Seed Monopolies, Science Intimidation, and Redefining Resistance
May 19, 2026
Biotech corporations are deploying genetically edited crops to enclose seed systems, directly threatening agroecological sovereignty and community-controlled supply chains in regions like Chile. Concurrently, federal science policies are driving self-censorship and institutional stress, undermining the epistemic foundations necessary to manage climate-induced famines and displacement. Together, corporate enclosure and epistemic suppression function as tools of structural power that delegitimize grassroots resistance while deepening vulnerabilities to ecological and economic shocks.
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Don’t throw it out! How to cook using ingredients too good to waste
Louis Hansel/Unsplash Australians are feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices. At the same time, we throw away huge amounts of perfectly edible food every year. Some food spoils before we can use it. But we waste plenty of food by throwing away parts of ingredients we simply don’t think to use…
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Why European households throw away so much food – and how to curb the waste mountain
ArieStudio/Shutterstock Europe is wasting huge amounts of food while millions of people globally experience hunger. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have squeezed supply chains. The cost of living crisis has pushed many families to the edge. Without strengthening environmental sustainability, sup…
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Resistance: who gets to decide?
Who decides if resistance is legitimate?
- geopolitics
- structural power
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How a super El Niño could trigger global famine
emerald_media/Shutterstock Extreme heat and drought could damage harvests and worsen global food insecurity this summer. Climate scientists, agricultural experts and policymakers warn that a super El Niño could tip vulnerable populations towards famine. El Niño is a climate phenomenon in the Pacific…
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Who moves away when climate change hits? The hidden household politics of migration
Muhai Minul/Shutterstock Many people are migrating within countries across south Asia to cope with extreme weather. In Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal, people often move from rural homes to urban metropolises when their homes and livelihoods become damaged or threatened by cyclones and storms, f…
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Seeds at Risk: Genetically Edited Crops, Corporate Control, and the Defense of Food Sovereignty in Chile
The offensive of biotechnology corporations against seeds does not stop. Now, under new names and discourses of “innovation,” they seek to impose genetically edited crops. The post Seeds at Risk: Genetically Edited Crops, Corporate Control, and the Defense of Food Sovereignty in Chile appeared first…
- food sovereignty
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Self-censorship, more stress, tougher recruiting – we asked US researchers how the Trump administration’s science policies have affected them
93% of surveyed researchers have negative opinions of federal science policies since January 2025. Cavan Images via Getty Images The American academic research engine has long been the envy of the world. Generally well-funded, labs in the United States have been able to attract the best minds who ge…
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