Without any input from the public, the USDA changed the way the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) decides which non-organic materials are allowed in certified organic. The change all but guarantees that when the NOSB meets every six months, the list ...[
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A new investigation by the Associated Press into a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project to create a Twitter-style social media network in Cuba has received a lot of attention this week, with the news trending on the actual Twitter for ...[
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As it becomes increasingly obvious that global warming is entering doomsday scenario territory, the fossil fuel industry is ramping up the propaganda war. ...[
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According to a new report, more than $2 trillion worth of profit generated by some of the biggest United States-based corporations is being held overseas where itâs not subject to US income tax law. ...[
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New research by the Climate Accountability Institute has revealed that just 90 companies are to blame for the majority of the climate change crisis. Unsurprisingly, most of these companies are in the business of dirty energy, ranging from investor-owned f ...[
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The Missouri Department of Transportation revealed two newly acquired LRAD sound cannons this week, which will reportedly be used to target vehicles that speed in work zones.
Coming in at $25,000 a piece, the Long-Range Acoustic Device, a sonic weapon bes ...[
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Selina Todd: The rhetorical label 'hard-working families' has won Labour no voters and ignores the true nature of social change.
There's another reason why the appeal to "hard-working families" is an empty abstraction. Most people don't see hard work as a ...[
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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. ...[
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Scientists at MIT have found that certain nanoparticles may be toxic to cells, damaging DNA. ...[
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This list of NSA capabilities and whistleblower statements is important and might offer some insights into the reasons that actual reform of the NSA is unlikely to come from within. ...[
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Scientists now say that an antiquated piece of papyrus containing an excerpt concerning the alleged wife of Jesus Christ is not in fact a forgery.
According to the results of a carbon dating test just now released, the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’s Wif ...[
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