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Waste, Starvation, Toxicity – Food Production under Capitialism

Modern Industrial Agriculture: A Success? Little thought is given to how food is produced. When we are hungry, we eat the food in our pantry. When we run out of food, we go to the supermarket. Before our eyes is a seemingly endless bounty of food as we walk the aisles of the brightly-lit, climate-controlled [...]

Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline, But Don’t Stop There

By Stephanie McMillan Our worst nightmares reverberate with the prediction of respected scientist James Hansen: if we don’t stop TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, then it’s “game over” for stabilizing the climate. With final US governmental approval (or not) to complete the pipeline looming, struggle over it is intensifying. In late January, representatives from more than 25 First Nations [...]