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2013 National Drug Strategy Released – Health Rhetoric Doesn’t Match “Lock ‘em Up” Reality
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (more commonly known as the Drug Czar's office; ONDCP) released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy today. The strategy has …
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Senators Propose Federal Legislation to Label GMO Food
The legislation is the first national labeling bill to be introduced in Congress since 2010.
Thom Hartmann on the News: Criminalizing Immigration, Florida Rejects Medicaid Funding, and More
Thom Hartmann on the News
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First “Ag-Gag” Prosecution: This Utah Woman Filmed a Slaughterhouse from the Public Street
The first law suit under the new ALEC backed Ag-Gag bill is underway in Utah, targeting a woman who filmed abuses at a near by slaughterhouse.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Pushes for Unnecessary Tanks Despite Sequester Cuts, and More
In today's On the News segment: The wealth gap has become increasingly racialized, and more.
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How Big Pharma Is Killing Americans
While drug companies have been largely able to get away with robbing Americans left and right for the past several decades, more and more people are speaking up about …
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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.