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The TPP Tries to Put a “No Exit” Sign on America’s Crapified Health Care System by Allowing Medical Procedures to be Patented World-wide
Hundreds of thousands of people increasingly look to medical tourism to exit the brutal and hideously expensive US health care rental extraction device system.
Reporting on a World of Environmental Catastrophes – All in Just One Month
Record-setting droughts and ferocious storms; the poisoning of our food, air and water; the dying off of species; the unearthing and spread of superbugs and diseases; ever-growing piles of …
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Israel’s War on American Universities
Chris Hedges: Israel's heavy-handed reaction to campus organizations is symptomatic of its increasing isolation and concern about waning American support.
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Striking for the Public University
Once hailed as the “Great Equalizer,” public higher education today has arguably become a driver of inequality.
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The Story of Atalissa Highlights America’s Long-Term Care Problem
America's health care system neglects people who require long-term care and denies them the opportunity to lead full, rewarding lives.
United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are “Not Beneficial”
Drug decriminalization rapidly emerging as consensus goal of drug policy, public safety and health stakeholders.
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Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain
Pesticides are part of life in the California's Salinas Valley, “America's Salad Bowl.” But a growing body of research suggests their use is linked to various health problems.
New report: UN stuck in denial over cannabis regulation
The current trend towards legal regulation of the cannabis market has become irreversible and requires an urgent dialogue by UN member states on the best models for protecting people's …
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Honduras: Indigenous Tolupanes Return to Their Territory With IACHR Orders of Protection
Numerous indigenous activists in Honduras have been killed with impunity by gunmen evidently in the pay of large landowners, and in a number of cases there has been evidence …
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Developed Nations Give Up on Stopping Climate Change, Turn to Mitigating Impact, Largely Abandoning Third World
Inu00a0"Windfall," McKenzie Funk writes about those who would make money off of climate change, acknowledging the droll ironies of a society that can profit from its own self-destruction.