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Science or Media? The Science Media Centre Spins Pro-GMO Line
A new report commissioned by Prime Minister David Cameron suggests that GMOs have now been shown to be safe and that the UK may need to grow them in …
Global Warming Theory Based on Evidence, Not Belief
Mr. Robock tells Paul Jay he's a skeptic who tries to be critical and then makes conclusions based on the evidence.
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How George W. Bush Screwed This Generation of College Students
Every kid in the US could have a free public college education right now if George W. Bush hadn't been such a war monger.
Racism and Criminalization in the Media
A recent ‘People’ magazine cover sparks consideration of the hiding-in-plain-sight but never-discussed racism that characterizes the United States and the ways US media subtly sustain that racism.
The Bleaching of San Francisco: Extreme Gentrification and Suburbanized Poverty in the Bay Area
San Francisco is experiencing a wave of unprecedented hyper-gentrification and urban removal.
New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program’s Medical Advisory Board Recommends Adding Alzheimer’s Disease to the List of Eligible Conditions
The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program's Medical Advisory Board voted unanimously to add neurodegenerative dementia including Alzheimer's disease to the list of medical conditions eligible for the Medical Cannabis …
Cannabis Saves Infants Life – Science of Weed
Sadie, a 3-month-old infant, experiences severe seizures. Her parents began giving her a medication derived from cannibis.
Gender Equity for Rural Haitian Women: An Interview With Kettly Alexandre of the Peasant Movement of Papay
Haitian activist Kettly Alexandre speaks to advances made over 40 years for women's rights, equity, and an end to violence.
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Koch Brothers, ALEC, Grover Norquist Target Solar Energy
The Koch brothers and large utilities have allied to reverse state policies that favor renewable energy. Environmentalists are pushing back, but the fight is spreading and intensifying.
Henry A. Giroux: Neoliberalism, Democracy and the University as a Public Sphere
Public Intellectual Henry Giroux speaks with Truthout about his new book and its exploration of how neoliberalism forces students into an intellectual and moral dead zone devoid of imagination.