John Ikerd

This nation was founded with a commitment to secure liberty and justice for all. Time is running out to return to those ideals.

The COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests of police brutality have given us opportunities to learn valuable lessons.

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the absolute economic dependency of farming communities on the corporately controlled agri-food sys...

In my previous blog post, I focused on opportunities for specific changes in the food system created by the COVID-19 crisis.

A response to questions I have been asked about the implications of the coronavirus pandemic for the future of the food system.

“American Farmers Feed the World!” This popular myth is promoted to maintain public support for a failed system of industrial agriculture.

Those of us who are unaffected, or less affected, economically by the crisis can easily afford to pay the economic costs of public health.

Opening day at the farmers market signals a new season of hope. This spring, the coronavirus crises has changed this hope to fear.

The only means of restoring our democracy is to elect a president in 2020 who will actually preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.

“Joy to the World. The Lord Has Come.” That being said, three seems little cause for joy among Christians this Christmas.

Our life is still a part of the life of the Earth. Our soul is still a part of the soul of the earth.

We are living through a time of fundamental change in human society, as is becoming increasingly clear. Climate change, fossil energy dep...

The two most important current public policy issues for young farm families are “Medicare for All” and "free college tuition."

It’s long past time for transformational change in U.S. farm policy.

In meeting the challenges of climate change, we can choose; We can bet on market-based solutions or follow the path of the Green New Deal.

Several presidential candidates are promising to reform antitrust policies to restore competition to markets. This blog examines why.

How do statistics so often lead scientists to deny differences that those not educated in statistics can plainly see?

We are now seeing a corporate takeover of dairy production, which is the last bastion of full-time, independent animal production.

The Constitution of the United States gives very few economic responsibilities to government.

Jesus was born into the world that was filled with violence, bitterness, pride, and hatred, a world not all that different from today.