The 2005 Bankruptcy Bill: Knowing a Financial Crisis Was Imminent, Banks Lobbied Government to Pass Laws to Preserve Their Wealth
by chycho Our government representatives would like us to believe that the subprime mortgage crisis (2, 3, 4, 5) could not have been predicted. The truth is, the collapse was expected and authorities were well aware that crimes were being committed. I.… more »
Ecowarriors destroy 6,000 GM beets in Oregon
By Rady Ananda Food Freedom News To protect against genetic contamination, a group of ecodefenders destroyed 6,000 genetically modified beets in Jackson County, Oregon earlier this month. The FBI is involved and has deemed the act "economic sabotage,"… more »
Commodification of Water, the Quintessential Issue of Our Time
by chycho Commoditization of the commons is the most important issue of our time, the most vital aspect of which is the commodification of water, usable water (pdf) to be more precise. As Global Water Corporation, a Canadian water privatization company… more »
Occupy Wall Street protesters sue New York City
By Rady Ananda After the New York Police Dept. arrested over 700 protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge last Saturday, six of those arrested filed a class action lawsuit on Oct. 4, alleging constitutional violations for intentional entrapment and false… more »
Tags: benjamin becker, brooklyn bridge arrests, cassandra regan, class war, constitution, economics, economy, free assembly, free speech, human rights civil liberties, karina garcia, marcel cartier, mass arrest, michael bloomberg, nyc, nypd, occupy wall street, ows, police misconduct, resistance, unlawful arrest, yari osorio
Uncle Sam Food History Exhibit Promotes Food Control
By Rady Ananda Oh, gag me with a bowl of propaganda. The National Archives is hosting an historical exhibit on government say in what we eat and grow and how to cook it: “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam: The Government's Effect on the American Diet.” From the… more »
Tags: ag appropriations, agribusiness, art, big pharma, biotechnology, cafos, class war, codex, economics, economy, environment, epa, factory farms, farm monopoly, farmers, farming, fda, films, food, food control, food criminalization, food fascism, food legislation, food monopoly, food safety modernization act, food sovereignty, food stamps, fsma, genetically engineered food, health foods, hr 2112, hunger, idiot cycle, islam siddiqui, kerry trueman, land rights, michael taylor, monopolies, monsanto, obama and company, peasants, pollution, poverty, propaganda, ranchers, scientific studies, snap program, technology, tefap, tom vilsack, uncle sam, usda, war and peace, what_s cooking, wic
Controversial ag spending bill defunds local food systems, promotes meat monopoly
By Rady Ananda Plutocrats aimed another weapon at the nation’s poor and at small and midsized farmers, this time thru the 2012 agriculture appropriations bill, H.R. 2112, which the House passed on June 16. The 82-page bill returns some federal spending… more »
Tags: antitrust rules, banksters, biotechnology, cftc, commodity futures, commodity futures trading commission, corpogov, dodd-frank act, economics, factory farms, farmers, farmers markets, fda, federal food aid, food legislation, food sovereignty, futures speculation, genetically engineered food, gipsa, hr 2112, local food system, meat industry concentration, monopolies, ranchers, usda, wall street, wic
Midwest Floods: Both Nebraska Nuke Stations Threatened
By Rady Ananda June 20 UPDATE: On June 17, the NRC published another Event Report by Fort Calhoun. A hole in the floor (caused by what?) has led to flooding, threatening the pumps. "Flooding through this penetration could have impacted the ability of… more »
Home Rule takes a beating as Maine defeats food freedom bills
By Rady Ananda Food Freedom In the state that made international news this year when three towns passed a food sovereignty ordinance, two bills that would have bolstered them at the state level met with defeat in Maine’s legislative Agriculture,… more »
Tags: biased brooksville ballot, biotechnology, blue hill maine, bob st peter, economics, food legislation, genetically engineered food, gmo ban, home food sales, home rule, land rights, maine ld 330, maine ld 366, maine raw milk law, maine water rights, montville gmo ban, nestle, rep walter kumiega, sedgwick, water rights
A Perfect Storm of GMOs, Chemicals and Cancer
By Rady Ananda Food Freedom Several books, including Seeds of Destruction and Corrupt to the Core, along with the film, The Idiot Cycle, lay out the framework for and evidence of a concerted effort to sicken and then treat humanity, while earning… more »
Tags: australia, big pharma, biotechnology, canada, codex, corpogov, corrupt to the core, economics, environment, eu, farmers, fda, films _ books, food criminalization, gardening, genetically engineered food, germany, health foods, herbal ban, justice system, litigation, monopolies, pollution, scientific studies, seeds of destruction, shiv chopra, the idiot cycle, uk, usa, usda, william engdahl_
S 510: The Crisis, the Attack, the Kill
By Rady Ananda In this three-part series, Food Chain Radio host Michael Olson interviews key people in the food freedom movement. From gun-blazing bureaucrats who attack small food producers to legislation like S 510 which threatens to hyper-regulate… more »
Tags: antibiotics overuse, cafos, csa, diabetes, economics, factory farms, factory food, fda, food chain radio, food control, food criminalization, food freedom, food legislation, food safety, ftcldf, heart disease, joshua_s farm, judith mcgeary, obesity, organic, pete kennedy, rawsome food co-op, s510, sally fallon morell, shiv chopra, sustainable practices, usda, wapf
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