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Friday, June 8, 2012

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It's remarkable who much life today imitates the art of the past. This piece marking the passing of Ray Bradbury says it better than ...
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Lobbyists, Guns and Money

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Paul Krugman puts the spotlight on ALEC, the conservative corporate-backed legislative organization, and its role in a host of America's...
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Big Nuclear's cosy relationship with the Obama administration

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Here's a recent article by Amy Goodman that details how the US government, on both sides of the aisle, is in bed with the nuclear indust...

Nuclear Disaster in Japan Was Avoidable, Critics Contend

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The political and economic system in Japan was set up by the US following WW II and shares many similarities with our capitalist model. In t...
Friday, February 3, 2012

Romney Isn’t Concerned

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Of course, there are so other major issues to consider these days that I am reluctant to even pay attention to the dysfunctional and disrupt...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

We'll Frack Alberta's Next Election, Vow Landowners

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Exemptions to environmental laws to allow fracking have already caused enormous contamination damage to groundwater throughout North America...

Repeal HPV Vaccine for Girls—Not a Dream: Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates Passed Such a Bill

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Virginia, the first state to require the HPV vaccine for young girls is now the first to repeal the requirement, because of major and life-t...
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‘Gasland’ director arrested for filming in Congress

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Josh Fox has really been working hard to keep the heat, and the camera, on the fracking industry and its Congressional pals. Hopefully this ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Protein propaganda: It’s what’s for dinner

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I've always loved a medium-rare steak but I don't really don't like being lied to about it by the government and the meat indust...

Why Is a Monsanto Lobbyist Serving as the FDA’s Food Safety Czar?

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It is a travesty that Michael Taylor, a former high-profile lobbyist for Monsanto, is the second highest-ranking official in the FDA. He...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

FDA Hacks Whistleblowers to Protect Industry Interests

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The FDA is seriously compromised in its mission to protect public health from the dangers of pharmaceuticals and food products. This inciden...

Folklorist’s Global Jukebox Goes Digital

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This is an amazing story with an inspiring and empowering legacy.  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/arts/music/the-alan-lomax-collection-f...