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Mindfulness Meditation Physically Changes the Brain
While practitioners have long touted the emotional and physical benefits of meditation, a new study has shown that the effects are in their mind - literally.
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Bad? Suffering From Youthful Tendency Disorder? Lost Children in a Lost Society
In Crystal T. Laura's new book, “Being Bad,” William Ayers reflects on how the school-to-prison pipeline actually functions.
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Dahr Jamail | Extinction Rate Rivals That of Dinosaurs, 2014 Likely Hottest Year Ever
The earth's sixth mass extinction event could already be unfolding.
Truthout Interviews Maryam Henein on Ending Industrialized Farming
Truthout contributor Maryam Henein talks about a UN report that advocates an end to industrialized farming.
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Big Changes in Fine Print of Some 2015 Obamacare Plans
Consumers have until Dec. 15 to switch plans before they are automatically re-enrolled.
Granger Danger
Resistance to Big Agriculture's agenda is creating a rift between old and new members of the Grange, a US civic institution for farmers.
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Forgetting the Lesson of Cypherpunk History: Cryptography Is Underhanded
To acquire market share, high-tech companies know they don't necessarily have to offer genuine security - just an impression of it.
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Ebola-Like Public Health Crises Highlight Need for Improved Medicare-for-All Model, Failures of ACA For-Profit “Market-Driven” Insurance Model
Affordable Care Act: prescription for decreasing coverage, increasing cost.
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How We “Blew It” on Obamacare
No one would have to worry about dealing with a greedy for-profit health insurance company ever again if Democrats had pushed for single payer.
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Handing More Control to Patients Could Just Be Cost-Cutting in Disguise
In the public consciousness at least, it seems the NHS must remain outside the whims of party politics.