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The Scary Danger of Meat (Even for Those Who Don’t Eat It)
So far, 2012 is bringing bad news for people who don't want “free antibiotics” in their food. Antibiotics are routinely given to livestock on factory farms to …
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US Elections vs. the Environment: The Stigma of Successful Regulation
What will the presidential election in November mean for U.S. environmental policy? Although we don’t yet know who the Republican candidate will be, we know all too well what …
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Ari Fleischer Secretly Involved in Komen Strategy on Planned Parenthood
Ari Fleischer conducting a White House press conference. (Photo: USGov) Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, was secretly involved in …
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Romney’s Indifference to the Poor
Washington - I wish Mitt Romney's cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it's much worse than that. The Republican front-runner …
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Why the “Liberal” Media Leaves Hawkish Foreign Policy Unchallenged
(Photo: Scott / Flickr) A recent article by foreign policy analyst Robert Naiman, examines The New York Times' current coverage of Iran's nuclear program. In it, he …
One on One With Rep. Lynn Woolsey: “US Family Law Is Stuck in the ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Era“
(Photo: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Democrats / Flickr) Ronald Reagan's “welfare queen” myth has been strenuously discredited, but another counterexample never hurts - especially …
Grand, Old Psychos
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carlo, Graham Holliday) I used to love Republican politics. I have always admired the Republican primary process for the way its …
Proxy War in Syria Threatens Catastrophe for the Middle East
In an effort to undermine Iran by overthrowing its strategic ally, Syria, western nations are using their Middle East client states to conduct a multi-pronged attack against Syria through …
Seven Questions Begging to Be Answered Before a Foreclosure Settlement Is Reached
Tomorrow is the deadline for state attorneys general to sign on to a joint federal and multi-state $25 billion settlement of the robo-mortgage scandal. The settlement will involve Ally …
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New Rules for Radicals: Ten Ways to Spark Change in a Post-Occupy World
The first rule is this: The world is different now. The rules have changed. Since Occupy, we all understand this. Nothing works now the way …