USDA Bets the Farm on Animal ID Program USDA Bets the Farm on Animal ID Program
A plan to implant farm animals with electronic tracking tags gives corporate agriculture a monopoly on the future of food, and it has sparked political backlash in rural America.
Dec 14, 2007 / Feature / William Pentland and David E. Gumpert
Facebook’s About-Face on Privacy Facebook’s About-Face on Privacy
Dec 6, 2007 / The Notion / The Nation
Civic Agriculture = Sane Housing Civic Agriculture = Sane Housing
There is an alternative to unhealthy eating and irresponsible development schemes.
Dec 3, 2007 / Feature / Nevin Cohen
Luxury Grub Luxury Grub
What's so great about designer chocolate if it's infested with cockroach droppings? As the economic widens, rich and poor still occupy the same food chain.
Nov 19, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich
Old McDonald Had a Farm…and He Got Arrested? Old McDonald Had a Farm…and He Got Arrested?
As consumers increasingly seek out farmers who raise organic and unpasteurized food, suddenly energized regulators claim they want to "protect" us from pathogens and other dangers....
Nov 17, 2007 / Feature / David E. Gumpert
Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge
These days, even London and Paris seem a bit like North Korea.
Nov 1, 2007 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
False Prophets False Prophets
James Watson continues his long and well-documented history of baselessly biologizing social stereotypes.
Nov 1, 2007 / Editorial / Patricia J. Williams
People Burn Here People Burn Here
Immigrants are the invisible victims of the California wildfires.
Nov 1, 2007 / Editorial / Mike Davis
Toxic Toys Toxic Toys
As safety scandals dampen the public's appetite for cheap imports, the European Union is raising doubts about standards and oversight in the US toy industry.
Oct 18, 2007 / Feature / Mark Schapiro
Sick Kids’ Laugh Riot Sick Kids’ Laugh Riot
Dear Congressional Democrats: Here's a funny story about what it's like to have a really sick kid, even if you do have insurance.
Oct 16, 2007 / Column / Annabelle Gurwitch