Umm, speaking of ultra-left - check out Soros’ holdings:
http://www.marketfolly.com/2010/03/soros-fund-managements-portfolio-adds.html
Sounds like he thinks Monsanto is a good buy. Whatever else may be said about Soros, he has demonstrated himself to be a shrewd investor. They idea that we should act against an American enterprise because he has a few shares of its stock is pretty funny.