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Corporate Clout Chips Away at Organic Standards
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 ...[Read more]
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USAID Subversion in Latin America Not Limited to Cuba
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 ...[Read more]
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The Climate Deniers Are Using the Same Tactics as the Tobacco Industry
As it becomes increasingly obvious that global warming is entering doomsday scenario territory, the fossil fuel industry is ramping up the propaganda war. ...[Read more]
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US corporations holding more than $2.1 trillion in untaxed profits overseas
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 it’s not subject to US income tax law. ...[Read more]
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Study Shows Just 90 Companies Caused Nearly Two Thirds of Man-Made Climate Change
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 ...[Read more]
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Missouri Department of Transportation Uses LRAD Sound Cannons Against Speeding Drivers
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 ...[Read more]
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The working classes don’t want to be ‘hard-working families’
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 ...[Read more]
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Detained in Washington: ‘They put me in shackles. Why? I am not a criminal’
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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Scientists Find that Nanoparticles in Clothing, Toys and Cosmetics May Damage DNA
Scientists at MIT have found that certain nanoparticles may be toxic to cells, damaging DNA. ...[Read more]
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A Comprehensive List of Every Known Capability of the NSA
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. ...[Read more]
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Jesus€™ wife€™ papyrus not a modern forgery, scientific tests say
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 ...[Read more]
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