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Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont if Legislators Pass a Bill Requiring GMO Food to Be Labeled

Will Allen, Ronnie Cummins, AlterNet. April 4, 2012.

What it really comes down to this: Elected officials are abandoning the public interest and public will in the face of corporate intimidation.

Monsanto's 5 Most Dubious Contributions to the Planet

Oliver Lee, Take Part. August 12, 2011.

There's a whole lot more than just GMO seeds. Let's take a quick look at some of the biotech giant's most dubious contributions to society over the past century.

Industrial Ag Once Again Demanding a Free Pass to Crap in Your Backyard

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. January 12, 2011.

Industrial ag is admitting that it needs to trash its neighbors and the surrounding landscape to thrive. And it wants us to believe that there are no alternatives.

The Ploy to Promote Genetically Engineered Seeds and Pesticides to Poor Mexican Farmers Is Impoverishing Their Communities

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 6, 2010.

The author takes a trip to Mexico to see the 'green revolution' firsthand -- and what she finds is shocking.

Why Is the Obama Administration Parroting Monsanto Talking Points?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. July 19, 2010.

Something's very wrong when the chief scientist at the USDA says we'll have to start farming parks, forests and golf courses if we don't switch to biotech.

Supreme Court Rules on the Fate of Genetically Modified Foods: Who Really Won?

Barry Estabrook, The Atlantic. June 24, 2010.

Both Monsanto, which produces GM alfalfa and was trying to have the ban overturned, and the environmental groups and seed company that supported the ban came away ecstatic.

Genetic Modification of Crops Leads to Superweeds Threat

Jeff Deasy, AlterNet. May 20, 2010.

Thanks to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide we've got 'superweeds' and that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the problems resulting from genetically modified foods.

GM Corn Causes Problems in Rats?

Marion Nestle, Food Politics. January 16, 2010.

The research is out ... if you can understand it.

Vandana Shiva: Why We Face Both Food and Water Crises

Maria Armoudian, Ankine Aghassian, AlterNet. May 15, 2008.

The world-renowned activist reminds people that corporation-friendly economic schemes got us into this mess in the first place.

Why Iraqi Farmers Might Prefer Death to Paul Bremer's Order 81

Nancy Scola, AlterNet. September 19, 2007.

Heard about the thousands of farmer suicides in India? Well, Iraqi farmers may be next thanks to the work of U.S. diplomat Paul Bremer and his Monsanto friends.

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