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Indiana’s War on Pregnant Women
Corrie Westing examines the case of Purvi Patel, who was given a prison sentence for “feticide.”
Jamaica Suffering From “Most Austere Budget in the World,” Imposed by the IMF, New Paper Finds
Jamaica is running the most austere budget in the world, with a primary surplus of 7.5 percent, due to its IMF agreement.
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Republicans Move to Finally Kick Elderly Disabled People Off Food Stamps
The GOP's new budget proposal finally does what we've all wanted - takes food away from the disabled.
“Ravensong”: New Song Released to Help Raise Funds for the Beaver Lake Cree Nation’s Legal Fight Against Tar Sands
Hugh Christopher Brown releases a new original song, “Ravensong,” penned exclusively for the purpose of helping to raise funds for the Beaver Lake Cree Nation's tar sands devastation global …
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Why the Private Health Insurance Industry Has to Go
The private health insurance industry in the U.S. has had a long run since shifting to medical underwriting and a for-profit status in the early 1960s.
New York Board of Elections Must Close LLC Loophole
After Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State legislature failed to pass the most needed ethics and campaign finance reforms this spring, the Board of Elections must close …
GMO Trees Approved in Brazil in Violation of National Law and International Protocols
Today the Brazilian Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio) formally approved an industry request to release genetically engineered (GE) eucalyptus trees.
US Wages “War on Terror” in the Philippines
A botched operation in the Philippines is one of many examples of US War on Terror failures.
Occupation at University of Amsterdam Challenges the Logic of Market-Driven Education
The student occupation at the University of Amsterdam pits democracy against the logic of markets.
Failure to Regulate: Pesticide Data Fraud Comes Home to Roost
Pesticides now found to cause cancer were registered on fraudulent or nonexistent safety studies.