Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset

Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans

Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.

Bill Barclay Nov 6, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.

Robert Pollin Nov 3, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Inflation Haunting Halloween

A specter is haunting Halloween—the specter of inflation.

John Miller Oct 31, 2025

Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset are co-directors of Food First/The Institute for Food and Development Policy [http:// www.foodfirst.org/], in Oakland, California.

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Issue 234

Genetic Engineering and the Privatization of Seeds

In 1998, angry farmers burned Monsanto-owned fields in Karnataka, India, starting a nationwide "Cremate Monsanto" campaign. The campaign

Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset Mar 1, 2001