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Ur-ganic: An Alpine Township Considers Banning Pesticides
Residents of the township of Mals in Italy voted overwhelmingly on September 5 to ban agricultural pesticides to protect the health of residents, the surrounding ecosystem and the integrity …
Women Face a Catch-22 Despite Three-Decade Shift in Gender Roles
Women are now established in the workforce, but are still required to conform to expectations of femininity.
Haitian Tourism Project Leads to Environmental Damage and Community Repression
“Destination lle-a-Vache” is a government-driven tourist project planned for a small island off the northern coast of Haiti.
“Socially Responsible” Capitalism Still Feeds the Disease
Socially responsible investment companies invest heavily in the stock of tech corporations, which have poor human rights records.
Is New Jersey Fudging Its Pension Fund Results to Defuse a Christie Scandal?
Either New Jersey is utterly incompetent at record-keeping, which would be a violation of its fiduciary duty, or something stinks to high heaven.
Governors Behaving Badly Give Their States a Unique Place in American History
As long as there has been politics and money, there has been corruption.
Obama Declares Perpetual War
Obama declared a perpetual war against anyone he wants anywhere in the world, an action that violates the UN Charter.
The Great Avian Die-Off: Two Reports Point to Grim Future for US Birds
Human-made ecological catastrophes could drive half of US bird species to extinction, according to new reports.
Time Is Running Out for Activists to Halt Fracked Gas Pipeline Into New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Unless an extension is granted, concerned citizens have only until September 29 to comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about the Algonquin Pipeline Extension pushing fracked gas through …
At Least Some Unions Step Up for Big Climate March!
New York City and key national unions like the Service Employees International Union and Communication Workers of America are stepping up to support the People's Climate March in NYC …