Colombian president Gustavo Petro calls for an end to the War on Drugs in historic UN address
In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the Colombian president highlighted the necessity of ending the war on drugs and saving the environment
Mexico’s Supreme Court ratifies order to halt cultivation of GMO corn and other stories
Today we look at a ruling by Mexico’s Supreme Court upholding a ban on GMO corn, ongoing violence against protestors in Swaziland, and more
Occupy, Resist and Produce! – MST Fairs
Short documentary that looks into the importance of the ‘agrarian reform fairs’ of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST)
“Bayer Monsanto means death”: MST women protest outside company HQ in São Paulo
The rally is part of global mobilization to advocate for the environment and fight the use of pesticides
Contemporary Challenges for the Working Class and Peasantry in Brazil
Joao Pedro Stedile of the Landless Rural Workers Movement writes about the crisis of capitalism and the situation on the ground in Brazil
Brazil approved more new pesticides in 200 days than European Union did in 8 years
Bolsonaro administration approved 239 substances; pace is so fast that farm lobby stopped pushing “Poison Bill”
Jury Tells Monsanto to Pay $289 million to Cancer Victim
School grounds-keeper in California developed blood cancer after using Monsanto weed-killer for years.
- Turkish trade unions demand release of arrested unionists and journalists
- Bolsonaro was “fully aware” and engaged in a coup plot, report reveals
- Honduran court confirms the sentences of Berta Cáceres’ murderers
- US social programs under threat with Trump’s promised government cuts
- Gunman killed, Jordanian policemen injured in a shooting near the Israeli Embassy in Amman
