Hillary, Will You Renounce Your Ties to Monsanto?

An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton from Another Wellesley College Alumna

Dear Hillary: By polling logic, I should be your supporter -- Democrat, woman, white, liberal. But this past summer I saw a News Hour show on farmers committing suicide in Maharastra, India, which affected me deeply. I started learning what was happening to farmers and to food and how the Clintons are connected. Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

An emotional plea to Hillary Clinton, encouraging her to stop accepting donations from corporate interests such as Monsanto, which the author singles out in this blog post for allegedly irresponsible behavior. This article makes many claims about Monsanto's involvement in genetic engineering, Agent Orange, PCBs, pesticides, etc. While some of these claims may in fact be true, the sourcing for this piece is rather weak, and there is no attempt to consult independent experts, or to present different sides on this story. Hillary Clinton is pronounced guilty from the get-go, even though some of her ties with these corporations may be tenuous. We deserve more objective journalism on this issue, even if some of these claims are legitimate.

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