli Rufus / AlterNet

How FreshDirect Delivers Misery Along With Your Groceries--And How Workers and the Community are Fighting Back
By Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet
I Love Food, But Food Doesn't Love Me -- What's Behind Food Intolerance?
By Casey Lazonick / AlterNet
Activists Are Reclaiming Vacant Lots For Gardens -- But Will There Be Legal Challenges?
By Anna Lekas Miller / AlterNet
How I Learned the Mainstream Myth About Eating Disorders Was Wrong
By Autumn Whitefield-Madrano / Salon
Big Food Must Go: Why We Need to Radically Change the Way We Eat
By Christopher D. Cook / AlterNet
Goodbye Overconsumption: Why the Commons Can Save Us From Drowning in Too Much Stuff
By Jay Walljasper / On the Commons

Humanity's Growing Impact on the World's Freshwater
By Sandra Postel / National Geographic's Water Currents
What Are We Really Eating? Reporter Goes Undercover to Reveal the Real Story of Our Broken Food System
By Kerry Trueman / AlterNet
Making Sustainability Legal: 9 Zombie Laws That Keep Cities From Going Green
By Sara Robinson / AlterNet
Is Israel's Government Involved in Harassment Lawsuit Against Washington Food Cooperative?
By Phan Nguyen / Mondoweiss
Why Everything You've Been Told About Dieting Is Wrong
By Kerry Sheridan / AFP
Is Your Local Restaurant Relying on Exploited Women's Labor?
By Michelle Chen / Ms. Blog

After Bankruptcy Hostess Vows to Keep Making Twinkies, But Sacrifices Workers
By Jim Hightower / Other Words
UN Declares 2012 The Year of The Co-op: Is This The Future of Capitalism?
By Jessica Reeder / YES! Magazine
Victory: Trader Joe's Signs Fair Food Agreement, Promising Better Conditions for Workers
By Josh Eidelson / In These Times
Have Bees Become Canaries In the Coal Mine? Why Massive Bee Dieoffs May Be a Warning About Our Own Health
By Jill Richardson / AlterNet
Should Sugar Be Regulated Like a Controlled Substance? Why Some Folks Are Saying Yes
By Ari LeVaux / AlterNet
I'm on Food Stamps: My Shame and Pride in Signing up for the Most Stigmatized Benefit
By Christopher D. Cook / Salon

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