The New York Times carried an article by Eric Schlosser that complements yesterday's post on Hunger in America. ... read more »

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Posted on 3 December, 2007 - 20:07

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers won a major victory in 2005, when they brought Taco Bell to the negotiating table. The CIW are a broad coalition of farmworkers based in Florida, whose labour makes possible the ingredients in a wide range of foods. They protested their conditions of slavery in the US, and won substantial victories for their members. Read their history here, and then find out about their campaign for Fair Food, and more, at
http://www.ciw-online.org/

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Posted on 25 February, 2007 - 00:19

What do you get when you put together Fox News, the titan of mass media mendacity, with Monsanto’s truth-bending talent?

Here's a clip from the award-winning documentary by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan - The Corporation. It's a worrying tale of the suppression of information around Monsanto's hormone products, most commonly found in US milk. ... read more »

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Posted on 30 November, 2006 - 02:06