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It’s Not a Free Trade Deal and Michael Froman Wants to Take Food Choices Away From Individuals
“We're not trying to force anybody to eat anything ... we do feel like the decision as to what is safe should be made by science,” said Froman.
Call Congress to Oppose Back-Room Wall Street Deal
Activists have been fighting on two fronts to protect hard-won provisions of the Dodd-Frank financial reform act.
Report Finds That Burger King “Inversion” Will Allow Company to Dodge $400 Million to $1.2 Billion in US Taxes Over Four Years
The report also reveals that Burger King's largest shareholders could save as much as $820 million in capital gains taxes because of the way the company has structured the …
From South America to Africa, “Capitalist” Solutions to Climate Change Seen as Path to Catastrophe
Nnimmo Bassey says the carbon trading included in the draft agreement could increase deforestation, displace farmers and contribute to the food crisis in Africa.
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How the President Who Pledged to Banish Nuclear Weapons Is Enabling Their Renewal
Nuclear abolition itself is being abolished.
Brazilian Indigenous Leader: Carbon Trading Scheme “REDD” a False Solution to Climate Change
The controversial carbon trading scheme known as REDD has set off protests in the global south.
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“These Are Crimes”: New Calls to Prosecute Bush Administration as Senate Report Reveals Brutal CIA Torture
So far no one involved in the CIA interrogation program has been charged with a crime except the whistleblower John Kiriakou.
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Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government – or From a Corporation?
When water is corporatized, injustice tends to flow freely.
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Addressing Climate Change Requires Real Solutions, Not Blind Faith in the Magic of Markets
There are hopes that pricing and selling carbon just might be the magic bullet to solve the crisis, while at the same time generating lucrative returns for investors.
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Twenty Key Findings From the Senate Report on CIA Torture
The report paints a portrait of the CIA as an agency gone rogue.