How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto
Farmers, civil liberties and food safety advocates had worried that a funding resolution would extend the rider, which crippled oversight over GMOs.
Oct 17, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
This Week in Poverty: Food Policy, EITC Expansion and Financial Security for All This Week in Poverty: Food Policy, EITC Expansion and Financial Security for All
Antipoverty news items from around the country.
Jul 26, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games
Recent votes on food stamps reveal that Congress is pummeling low-income people with increasing ferocity. What can be done to confront and change this cruelty and shortsightedness?...
Jul 15, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Yuck! The Senate Won’t Clear the Way for States to Label Genetically Modified Food Yuck! The Senate Won’t Clear the Way for States to Label Genetically Modified Food
A proposal that would have allowed states to require clear labels is rejected by Republicans and Democrats.
May 25, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty
This week, the movement experienced a cross-country resurgence. What’s next?
May 14, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Fat-Shaming All Around Us Fat-Shaming All Around Us
There’s nothing healthy about shaming people for their bodies.
Apr 25, 2013 / Blog / Chloe Angyal
This Week in Poverty: How Obama Can Fight Hunger Now This Week in Poverty: How Obama Can Fight Hunger Now
There are 50 million Americans struggling with hunger—and with sequestration, things will get worse.
Feb 22, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef
Score another victory for resistance. After thirty-one workers sued his acclaimed restaurant Del Posto, celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to a $1.15 million settlement.
Sep 27, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Occupy Monsanto Occupy Monsanto
Anti-GMO activists will stage a week of protests in St. Louis, home of the Monsanto Corporation, starting on the anniversary of OWS, September 17, 2012.
Sep 5, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Occupy the Farm Highlights Issue of Food Sovereignty Occupy the Farm Highlights Issue of Food Sovereignty
Occupy the Farm, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, occupied a farm in California to draw attention to the issue of food sovereignty.
May 10, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny