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The summary of the latest big IPCC report was watered down by rich countries, which don't want to be blamed for climate change or called upon to help poor countries survive it. ...[Read more]

If you’ve ever noticed how fast the green scallion stems from the market shoot up when the rooted ends are stored in water, or sprouted an avocado seed as a kid, you’ve probably wondered about planting those roots in the soil and continuing the harves ...[Read more]

Heard of the Heartbleed bug that compromised several major websites? Not only has the US government not funded efforts to improve encryption - it has actively tried to undermine encryption standards. Undermining security of internet, instead of improving ...[Read more]

Horrible things are done to animals whom scientists have determined are smarter than the family dog. Need proof that pigs are brainy? Here's just a sample of their amazing feats of mental prowess.... ...[Read more]

A shocking new report finds that in addition to waging war against the only planet capable of sustaining human life, we’re also attacking those who would seek to protect it. The survey, conducted by London-based Global Witness, revealed that between 200 ...[Read more]

Despite what you might read in the Wall Street Journal or see on Fox News, capitalism is not an economic system that produces a middle class. In fact, if left to its own devices, capitalism tends towards vast levels of inequality and monopoly. The natural ...[Read more]

Report by researchers from Princeton and Northwestern universities suggests that US political system serves special interest organisations, instead of voters ...[Read more]

One of Britain's largest food charities says that more than 900,000 people visited its food banks last year. The Wednesday report comes as 600 religious leaders urge the government to take action against the country's growing hunger problem. ...[Read more]

In 2012, the current British Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Owen Paterson called concerns over the use of GM foods “complete nonsense” in an outright attack on valid concerns about GMOs (1). Since then, through comments and speeches, he ...[Read more]

After Jaime Grimes found out in January that her monthly food stamps would be cut again, this time by $40, the single mother of four broke down into sobs — then she took action. The former high school teacher made a plan to stretch her family’s meager ...[Read more]

Soon after the 2004 US coup to depose President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti, I heard Aristide's lawyer Ira Kurzban speaking in Miami. He began his talk with a riddle: "Why has there never been a coup in Washington D.C.?" The answer: "Because there i ...[Read more]