The Real Budget is Far Larger Than Reported By Gisela Cernadas, David Vine, and John Bellamy Foster U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for the fiscal year 2027, which would…
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To Local Food Systems Commentary by Anthony Nicome Every morning, Carl Stover steps out onto the small back porch of his family’s modest home in Loudoun County, Virginia, and hears a sound that has come…
Commentary by UN-DIPLOMATIC Pity the American farmer. A new report [from the American Farm Bureau Federation] has US farm bankruptcies increasing from 216 in 2024 to 315 in 2025. The Midwest alone—the breadbasket of American…
Because of “fraud” — but where is the evidence? By Ayurella Horn-Muller Leah Atwood was rattled. It was the tail end of March, and for days she and her colleagues at Agroecology Commons had been…
Why Tunisia still can’t capture the value it creates By Fadhel Kaboub Did you know that some of your favorite olive oil may come with a bitter colonial aftertaste? Allow me to explain. Tunisia is…
What happens when the world’s breadbaskets start failing simultaneously? By Ekamjot Dhillon Agriculture today is a massive, globally interconnected industry. That interconnectivity has brought jobs and varied foods to people who might not otherwise be…
The WTO and Free Trade Cause Hunger, Poverty and Inequality By La Via Campesina A new trade framework based on food sovereignty is urgent and necessary! For nearly thirty years the establishment of the World…
Farmers adopt food sovereignty practices amid global instability By Kate Schecter The US and Israel’s attack on Iran has led to significant price increases on fuel. Oil and gas capture the headlines. But fertilizer prices…
The hidden architecture of the ruling class By William Murphy Every few years, American politics turns into a spectacle of moral theater. Elections are framed as existential battles, presidents are cast as saviors or villains,…
And You Are Footing the Bill By Lynn Parramore You can’t open a news site without tripping over a grand declaration about how AI is remaking the economy. But often there’s a crucial part of…