Tag: Wall Street Journal

  • Coordinated Assault Against Public Sector Service Revealed by The Guardian

    Documents published by The Guardian Thursday reveal how a number of right-wing groups, funded by today’s oligarchs, plan to privatize the commons: Conservative groups across the US are planning a coordinated assault against public sector rights and services in the key areas of education, healthcare, income tax, workers’ compensation and the environment,documents obtained by the Guardian…

  • United Nations’ FAO Reaches Landmark Decision

    This is great news! The Wall Street Journal’s Christopher Emsden announces a landmark decision reached by the  United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization: …The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization Tuesday reached a deal giving extended support to co-operatives, a growing force in the global economy. The FAO’s memorandum of understanding is with the International…

  • Benefits of an organic food diet from an organic farming advocate’s perspective

    Posted by: Khareem Cabey in Business Organic farming advocate, Philippe van den Bossche,responds to an article discussing the benefits of eating organic. According to a Wall Street Journal article, sales of organic food have been rising steadily over the past 10 years, “reaching almost $30 billion in 2011, or 4.2% of all U.S. food and beverage sales, as reported by the…