Synthetic Biology – Who Will Control the Food We Eat?
Yesterday, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity released a statement urging nations to establish formal regulations for the emerging field of Synthetic Biology. The UN’s statement comes in...
Achieving sustainability in an era of perpetual growth
In a recent article, retired soil scientist Fred Magdoff draws our attention to one of the most pressing problems in the global environmental movement: its failure to address the...
Messages from the People’s Climate March
Over 300,000 demonstrators attended the People’s Climate March on September 21st, 2014 in New York City. The march was not organized around an official message or points of unity,...
Climate Change: Looking for Solutions, Making Demands
Last weekend, almost 400,000 people marched in New York City to call on the leaders of the world’s nations to take action to mitigate global climate change. Demonstrators marched,...
People’s Climate March – A Movement in the Making or a Dull Knife?
As the People’s Climate March looms right around the corner, a debate is surging within the climate movement over the significance of the march and the usefulness of its...
Going to the People’s Climate March? Here are the details
Date: Sunday, September 21st The march begins at 11:30am at Columbus Circle in New York City. Participants should plan to enter the march line-up according which “contingent” you belong....
Disruption – A film about the need for action on Global Climate Change
This week the organizers of the upcoming People’s Climate March released a film in conjunction with PF Pictures. The film is Called Disruption: Climate. Change and includes interviews by...
The People’s Climate March in NYC – September 21st
In September, world leaders are coming to New York City for a UN summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging governments to support an...
Dr. Mencher on US-India trade disagreement: “India is Right”
In a letter to India Abroad published last week, Dr. Mencher argues that “India is Right”, even though the mainstream press appears overwhelmingly in support of the United States...
Even More Secrets of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
The secrets behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are slowly leaking out, even though the negotiators have signed an agreement to keep all of its elements secret. Recently, Mark Schultz...