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FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon Based on Bad Science, Say Consumer Advocates
The agency's move sets a low bar for future approvals of genetically engineered animals for human consumption.
Pentagon Faces More Scrutiny Over $766 Million Task Force
There are criminal investigations and questions about retaliation against a whistleblower.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Campaign Cashes in on Anti-Refugee Animus
Governor McCrory's campaign is raising funds off his call to close his state's doors to Syrian refugees.
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People Tied Up “Like Animals” on UK Deportation Flights
Commercial contractors routinely belt immigration detainees into restraints so extreme that they are rarely used in prisons.
Five Ways Sanders Could Democratize the Financial Sector That Clinton Won’t Touch
Hillary Clinton wants to simply regulate bad practices, while Bernie Sanders wants to move toward replacing big banks.
Economic Update: Ireland as a Tax Haven
This episode provides updates on immigration, economic alarmists and Ireland as a tax haven.
From Paris to Raqqa
The Paris terror attacks prompt lawmakers on Capitol Hill to take aim at refugees and encryption.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Brutality: “The Violence Is Not New, It’s the Cameras That Are New”
Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses white supremacy and being Black in the US.
Victory: Columbia University Divests $10 Million From Private Prisons
Behind the scenes with the student campaign that forced Columbia University to divest $10 million from private prisons.
There’s No Such Thing as a Climate Change Refugee, but There Ought to Be
The challenges of climate change are not merely technical and economic; they are legal as well.