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Afghans Don’t Like Soybeans, Despite a Big US Push
Washington ignored plentiful warnings that the expenditure of tens of millions of dollars would fail to convince Afghans to embrace protein-rich soy products.
The Mystery of a Ukrainian Army “Defector“
What the Obama administration and most of the mainstream US news media have delivered so far is another example of information warfare, assembling a case to make an adversary …
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Narcissists Gone Wild!
Excessive compensation can ruin a CEO's judgment.
You Can’t Taper a Ponzi Scheme: Time to Reboot
Despite the Dodd-Frank Act, the derivatives pyramid has continued to explode to a notional value now estimated to be as high as $2 quadrillion.
Wishful Thinking About Natural Gas: Why Fossil Fuels Can’t Solve the Problems Created by Fossil Fuels
The increased availability and decreased price of natural gas are likely to lead to an increase in US greenhouse gas emissions.
The Silent Anguish of Pregnant Women Who Struggle With Addiction
The criminalization of pregnancy and the lack of resources available to a vulnerable population struggling with drug addiction exacerbates the problem.
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Exposing Monsanto: Herbicide Linked to Birth Defects – the Vitamin A Connection
Monsanto claims that Roundup poses a low risk to human health, but the company doesn't mention the devastating effect the herbicide has on some enzyme systems present in humans.
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Finance in the United States: Promoting Inequality and Waste
The bloated financial sector in the United States is a major engine of inequality sucking money away from poor and middle income households.
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Does the Powerful Paul Ryan Feel Empathy?
It shouldn't be a surprise that a man with as much wealth and power as Paul Ryan would propose a poverty plan that does very little to fight poverty.
“No Safe Place”: After Deadly Attack on Gaza School, UN Warns 150,000 Seeking Shelter Are at Risk
At least 16 people were killed and more than 200 injured Thursday when a school used as a United Nations shelter came under fire in Gaza.