Publication archives

Aug 7, 2014

From GMO to SMO: how synthetic biology evades regulation

Products derived from synthetic biology (popularly called synbio), a rapidly growing new technology, are beginning to enter the marketplace without a regulatory framework in place that provides for pre-market safety assessment of its unique risks to health and the environment.
Aug 5, 2014

Corporate wolves dressed as local sheep

by
Pete Huff
Today, Missouri goes to the polls to decide—among other things—if they want to amend the state’s constitution to include what is being referred to as the “right to farm.” This debate has been a fiercely pitched and costly battle to enshrine a
Aug 1, 2014

WTO impasse: Who is looking out for the public good?

by
Sophia Murphy
Late July is a quiet time for much of the Northern hemisphere: even the United States takes a week or two off work at some point to enjoy the summer. It is a busy time, however, for international trade negotiators—this year more than most.
Aug 1, 2014

Why $3 corn won’t spark a prairie fire

by
Dale Wiehoff
In 1986, corn was selling at $1.80 a bushel. Today, in the summer of 2014, corn is selling for under $4.00 a bushel. If we adjust for inflation, the $1.80 corn of 1986 would be worth $3.90 a bushel today.
Why $3 corn won’t spark a prairie fire
Aug 1, 2014

Inventing new (food) democracies

by
Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
Food democracy must start from the bottom-up, at the level of villages, regions, cities, and municipalities. – UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Olivier De Schutter in March 2014
Jul 31, 2014

The view from Berlin: Will Germany block the Canadian-EU free trade pact over corporate investor rights?

by
Shefali Sharma
This past weekend, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported that Germany would reject the Canadian-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) as it contains
Jul 25, 2014

Trade above all: the draft food safety chapter of TTIP

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
This piece reviews the recently leaked draft chapter of the U.S.-EU trade agreement and accompanying IATP analysis.
Jul 24, 2014

WEBINAR: TTIP and Antimicrobial Resistance

by
Shefali Sharma
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats to public health. Margeret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization has warned, “A post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child’s scratched knee could once again kill.”
TTIP and Antimicrobial Resistance