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New Green Shadow Cabinet Health Council Ready to Solve Nation’s Health Crises
Our nation is failing when it comes to health and health care, and the policies of the Obama administration will make the situation worse. We are headed towards greater …
Playing Politics with Fracking: What’s the Deal with Common Cause and Big Fossil Fuels?
Seemingly neutral NGO Common Cause is hiding its pro-fracking agenda behind more
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Bayer and Syngenta Lobby Furiously Against EU Efforts to Limit Pesticides and Save Bees
New report that links pesticides and declining bee populations is the motivation behind this European campaign.
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Disability Advocates, Nursing Home Industry Battle for Health Care Dollars for Aging, Disabled
Most elderly and disabled people prefer home- or community-based care. It's also cheaper, but state and federal policy often favors the assisted-living industry. Now, activists are speaking up.
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The Worst Congress Money Can Buy
Congress quietly acquiesces as the regulations meant for our safety are whittled away.
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Side Effects – The Humanitarian Consequences of Iran Sanctions
Iran's civilians find themselves in the midst of one of the worst medical supply shortages in the nation's long history.
Poll: Three Out of Four Washington, DC Voters Want to Remove Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Under District Law
Three out of four Washington, D.C. voters would support changing District law to replace criminal penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana with a civil fine similar to …
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Putting Our Money Where Our Hearts Are
“I will give one for defense, but I'm cutting the whole offense budget,” the man said as he dropped one penny into the jar marked “Military” in our Tax …
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Sacrificing Social Security
Seeds of Change: Shifting National Agricultural Policies
The need for us to become the policy-makers to create a just and sustainable food supply chain is urgent, because in the hands of the US government it has …