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Five Ways the FDA Has Failed Consumers on Genetically Engineered Foods
Revolving door policy and lax to no regulation are a win for Monsanto and a loss for everyone else.
Closing Cages: People Power Helps Stop Youth Incarceration
With the number of youth behind bars at an all-time low, are more youth jails really necessary?
Will the Next Pope Embrace Liberation Theology?
The conventional answer would be: fat chance. But maybe there is a chance.
Uprooting Racism in the Food System: African Americans Organize
A shovel overturned can flip so much more than soil, worms, and weeds.
Progressives Stop Obama from “Going to China”: A Thought Experiment
Could progressives have changed these dim prospects by using their vote more effectively?
Fear, Corporate Profiteering, and Government Expansion of the Security Surveillance State on the US Borderland
Private security companies are making a profit from turning the US/Mexico border into a military zone. Mark Karlin reports.
The US Military, Green Energy and the SPIDERS at Pearl Harbor
Andrew DeWit outlines and analyzes the US Military's latest green energy program.
Job Growth Picks Up Steam in February
Employment rates of workers without high school degrees are near pre-recession levels.
Profiting From Genocide: The World Bank’s Bloody History in Guatemala
Report: The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank supported genocide in Guatemala.
Mission Unaccomplished: Why the Invasion of Iraq Was the Single Worst Foreign Policy Decision in American History
The saddest truth, says Van Buren, is that when the US marks the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we still don't get it.