Is the GMO Scare a Marketing Scam? (Audio and Transcript)

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 8, 2017 In this episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” Robert Scheer interviews "Food Evolution" filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy. [Transcript added] Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Nobel Scientists Ask Greenpeace to Abandon Campaign Against Genetically Modified Crops

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2016 More than 100 Nobel laureates—about a third of those living—signed a letter urging the environmental advocacy group to end its opposition to the cultivation of genetically modified food. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

As the War on Weed Winds Down, Will Monsanto Be the Winner?

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Jun 25, 2016 The war on cannabis that began in the 1930s seems to be coming to an end. But skeptics question the sudden push for legalization, which is largely funded by wealthy investors linked to Big Ag and Big Pharma. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Neil Young Donates $100,000 in Support of Vermont’s GMO Disclosure Law

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 21, 2015 "I'm just a rock ’n' roller who believes people should know what they're eating," the legendary singer said of his pledge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Save Us From Our Frankensteins, Genome-Editing Scientists Urge

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2014 A new laboratory technique enables biologists to "edit" the genetic makeup of entire species for purposes ranging from the benevolent to the nefarious, with the "potential to cause ecological mayhem," Antonio Regalado reports in MIT Technology Review. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Voluntary GMO Labeling

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Apr 8, 2014 Dig deeper

Monsanto, the TPP and Global Food Dominance

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Nov 28, 2013 Global food control has nearly been achieved at grave cost to our health, and if the Trans-Pacific Partnership passes, control over not just our food but our health, our environment and our financial system will be in the hands of transnational corporations. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Dirty, Harry Food

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jun 1, 2013 Dig deeper

Supreme Court Sides With Monsanto Over Soybean Farmer

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 14, 2013 The justices Monday ruled that Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman infringed Monsanto's patent for genetically modified soybeans when he bought some of those seeds from a local grain elevator and used them for a second, late-season crop. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Behind the Label

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2009 An industry group of organic and natural food producers is attempting to develop a standard for non-genetically modified and organic food. Existing labels declaring food "organic" are based as marketing devices, not on an actual standard of rigorous testing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )