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Could Crowd-Sourced Organic Seed Banks Save Our Agricultural Future?
The world's largest democracy has to do more to beat back the dangers of GMOs, and India's organic seed banks might just be the natural weapon required to defeat …
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Undercover COP
Another year comes and goes and the media again ignores the inaction of the UN Climate Change Conference, this year beset by protests in Warsaw.
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The Workplace Needs to Adapt to People’s Needs
The conventional way we do business crushes workers' lives and community vitality. The democratic workplace provides an alternative, argues Nyala.
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Arizona’s Tenacious Laws Against Sex Workers
US state's initiative that aimed to improve prostitutes' lives has brought “no real reform” as harsh penalties persist.
Taksim Square Protesters Charged With Terrorism, Attempting Coup
Hundreds were indicted in Turkey for participating in the mass movement that started with Gezi Park and evolved into anti-Erdogan protests last summer.
Guantanamo: Twelve Years of US War Crimes
Michael Ratner: Guantanamo camp continues to violate international laws and norms, including fake trials, media blackout on ongoing hunger strikes, and banning public disclosure of torture faced by detainees.
Occupy Offshoot Urges Wall Street to Donate $91 Billion in Bonuses to Victims of Financial Crisis
A spinoff of Occupy Wall Street called The Other 98 Percent has launched a petition calling on employees of Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank …
Poem: Why Worship the Rich?
They have us totally brainwashed, this elite in our land. Keeping them up, and us down, is their predominant plan.
No Peace Through Military Strength: A response to Catherine Ashton’s “To Secure Peace, Be Ready for Battle”
We need to eradicate this skewed defense and security paradigm built upon the belief that peace and security should be pursued through military force.
Snow Job About Israel-Palestine – An Analysis
The real world is much larger. It deserves a bit of effort to get an accurate sense of what is happening to it, and to you.