Kids tell the truth about old MacDonald
In this intense and touching 2 minute video, a group of kids tell the truth about industrialized agriculture, and share their vision for what it can and should be. The post Kids tell the truth about...
View ArticleBig Beef’s In Big Trouble
Big beef is having a cow over this. The USDA and the US Department of Health & Human Services are updating their dietary guidelines, as they do every 5 years. But this time, as far Big Beef is...
View ArticleNutrition Scientists on the Take From Big Food
By Michele Simon • Originally posted on Eat Drink Politics New Report from Eat Drink Politics asks: Has the American Society for Nutrition Lost All Credibility? In my new report, I expose the American...
View ArticleMeat Inspectors Speak out–But Government Doesn’t Want to Hear Them
It has been several years since Jose Navarro, a federal poultry inspector died at the age of 37, a victim of increasingly noxious chemicals used in poultry and meat production. Chemicals like ammonia,...
View Article7 Giant Lies About Red Meat Promoted by the Meat Industry
From Ocean Robbins, Food Revolution Network CEO: Recently, I came across this article by Martha Rosenburg about some of the top myths that Big Meat spends millions of dollars promoting. While the...
View ArticleWhy Meat Is So Cheap in America
Ironically, many people who are against immigration or foreign workers would be paying ten dollars or more for their fast food hamburgers without these cheap workers. Most people in industrialized and...
View Article5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Trust ‘Organic’ From China
By Irene Luo • Originally published on Epoch Times After numerous food scares in China, the Chinese have become disillusioned with the communist regime’s ability to properly regulate the food industry....
View ArticleNews: Idaho “Ag-Gag” Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional
By Will Potter • Originally published on Green Is The New Red A U.S. District Court has struck down Idaho’s “ag-gag” law as an unconstitutional attempt by the agriculture industry to silence...
View ArticleScotland to issue formal ban on genetically modified crops
By Severin Carrell • Originally published on The Guardian Ministers aim to use recent EU powers to opt out of a regime that is expected to see greater commercial use of GM crops around Europe Scottish...
View ArticleThe future of genetically engineered crops in the European Union and beyond
On March 11, the European Union, currently made up of 28 countries, signed a new law allowing individual countries to restrict or ban the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops within their...
View ArticleUS-appointed egg lobby paid food blogs and targeted chef to crush vegan startup
By Sam Thielman • Originally published by The Guardian Internal emails reveal coordinated attack by American Egg Board to quash the rise of Hampton Creek’s egg alternative in possible breach of federal...
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Big Food aims to kill mandatory GMO labels before year’s end
By Jason Best • Originally published on TakePart Food makers want the Senate to pass a bill that would make labeling voluntary and supersede state-level laws. There’s no doubt about it: The food...
View ArticleMonsanto to be held accountable for crimes against human health and the...
Originally published by the Organic Consumers Association Global Food, Farming, and Environmental Justice Groups to hold Monsanto Accountable for Crimes Against Human Health and the Environment by...
View Article2015 Dietary Guidelines: A plate full of politics
By David L. Katz, MD I won’t mince words: in my opinion, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, just released today, are a national embarrassment. They are a betrayal of the diligent work of...
View ArticleIn a Remarkable Triumph of Democracy Over Corporate Power, GMO Labeling Has...
By Andrew Kimbrell • Originally published on AlterNet Is your right to know finally here? For that last 15 years, numerous organizations and legislators have been battling to require the labeling of...
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How Reduced Meat Consumption Could Save $31 Trillion – and The Planet
Between now and 2050, a global switch to diets that rely far less on meat and far more on vegetables, fruits, and other plant foods could not only save up to 8 million lives per year, and reduce...
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Moving Towards A Plant-Powered Diet Could Be The Most Promising Solution to...
By Michael Pellman Rowland • Originally published on Forbes Food waste is getting a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. No matter how you slice it, the statistics are downright alarming. The...
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If We Want to Fix Health Care in America, We Must Focus on Food First
Originally published on The Conversation The national debate on health care is moving into a new, hopefully bipartisan phase. The fundamental underlying challenge is cost – the massive and ever-rising...
View ArticleHow American Seafood Is Subsidizing the North Korean Government and...
By Claire Brown • Originally published by The New Food Economy How U.S.-caught seafood subsidizes the North Korean government on its way to the Walmart freezer On Wednesday, October 5th, the Associated...
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If You Want Clear GMO Labeling in the U.S. — Now Is The Time to Take Action!
The fight for GMO labeling in North America has been going on for more than 10 years. And now, the law requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods in the U.S. is scheduled to go into effect...
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