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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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Los Angeles County Registrar Says “No” to Internet Voting, but “Yes” to Unverifiable Touch-Screen Voting for New Election System
Nation's largest voting jurisdiction plans to design system for L.A., sell it to other counties in state, country.
Sandra Steingraber’s War on Toxic Trespassers
How dangerous chemicals and fracking contaminate our land, our health and the energy debate.
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Exploding the Debt Threshold Myth
Austerity, it turns out, only works if you don't know how to use an Excel spreadsheet.
Dance of the Honey Bee
Bill McKibben narrates a documentary looking at the beautiful and vital role honey bees play in preserving life.
Big Commodity Traders Pocketed $250 Billion Profit
Economist Gerald Epstein: New FT investigation says big commodity traders earned more profit than banks or auto.
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 …
Animated Video Shows Dangers of Tar Sands Oil
The Dirtiest Oil on Earth features animated run-down on dangers of tar sands crude and pipelines that transport it.
Does High Public Debt Stifle Economic Growth?
New study refutes Reinhart and Rogoff analysis that underpins austerity policy around the world; shows no relation between debt and lack of growth.
How Much Unemployment Did Reinhart and Rogoff’s Arithmetic Mistake Cause?
That's the question millions will be asking when they see the new paper by my friends at the University of Massachusetts, Thomas Herndon, Michael Ash, and Robert Pollin.