Publication archives

Nov 3, 2020

Let every vote count

by
Sophia Murphy
At a time of global pandemic, when we must maintain a physical distance from one another to reduce the spread of a deadly disease, closing the office might seem notional. It is not.
Voting in the 2020 election
Oct 28, 2020

Agricultural revolution: "The Gates Foundation is leading Africa to failure"

An interview with Timothy A. Wise originally published in French on Tchak!
Farms in Massaca are irrigated by water from the reservoir
Oct 26, 2020

Market manipulation, excessive speculation and price fixing in commodities

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
On October 15, by a 3-to-2 vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a woefully inadequate final rule to prevent market manipulation and excessive speculation in physical commodity derivatives contracts.
Chickens in cages on a large farm
Oct 21, 2020

Meet IATP's Executive Director Sophia Murphy

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is pleased to announce Sophia Murphy as IATP’s new executive director. Sophia is a leader on global food security, international trade and corporate concentration, focused on the importance of food systems that support rural communities and the environment.
Sophia Murphy, ED teaser
Oct 20, 2020

Multinational corporations already using new NAFTA to block action on plastics

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
Marine plastic litter
Oct 16, 2020

World Food Day drives home need for change in the US

by
Shiney Varghese
This World Food Day, as the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is sobering to remember the several billions of our fellow human beings who suffer from some form of food insecurity.
Farmer selling carrots at a farmers' market.
Oct 15, 2020

[WATCH] Cimpatico Studios Interview on the Growing Climate Solutions Act

On October 15, 2020, IATP's Dr. Steve Suppan participated in an interview with Cimpatico Studios. Dr. Suppan unpackeded key features of the 2020 Growing Climate Solutions Act, discussed the bill’s climate and economic goals, and provided analysis of the legislation’s ability to meet those goals through currently drafted provisions. 
Oct 14, 2020

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Comments on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Waukon Dairy

by
Tara Ritter
Ben Lilliston
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for Riverview’s proposed Waukon Dairy in Norman County.