Interview

Are GMOs Safe? A Molecular Geneticist Speaks Out

Stacy Malkan / US Right To Know Sep 17, 2025 A deep body of independent research raises serious concerns about the genetic impacts of GM foods and glyphosate-based herbicides. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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‘Without Maize There Is No Country’

Timothy A. Wise / Truthdig May 5, 2025 Mexico continues to resist U.S. bullying on the cultivation of genetically modified corn. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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EE.UU. castiga a México con algo más que aranceles

Timothy A. Wise and Stewart A.L. James / Truthdig Jan 27, 2025 En medio de amenazas comerciales, Estados Unidos vuelve a exportar a México maíz transgénico barato. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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The U.S. Is Dumping More Than Tariffs on Mexico

Timothy A. Wise and Stewart A.L. James / Truthdig Jan 27, 2025 The U.S. is again exporting cheap, genetically modified corn to Mexico. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

World

La Guerra del Maíz Entre Estados Unidos y México

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Jun 13, 2024 Una disputa comercial entre Ciudad de México y Washington pone de relieve la soberanía alimentaria, los transgénicos, un herbicida controvertido, la salud pública y el futuro de la famosa tortilla mexicana. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

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The U.S.-Mexico Tortilla War

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Jun 5, 2024 A trade dispute puts a spotlight on food sovereignty, GMOs, a controversial weedkiller, public health, and the fate of Mexico’s iconic flatbread. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Environment

How Big AG Makes Money Polluting America’s Waters

Keith Schneider / Investigate Midwest Aug 8, 2023 From water pollution to rising cancer levels, the overuse of fertilizers causes great damage as it makes great profits for Big AG. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Hotter World Could Also Be a Hungrier One

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 20, 2018 A warmer world could mean shrinking harvests and a more meager diet for millions of people, according to two new studies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Protecting Your Ride From the New Ethanol Blend

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 27, 2012 A new policy approved by the EPA will allow states to permit the sale of fuel that contains up to 15 percent ethanol, and the difference could damage your car. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drought Belts the Breadbasket

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 26, 2012 Almost 30 percent of the American Midwest -- the area that produces most of the country’s corn, soybeans and livestock -- is suffering an escalation of its most extreme drought in five decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High Food Prices Drive Unrest, Study Says

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2011 An old argument says that full or empty bellies lead to contentment or revolt. Recent research supports that claim, showing that spikes in global food prices have coincided with the surge of social unrest and political instability seen recently in North Africa and the Middle East. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Climate Shift Has Cut Global Wheat Crops, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2011 A report in the journal Science links temperature changes to a 5.5 percent decline in wheat production worldwide, with drop-offs occurring even in countries where technological efforts have diminished the impact of climate change on crop yields. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )