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Animal welfare advocates should learn from hog farming case

A state law shielding hogs from inhumane treatment may face the chopping block in a coming Supreme Court case. It’s sad news, but it could teach animal welfare advocates a valuable lesson about effective advocacy. In October, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in National Pork Producers ...

Europe’s food protectionism is taking on a new dimension

The war in Ukraine has affected Europe’s agricultural sector and slowed the ambitions of the European Union to enact sweeping new farming rules. Reforms in Brussels are modeled on the so-called Farm-to-Fork strategy, a roadmap through which the union wants to slash pesticide use, reduce ...

Support Democrats on Nov. 8

Inflation has become a top campaign issue, which is fair. Rising food and fuel prices in particular disproportionately affect people with the least disposable income, and that should concern us all. But it’s important to look at the whole economic picture and the truth about reasons for ...

The coming election will determine the country’s direction

The general election is in 10 days and the candidates, parties and special interests are out in force making the final push before voting begins. If you listened to the attack ads running nonstop on social media and other outlets, you would think everyone is an extremist from a party that ...