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US sociologists have long said that the majority of Americans will not be Caucasian past the coming decades. Already in California, Latinos have become the majority demographic, though political representation is another matter.
In March, for the first ti ...[Read more]
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Concerned the chemical may be linked to a kidney disease killing agricultural workers, Sri Lanka this week ordered a ban on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s top-selling herbicide Roundup.
The move comes weeks after publication of a new st ...[Read more]
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The big oil, gas, coal and nuclear companies claim that we need those energy sources in order to power America.
Good news: it’s a myth.
Mark Diesendorf – Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW at the Universi ...[Read more]
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Decision seen as major victory for Australia and environmental groups that oppose whaling on ethical grounds ...[Read more]
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Here's what it looks like to be one of the people making the things we use every day. ...[Read more]
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Almost 34,000 undocumented migrants are locked up in America's vast network of detention facilities and Tacoma is the crucible of a burgeoning protest campaign. ...[Read more]
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Our nation's singular focus on terrorism has led to various branches of the government and counterterrorism pundits declaring all sorts of things to be warning signs of terrorist activity. Here's a short (but by no means all-inclusive) list of activities ...[Read more]
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Due to a rash of conflict-of-interest scandals at the European Food Safety Authority, the European Parliament voted recently on a resolution that would ban scientists who have ties to the agriculture and food industries from being employed by the agency. ...[Read more]
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The myth that the Syrian uprising started peacefully is totally debunked by this well-documented excellent report. From day one, rebels were armed and were killing Syrian soldiers. ...[Read more]
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A top UN official has called for a transparent and independent investigation into the fatal shooting of two Palestinian teenagers by Israeli border police during a demonstration in the West Bank. ...[Read more]
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Authorities in the United States are conducting a coast-to-coast manhunt for a San Francisco, California man suspected of getting his hands on a cache of explosives and believed to be armed and dangerous. ...[Read more]
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