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Big Food Behemoths Embarrass Their Organic Offshoots
Big Food's mobilization against California's right-to-know law is making more green-minded consumers aware of the companies that own their favorite brands.
Ghost of the New Deal Haunts Democrats’ Agenda, but It’s Time to Summon FDR
Obama and most Democrats are so dependent on contributions and support from business and the rich that they dare not discuss, let alone implement, the kinds of policies Roosevelt …
A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian Solidarity
A rabbi shares his ideological evolution toward Palestinian solidarity. Lively conversation ensues.
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The Climate Change Denying, Tobacco/DDT Advocate Henry Miller and the No on 37 Campaign
A campaign bankrolled by financially motivated pesticide and junk food companies is expected to lie - a lot. It's what they always do when confronted by inconvenient facts and …
Citizen Diplomacy in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas: “You Are Welcome!“
Many Americans have an image of Pakistan and its people as
The War of Extraction
Let us embrace an ideal and battle to extend the social contract to environmental rights. u00a0
Overwrought Empire: The Discrediting of US Military Power
Even as military power has proven itself a bust again and again, our policymakers have come to rely ever more completely on a military-first response to global problems.
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Will Florida Execute a Psychotic Man Who Thinks He Is the “Prince of God”?
The state of Florida is pushing for the execution of an elderly prisoner with paranoid schizophrenia despite a Supreme Court ruling that prohibits executing the mentally ill.
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Walmart Warehouse Workers Declare Victory
A new phase of labor challenges to Walmart seems to be unfolding.
Election Countdown 2012: New York Residents Block Construction on Proposed Pipeline, and More
Today in the Election Countdown: For five consecutive days, Minisink residents in New York have managed to seriously delay construction on a pipeline by physically blocking the entrance to …