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USDA Approved Monsanto Alfalfa Despite Warnings of New Pathogen Discovered in Genetically Engineered Crops
Just two weeks before the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) fully deregulated Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa, a senior soil scientist alerted the department about a newly discovered, microscopic pathogen …
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News in Brief: Wisconsin Assembly Representatives Pass Anti-Union Budget in Surprise Vote, and More
Wisconsin Assembly Representatives Pass Anti-Union Budget in Surprise Vote
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“US Uncut” Calls Out Corporate Tax Deadbeats
A few weeks before he died, Howard Zinn had lunch at the Warwick Hotel in Manhattan with New York Times columnist Bob Herbert. Their topic of conversation was, of …
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Broun’s Vitriol Spawns Hate As Constituent Asks Congressman, “Who’s Going To Shoot President Obama?“
This past Tuesday Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) held a town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. During the question and answer session, one constituent asked a particularly outlandish question. …
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At Radio Free Libya, Change Is on the Air
Tobruk, Libya — Before going live for the first time since this eastern Libyan city broke free from Moammar Gadhafi's rule last week, staff members of the local radio …
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Koch Brothers “Prank” No Laughing Matter
Embattled Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came under fire today after news broke about statements he made in a 20-minute phone call from a Boston-area alternative news reporter posing as …
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White House Declares Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
The Obama administration said Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and the Justice Department will no longer support it. The Defense of Marriage Act is a …
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Russ Feingold’s PAC, Progressives United, Working for Campaign Reform
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Monsanto Shifts ALL Liability to Farmers
Farmers like genetically modified (GM) crops because they can plant them, spray them with herbicide and then there is very little maintenance until harvest. Farmers who plant Monsanto's GM …
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Koch Industries Front Group Americans for Prosperity Launches Ad to Support Walker’s Union Busting
As ThinkProgress has reported, the global conglomerate Koch Industries not only helped elect Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), but is the leading force orchestrating his union-busting campaign. Koch gave Walker …