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Sri Lanka Bans Monsanto Herbicide Citing Potential Link to Deadly Kidney Disease
Sri Lanka this week ordered a ban on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's top-selling herbicide Roundup.
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The Woman Who Took Birth Control
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Nukes Now: Obama Worse Than Reagan
Heads-up, veterans of the nuclear freeze movement, anti-Euromissile campaigns and anti-nuke efforts in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Incoming.
Saturated With Oil Money, Texas Legislature Saved Industry From Pollution Rule
The Texas legislature's rush to protect the oil and gas industry reflects a culture in which politics and business are almost inseparable.
Abrupt Climate Change: No Bioperturbation
“Climate change” is not the most critical issue facing society today; abrupt climate change is.
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Remembering Tony Benn
Take a moment, please, to note the passing of a distinguished spokesman for the left, a man both firebrand and gadfly, of whom many Americans have never even heard.
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The Devil—and the Lord—Is in the Details
Military personnel, particularly officers, surrender several Constitutional rights immediately upon becoming members of the armed forces.
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Crowd Control, Political Revolt and the Accumulation of More
Even the teleprompter must know that it is the beast in the belly of the news reports, more of them every day in print and en blog, about income …
Climate Disruption Dispatches, With Dahr Jamail
The reality of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption (ACD) continues to outstrip our ability to model worst-case scenarios, as it is happening so much faster than was ever anticipated. Sixty-three percent …
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Indigenous Voices in Climate Activism: Autonomous or Subjugated?
The voices of First Nations, often key to environmental activism through land right battles, should not be subsumed by other activist groups, says Sara Santiago.