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ALEC Stands Its Ground, but Stumbles
The Guardian published ALEC documents demonstrating that the group has recently lost around 60 corporate members, largely as a result of its role in facilitating corporate influence over state …
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How Bureaucrats Stand in the Way of Releasing Elderly and Ill Prisoners
Prisons are struggling to cope with the growing number of elderly and ill inmates incarcerated in the US.
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Is Afghan President Rejecting US Security Pact Due to Mysterious Civilian Killings in Wardak Province?
The US military's refusal to cooperate with the investigation of civilian deaths in Nerkh, a district of Wardak in Afghanistan, has put a strain on the pact ensuring the …
Economics by Other Means: War, Poverty and Conflict Minerals in Africa
With support from Moscow, Washington, and the former imperial capitals no longer assured, armed groups in Africa now compete for riches in diamond mines, gold pits, oil wells, and …
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Saving Children From Loggers
Sexual exploitation of minors by foreign logging workers has been identified in four of the nine provinces in the Solomon Islands, namely Makira, Isabel, Western and Malaita.
The Over-Policing of America: Police Overkill Has Entered the DNA of Social Policy
The War on Drugs and Crime has made over policing a part of our culture; it permeates every aspect of public and private life.
Europe’s Deadly Border
With the number of migrants growing, Italy and the EU need to take into account the realities faced by immigrants, rather than criminalizing their status.
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In Depth: Journal Retracts Independent Study Linking Monsanto GMO Corn to Cancer in Rats
A year after a French study appeared to link GMOs and cancer, a respected American journal has retracted the study under pressure, reigniting a global debate about biotechnology's affect …
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Welcome to Gasland: Denton, Texas Residents Face Fracking Impacts From EagleRidge Energy
In Denton, Texas, 40 miles northwest of Dallas, residents and students at the University of North Texas are getting a free course in what it's like to live in …
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Argentine Protesters vs Monsanto: “The Monster Is Right on Top of Us“
As biotech firms have attempted to build a plant in Argentina, construction was brought to a halt in October by protests and legal action by local residents, who have …