The Northeast is now the front line in a huge fight for the right to know what's in the food we eat and against big corporations' influence on our politics.

Monsanto, the giant food and chemical company, has been fighting against state GMO labeling laws, which would require food makers to label foods that contain genetically modified ingredients. And since there's mounting scientific evidence that GMOs could be harmful, the right to know what we're eating is important.

Despite Monsanto's opposition, two New England states—Connecticut and Maine—have passed GMO labeling laws. Connecticut's was signed by its governor in June, and Maine's will be signed in January.

If New York and just two other Northeastern states pass similar laws, the entire region will have GMO labeling, striking a blow against Monsanto's corrosive influence on our politics. It could also then make economic common sense for Monsanto to label GMOs across the country, BYe.