Monsanto Uses Latest Food Crisis to Push Transgenic Corn in Mexico
The transnational is claiming that its modified seeds are the only solution to scarcity and rising grain prices.
Food, Egypt, and Wall Street
As Egypt and the Middle East rise, Wall Street and congressional Republicans continue to ignore the financial reforms the world is demanding.
G8 Summit: Feed the Hungry or Fuel Hunger?
The food crisis is still with us in the form of impoverished farmers and impoverished analysis.
Global Land Grab
With the food crisis still a fresh memory, land-poor countries are staking huge claims to arable land in the Global South.
The Food Crisis and Global Institutions
Can global institutions and governments, in the midst of a food crisis, finally get it right?
Mad Cows, Mad People
What’s the relationship between the beef crisis in South Korea, the humanitarian crisis in North Korea, and the global food crisis?
Mother Earth’s Triple Whammy
Think the current global food crisis is something new? Just ask the North Koreans.
Destroying African Agriculture
The World Bank and the IMF are the real culprits behind the current food crisis, argues columnist Walden Bello.
Corporations Grab Climate Genes
In the growing global food crisis, biotech companies are acting as climate profiteers.