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Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is a Seed
‘The Seed Underground’ is a love letter to the quiet revolutionaries who are saving our food heritage.
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Fracking Free Speech
The gagged townspeople of Sanford, New York are suing their town board over the infringement of their First Amendment rights.
Experts Challenge Findings in Florida’s Statewide Task Force Report on Prescription Drugs Abuse and Newborns
Today, four leading experts in law, medicine, and addiction treatment, Robert G. Newman, MD, MPH, Lynn M. Paltrow, JD, Sharon Stancliff, MD, FAAFP and Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, …
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Open Letter on Guantanamo Hunger Strike Released
We are writing to express the deep concerns of Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) regarding the hunger strike of the detainees at the detention center at Guantánamo Bay. While …
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Farmers and Consumers vs. Monsanto: David Meets Goliath
Thousands of farmers across the nation fight against Monsanto's GM crops and corporate mentality.
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Social Security Cuts: More Than Money At Stake
The Obama administration threatens to cut social security benefits under the failed idea that the program is not as important today as it was under FDR.
Supply Chain Problems Hitting Hospitals Near You
Recent report on massive drug shortages in hospitals around the country reveals corporate greed is more valued than the health of patients.
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What Immigration Could Mean for American Workers
The question is whether itu2019s a good deal for American workers.
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Shot, Then Shut Out
The nation finally took notice of Chicagou2019s epidemic of gun violence after 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was fatally shot January 29.
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Efforts to Deliver “Kill Shot” to Paid Sick Leave Tied to ALEC
Advocates have helped pass paid sick days laws in cities like San Francisco, Washington DC, Seattle and Portland, but big business has been pushing back.