By Nadia Prupis Just before a controversial genetically modified (GM or GMO) labeling bill came up for a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, food and consumer advocates dropped over $2,000 on the chamber floor in a symbolic protest against what they are…
By Lanaria Amberkira, The Netherlands Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: (Porbandar, October 2, 1869 – New Delhi, January 30, 1948). Was an Indian politician. After studying law in England, Gandhi went to South Africa, where he devoted himself to the Indian population. After returning to India, he…
By Christina Sarich Most students eager to get a college degree will accept a few bucks from anywhere they’re offered. Except Hannah Rousey. This stand-out student has refused a rather large chunk of change offered by the Nestlé Corporation in the form of a scholarship,…
By Amanda Froelich The Canadian province of Quebec used to be regarded as a haven for puppy mills, but that has since changed. In a bill tabled in Quebec in 2015, animals are now considered “sentient beings” rather than property. The legislation states: Animals are…
By Brandon Turbeville Jil Love did not invent the concept of artivism but she is re-inventing it in a number of ways. For those who may be unaware, artivism is a unique brand of art that combines activism and art (art + activism equals artivism)….
By Dierdre Fulton After being sued for $30 million by a corporate landfill owner for “speaking their truth in order to protect their community,” four residents of Uniontown, Alabama—a poor, predominantly Black town with a median per capita income of around $8,000—are fighting back. On…
By Neenah Payne Obama campaigned in 2008 on the promise of Hope and Change and assured us “Yes, We Can!” However, while the Civil Rights Movement gave us a Black President, the Black (and White) inner city poor have been left behind. This administration has…
By Denver Valenti Almost a year ago, Governor Brown of California signed SB277 for mandatory vaccines which has been set to go into effect on July 1, 2016. The bill was prompted by the 2014 Disneyland measles outbreak and historically low levels of vaccination in…
By Bernie Suarez A Texas-based physician, doctor Stanislaw Burzynski is on trial and everyone should know what this is about. The Texas Medical Board is attempting to revoke his medical license for his crime of curing his patients of cancer by treating them with a…
By Christina Sarich Monsanto has been trying to take over Africa’s cotton for decades with their patented, genetically modified (GM) seed. Not without irony, Burkina Faso is just one of the African countries that has been wary of any of Monsanto’s GM seed, adding to the credo,…
By Christina Sarich San Francisco — How’s this for a sign of the times? The last gun store in trendy Bernal Heights, San Francisco, is transforming into a medical marijuana dispensary that will be free to the poor. After selling guns for 63 years, the gun…
A New Jersey teen with autism and epilepsy has won the right to receive her medical marijuana oil treatments in school. But challenges remain as parents will need to enter the school to administer treatment. A medical marijuana victory has been won in New Jersey….
By Amanda Froelich In a chance encounter with Monsanto’s CEO, actor Mark Ruffalo told Hugh Grant what many people are thinking: That the biotech company is responsible for a lot of pain and suffering in this world. It’s not every day you meet the head…
By Sophie McAdam Seriously, you’re not alone. Here are some useful antidotes to the global whirlpool of negativity… There’s no doubt about it: the world is seriously messed up. If you’re not feeling a little bit sad right now, you’re probably either already taking an assortment of…
By Alex Pietrowski Monsanto must now consult with indigenous communities throughout the Yucatán peninsula before they will be granted any future permits for GMO soy farming, as of a court decision in early November 2015. Monsanto planned to farm genetically modified soybean in over 250,000…
By Makia Freeman Mandatory vaccination bills are sweeping the US right now, with this HealthImpactNews report that 15 US states are trying in one way or another to force vaccines on the public and squash people’s right to decide what kind of medical treatment they want…
By Catherine J. Frompovich “When the state considers one of us expendable, then we all are expendable.” … Barbara Loe Fisher, President, NVIC October 23 to 25, 2015 saw vaccine safety advocates from around the country converge upon the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia, to demonstrate…
By Brandon Turbeville and Heather Callaghan As anti-fluoride activists are taking to the streets across the pond in Bedford Borough (UK), Texas is witnessing a surge of activism surrounding water fluoridation as well. The group Fluoride Free San Marcos has organized a successful petition drive…
By Brandon Turbeville and Heather Callaghan The streets of Bedford, England was the scene of an anti-fluoride campaign on Saturday, October 17 throughout the streets teams of activists with Fluoride Free Bedford were carrying clipboards and information packets to educate and encourage shoppers and passersby as to…
By Alex Pietrowski The success of the Guatemalan people in defending their food sovereignty and stopping “Monsanto Law” is an inspiring example that people, when united, can overpower even the largest of corporations. A new law was passed in Guatemala in June 2015 that would have…
