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Monsanto, Big Agriculture Spend Millions Fighting Ballot Measures to Label GMO Foods
Colorado and Oregon could soon become the first states in the nation to pass ballot initiatives mandating the labeling of food products containing GMOs.
From Fear-Mongering to Crippling Debt, Lapses in Politics and Health Hurt Global Effort on Ebola
The World Health Organization says nearly 5,000 people have now died from Ebola out of 10,000 known cases.
Attack on Canadian Parliament Fuels “Anti-Terror” Laws, Ignoring Ties to Mental Illness, Drug Abuse
As Canada mourns the death of a soldier gunned down while standing guard at the National War Monument in Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pushing new anti-terrorism legislation.
Medea Benjamin: Bold and Loud Moves
Activist and author Medea Benjamin talks about Ferguson, the militarization of police, US education, Obama versus the neo-cons and more.
Author Nora Barrows-Friedman Chronicles Rise of Student Movement for Justice in Palestine
Students for Justice in Palestine groups are proliferating on college campuses around the country and their power is being felt at the highest echelons.
Back From West Africa, a US Nurse Says Quarantining Medical Workers Threatens Ebola Response
The governors of New York and New Jersey are facing federal pressure to reverse new quarantine rules on medical workers returning from West Africa.
The Fight – and the Right – to Vote
The Lone Star state's voter ID law is part of a nationwide effort to suppress the vote.
Former Weapons Inspector in Iraq Questions Claims That Iran Hiding Nuclear Tests
Six world powers are leading nuclear negotiations with Iran and have set a November deadline to reach a deal to constrain Iran's nuclear program.
Japanese Wartime Medical Orderly on Army’s Role in Maintaining “Comfort Women” System
Matsumoto Masayoshi, a former medical orderly with the Japanese army, has spoken out this year about what he saw.
Truthout Interviews William Rivers Pitt on Chemical Weapons in Iraq
US soldiers did find chemical weapons in Iraq, but they weren't the weapons we were told about.