Data Centers Are a Direct Threat
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…
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National Security Eats American Farmers Alive
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…
USDA Canceled $300M in Farm Grants
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…
Tunisia’s Olives and the EU Colonial Machine
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…
Corporate Ag Brings Global Risks
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…
Yaoundé Declaration
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…
Regenerative Agriculture in Africa
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…
Who Rules America?
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,…
AI Is Hungry for Power
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…
The Dollar Makes The World Pay
for U.S. wars – but the system is cracking By Gary Wilson Dollar hegemony has allowed the United States wage war without economic consequence for decades. But cracks in this system are now appearing. For…