| Jan 8, 2014 | Food / FarmingTake a moment and look around you. Look up. The sky hasn’t fallen, has it? People in Colorado are buying marijuana — legally — and civilization hasn’t come crashing to its knees. At this point, we’ve all seen TV journalists reporting from Colorado...
| Dec 4, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyOld habits die hard. Take the War on Drugs. Please. Yes, its momentum has sagged a bit now, what with the Pew Research Center finding that a majority of Americans believe marijuana should be legal. But don’t hold your breath waiting for new national laws....
| Nov 19, 2013 | Food / FarmingIf you doubt that big money and lies can pervert elections, look at Initiative 522 in Washington State. A grassroots coalition of consumers, organic producers, environmentalists, and others who want honesty in food labeling put it on the ballot. They lost. The measure...
| Nov 6, 2013 | Food / FarmingWhen you look at the numbers, how could Washington State’s ballot initiative to require the labeling of foods made with genetically engineered ingredients ever stand a chance? I’m not talking about poll numbers. I’m talking about money. Just six...
| Oct 2, 2013 | Food / FarmingOne hundred calories per serving, two servings per container, three grams of fiber, product of USA, may contain traces of soy, manufactured in a facility that processes wheat. We’re accustomed to seeing labels on our food that give us this information. However,...
