Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/13929/recasting_the_web%3A_information_commons_to_cash_cow/ Like other media, the Internet's content and infrastructure are being gobbled up by media corporations, threatening the model of the Web as an open forum. Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Karen Charman, Extra! -ff3d65f00548c4e0c189bb01825f832e http://www.alternet.org/story/12682/seeds_of_destruction/ The discovery of genetically engineered maize growing in Mexico, a country which has outlawed it, has raised the stakes on GMO's. Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST Karen Charman, In These Times -b79b48dd646ef0af02646b332a92d855 http://www.alternet.org/story/12291/down_on_the_farm%3A_modern_day_sharecroppers/ Aggressive agri-giants are turning poultry farmers into bird babysitters, while shaping a dismal future for American agriculture in general. Fri, 25 Jan 2002 00:00:00 PST Karen Charman, TomPaine.com -191595dc11b4d6e54f01504e3aa92f96