Genoa: Chaos or Opportunity - July 27, 2001

The killing of one protestor and wounding of more than a hundred others in Genoa is yet another sign that our systems of global relations and governance are not working.

No New Round - August 24, 2001

There was a great deal about the outcome of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations that did not make me happy. One important exception was the promise that the creation of the World Trade Organization would end forever the need for any future "rounds" of negotiations.

Is Foot and Mouth Crisis the End or the Beginning?

The disease spread to many countries at lightening speed with the destruction of thousands of animals and economic and social losses to farmers and rural communities. Phasing out factory farming would be a boon to animal and human health, and the environment.

StarLink Corn: The First GMO Snafu

This article appeared in the Wedge Co-op Newsletter, December 2000/January 2001. Overview on how StarLink Corn, not approved for human consumption, ended up in the food supply.

Putting Profits Ahead of the Public's Health

Doctors and government officials are in a race to save one of modern "miracle cures," antibiotics that are essential for treating serious food poisoning and other infections. Unfortunately Bayer Corporation, maker of Bayer Aspirin and Flintstones vitamins, is erecting hurdles in the path of this public health effort.

Agriculture at the Heart of Climate Change Solution

Central to any successful effort will be a re-consideration of how we produce food from the farm to the fork.

Who Should Pay for the Costs of the StarLink Scandal?

The US is exporting a variety of genetically engineered corn that has not been approved for human consumption in the US. StarLink was grown in 1998 on about 10,000 acres in the US, some 250,000 acres in 1999, and more than 350,000 acres in 2000.

Cure for Ice Cream Headache: Shut Down Dioxin Sources

Former chemical industry lobbyist Steven Milloy and Dr. Michael Gough gave the folks at Ben & Jerry's a real "ice cream headache" last week. They presented findings at an international symposium on dioxin, one of the most toxic compounds ever studied.

Don't Trust Bush on Trade

Freedom to Fail: How U.S. Farming Policies Have Helped Agribusiness and Pushed Family Farmers Toward Extinction

By Ben Lilliston and Niel Ritchie. This article was published in the Multinational Monitor in the July/August, 2000 issue. The French version is included below.