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    Trump’s Pick for China Ambassador a ‘Big Gift to Big Ag’

    Trump’s Pick for China Ambassador a ‘Big Gift to Big Ag’

    Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has been nominated to serve as U .S. Ambassador to China in Donald Trump‘s Administration, a pick that has some of Big Ag’s biggest players celebrating. Donald Trump has chosen Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as ambassador to China. Twitter Branstad is the longest-serving governor in U.S. history with 22 non-consecutive years […]

    Patagonia Film Calls for a Food Revolution

    Patagonia Film Calls for a Food Revolution

    By Violet Batcha Most of the food Americans eat is produced in ways that harm the environment and worsen climate change. The federal government subsidizes unhealthy crops that have contributed to Americans’ expanding waistlines, while Monsanto and big agriculture push pesticides and genetically modified seeds on farmers. Our food system is broken. But a new […]

    Big Food’s Win Over GMO Labeling Bill Shows Failure of Democracy

    Big Food’s Win Over GMO Labeling Bill Shows Failure of Democracy

    In 2014, Vermont passed the first legislation in the U.S. to require labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. A year earlier, Connecticut and Maine passed GMO labeling bills though these were dependent on several other states passing similar laws. Best of Democracy: Lawmakers Respond to the People Passages of these three bills were textbook […]