Will GMOs Lead to War?

Fascinating article by Anthony Gucciardi, sent to me by Nikki Alexander....

China Incinerates 3 US Shipments of Genetically Modified Corn

[I can't vouch for the facts he puts forward, but they're worth looking into.]

LINK:  http://www.nationofchange.org/china-incinerates-3-us-shipments-genetically-modified-corn-1369407166

Gucciardi claims that "The reality explains not only why the US government continues to approve and outwardly support Monsanto’s GMOs despite being linked to a number of serious health conditions, but also explains why the US threatened ‘military style trade wars‘ against those who oppose Monsanto.

It’s becoming increasingly clear that Monsanto’s major connections in government, like FDA head Michael Taylor, are lending aid to the GMO crusade in ways that even surprise me.

And perhaps what’s most interesting with this situation here is that China has essentially acted against the US by destroying these crops — crops that the US government pushes on nations, targeting those who defy Monsanto."

Karl Marx Rocks (and Rolls?)

From my "War On The 60s" Book Proposal:

“Karl Marx said that when we arrive at the perfect society, an ordinary person will be able to go fishing in the morning, spend the afternoon working and read Plato in the evening. In other words, he would be at home in Nature, he would make a willing, useful contribution to society, and he would be possessed of an educated and curious mind.

Is there anything wrong with that?”

Now the Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch - and the BBC - report that  a Chinese director is creating a Karl Marx musical in Shanghai, complete with singing and dancing.

But the idea may not be as crazy as it might at first sound:  "We will bring [Marx's] economic theories to life in a trendy, interesting and educational play, which will be fun to watch," director He Nian told the state-run China Daily.

"Those behind the project say this approach will help people understand what many consider a dry, philosophical text. But the producers promise they will not trivialise Marx's central message.

"To make sure that does not happen, Zhang Jun, an economics professor at Shanghai's Fudan University, will act as an advisor on the production. "It seems good timing to do the play when the global economic crisis has become a key phrase in people's lives," he said.

The BBC reporter says nowhere epitomises modern China's communist-capitalist approach more than the modern, capitalist city of Shanghai, "But director He said the money-driven city was a perfect place to stage the production, particularly now, with global capitalism coming under fire."

He sure has a point....