Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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RNAi: Chatroom acronym? Nope — it’s the next generation of GMOs
It will save the world! It will destroy the world! That's how the debate over the latest bug-killer GMO is likely to unfold. A New York Times piece offers a more down-to-earth assessment.
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All food politics is local: What’s next for the sustainable food movement?
Local and regional food systems are where the action is going to be. What's working where and who's making it work?
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Send up the white smoke — we have a farm bill!
After two years of wrangling, congressional negotiators think they have a farm bill that can pass -- with food aid cuts that aren't as deep as previous versions.
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OK, GMOs matter — but the noisy fight over them is a distraction
Tom Philpott and Ramez Naam both made sense in their responses to the conclusion of "Panic-free GMOs." Here's what they might have missed.
