2016

Ministry of truth, almanac of death and the 808 + this day in history w/Saddam executed and our song of the day by Bonnie Raitt on your Morning Monarchy for December 30, 2016.

I loved 2016. It was the year that changed everything. The evil queen’s been dispatched, there’s a revolution in the works and you and I look excitedly to 2017. Thank you for your payronage and faith and Happy New Year to you and yours.

Despite claim that Western sanctions were supposed to target just parts of Russia’s economy and not its general population, they were specifically designed to trigger the collapse of its banking

Out of 579 published studies on GM crops that were analysed by researchers affiliated to France's National Institute for Agricultural Research, about 40% showed conflict of interest

New law criminalizes seed saving and exchange

Prosecutor has filed a request to the Federal Administrative Court of Buenos Aires to ban the sale of GMO seeds that are designed to be grown with glyphosate herbicides (Roundup Ready), due to the risks to human health and the environment

#LionelNation in Northern Ireland
The world mourns yet another celebrity who dies prematurely over and lifestyles, decisions and deadly habits. Enter automourn. 

Critics say that several committee members have financial ties to biotech businesses that could colour the panel’s report, expected to be published soon

It was a tough year by many measures but 2016 also saw some reasons for celebration. We look behind the headlines for signs of progress
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Organic agriculture is rapidly expanding in Argentina as part of a backlash against a model that has disappointed producers and is starting to worry consumers