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Are you anti-globalist?: A question for the G-20 Summit

This question was posed to me after I was detained for questioning at passport control in St. Petersburg, Russia airport. The Group of 20 Leaders’ meeting will take place here on September 5–6. I had arrived for the G-20 Counter Summit organized by the Post-Globalization Initiative, whose name was stamped on my visa as the inviting organization.

Missing the story on Golden Rice

In the wake of protests in the Philippines over genetically engineered Golden Rice, a series of articles have appeared in the U.S.

Percolate: Bioplastics: Connecting Corn Fields and Yogurt Cups

September 24th, 2013

Plastics made from plants instead of petroleum could be a huge environmental boon, but it depends: which plants, how are they grown, and what happens to the plastic after it’s used? Join IATP’s bioeconomy expert Jim Kleinschmit for a discussion of the ins and outs of this growing industry and how we can make sure bioplastics live up to their full potential. Please register for the in-person event by contacting Marin Byrne at mbyrne@iatp.org or (612) 870-3411. Percolate is an opportunity, every other month, to join IATP in discussions about food, farming and trade. This isn’t

Minnesota schools set to expand fresh, local offerings during Farm to School Month

Minneapolis – With another school year set to begin, exciting things are in store for school cafeterias. September is Farm to School Month in Minnesota, designed to highlight partnerships between school districts and local farmers that bring fresh, local food to K-12 students and children in childcare.

Tar sands a dirty outcome of free trade failures

As controversy over TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline has captured most of America’s attention, Minnesotans have been dealing with a different pipeline carrying tar sands bitumen to the United States. On July 17, 2013, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) granted Enbridge, L.P.

MN350 comments on Phase 2 Line 67 capacity increase

Enbridge Phase 2 Certificate of Need

G-20 Counter Summit in St. Petersburg

On September 3 and 4, a large-scale international Counter Summit, intended as an alternative to the September Summit of the G-20, will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is taking place at the Международный Деловой Центр, nab.reki Smolenki 2, and is organized by the Post Globalization Initiative.

The Road to Bali: The WTO’s Ninth Ministerial

It’s increasingly difficult to explain to anyone why multilateral trade talks–once so high on the international policy agenda—are still worth our time and attention. Such attention as international trade garners has moved on to the regional and plurilateral deals, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the talks between the U.S. and the E.U.

Lessons on globalization from Colombia’s uprising

Last week more than 200,000 Colombians converged on Bogota for a nationwide strike to protest free trade, privatization and poverty. According to Common Dreams, the strike began as a protest by campesinos and spread to encompass teachers, miners and other sectors of society.