Tag Archive: Food

India’s Move Toward a De Facto Unitary State

Released for Syndication: 11/05/2020

India is being pushed toward a de facto unitary state, with states being kept totally out of the loop in decision-making, as seen in the new agricultural laws, goods and services tax compensation, Jammu and Kashmir bifurcation and new National Education Policy.

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How India’s Leader Modi Is Changing Laws to Help Imperialists Dominate the Country’s Agriculture

Released for Syndication: 10/13/2020

Foreign investors and multinational companies have been pushing countries like India to become food-import-dependent and divert land devoted to food grain toward crops that imperialist countries can’t grow.

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The GOP Is Pursuing a Public Slaughter Strategy, Known to Some as ‘Herd Immunity’

Released for Syndication: 10/07/2020

People are acting shocked—shocked, I tell you!—that the Trump/GOP strategy on coronavirus is essentially one of promoting herd immunity with the possible downside of...

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Community Fridges Are Popping Up Across America for Mutual Aid Amid the Pandemic

Released for Syndication: 09/18/2020

Fighting food insecurity, one block at a time.

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54 Million People in the U.S. May Go Hungry During Pandemic—Can Urban Farms Help?

Released for Syndication: 08/28/2020

In the COVID era, growing food locally has become more essential than ever.

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The Food Industry Puts Profits Over Public Health Using Big Tobacco’s Playbook

Released for Syndication: 07/28/2020

In certain cases, preemption—when a higher level of government limits the authority of a lower level to enact new policies—can devastate public health.

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The World’s Most Expensive Coffee Requires Animal Cruelty—and Could Lead to the Next Pandemic

Released for Syndication: 07/22/2020

Bustling civet cat attractions are breeding grounds for disaster.

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Obesity: America’s Number One Export?

Released for Syndication: 06/16/2020

Americans’ ultra-processed diet is fueling obesity across the world.

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The Federal Government Shouldn’t Be Trying to Salvage Our Broken Food System—We Need a New One

Released for Syndication: 06/10/2020

Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.

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Even Amid a Pandemic, Poultry Companies Continue to Abuse Workers and Animals

Released for Syndication: 05/13/2020

This pandemic offers a pivotal moment to reevaluate how food gets to our tables and to consider the safety and health of those who suffer for it to get there.

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