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It’s Time to Take Back the Organic Community
Citizens and farmers created organics as an alternative to industrial-scale agriculture and food production.
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Instead of Exploiting the Newest Generation of Americans, Let’s Invest in Them
The United States' student loan debt crisis is deforming an entire generation.
Uruguay Releases Regulations for World’s First National Legal Marijuana Market
Consumers Must Choose Between 3 Forms of Access: Domestic Cultivation, Membership Clubs, or Licensed Sales in Pharmacies.
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After Pledge of Sunlight, Gov. Cuomo Officials Keep Their Email in the Shadows
Aides to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are sending emails from private accounts to conduct official business to skirt transparency laws.
Ten Years After Abu Ghraib, Ex-Prisoners Seek Justice in Torture Lawsuit Against US Contractor CACI
An attempt to hold the US contractor CACI International accountable for torture at Abu Ghraib could result in the victims being held liable for legal fees.
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Governments Crushing Their Own
In some developing countries, the police are being used to put down indigenous opposition to the alliance of state and corporate power over resource extraction.
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Botched or Normal? Pathologies of Violence in the Killing State
The appearance of a cruelty-free execution has always been just that: a carefully-crafted appearance.
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US Nearing Approval of Next Generation of Herbicide-Resistant Crops
The implications of the biotechnology revolution in agriculture go well beyond the United States.
Absurd: Colorado Veterans Suffering From PTSD Denied Legal Marijuana in Colorado
Yesterday, a bill failed to pass the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee that would have added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of "debilitating medical …
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Narrative Medicine Isn’t the Same Old Story
Narrative medicine - with its focus on the individual patient as a person with specific pains, pasts, and agency - has become increasingly popular as a pedagogical tool.