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Monsanto Announces “Global Center” for Developing GMO Corn
Monsanto announced this week that it is opening a new facility in Mexico to research and develop new hybrid types of corn resistant to disease and climate conditions.
Analysis: Government’s New Doctor Payments Website Worthy of a Recall
Charles Ornstein takes a test drive using the federal government's new website for drug and device payments. He finds it virtually unusable.
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Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.9 Percent in September, as Economy Adds 248,000 Jobs
There has been no acceleration in wage growth even as the unemployment rate has fallen.
What’s Behind the Ebola Crises and Are US Americans at Risk?
In an interview with TeleSUR's The Global African, Johns Hopkins Infectious Disease Program co-director Taha E. Taha discusses the roots of the Ebola crisis and what can be done …
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We Can’t Go On Eating Like This
With more of us crowding a warming planet, we need agricultural change.
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Energy Efficient Buildings – Beware Possible Health Risks
Global climate change has been called the biggest global public health threat of the 21st century - and energy efficiency is a key tool in our efforts to reduce …
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Seeds of Greed
You get to reap what Wall Street sows.
Modi and the Environment
India's government has taken a number of actions that dilute the scope of environment-related legislation.
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Noam Chomsky | Facts on the Ground
This cease-fire is just the most recent of a series of agreements reached after each of Israel's escalations in its unremitting assault on Gaza.
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How Privatizing Medical Records Will Harm You
Things like health care, education, roads and even voting systems should never be put in the control of giant corporations that only care about making a buck.