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Who Will Be the Biggest Loser if We Don't Fix the Farm Bill?

Rich Bindell, Food & Water Watch. November 23, 2011.

We need a better Farm Bill to break up the powerful monopolies in the food system so that small and medium producers have a fair chance in the marketplace.

If We End Farm Subsidies, Does That Mean Our Food System Will Be Healthy?

Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch. October 21, 2011.

Now is a critical time to start asking questions about what the consequences would be – intended or otherwise – if subsidies go away.

Turning Your Lawn into a Victory Garden Won't Save You -- Fighting the Corporations Will

Stan Cox, AlterNet. June 23, 2008.

The corporate agriculture industry would like nothing better than to see us spend all of our free time in our gardens and not in political dissent.

House Overrides Bush's Veto on Farm Bill

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. May 22, 2008.

100 Republicans joined Democrats to override Bush's lame-duck veto of the bill.

The Irony of a Bush Farm Bill Veto

Katherine Ozer, AlterNet. May 21, 2008.

The Bush Administration is virtually silent on the real bad actors contributing to our broken industrial food system.

What Happens if Congress Doesn't Pass a Farm Bill?

Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. April 17, 2008.

As the deadline looms, lawmakers make a last-ditch effort to resolve funding and policy disputes.

A Farm Bill for the Environment

Evan Branosky, TomPaine.com. March 12, 2007.

People don't normally associate the farm bill with the environment. But this year, policymakers should be prepared to pass a bill that reflects the public's growing concern over global warming.