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Cotton, Cashmere, Chemicals – What Really Goes Into Making Your Clothes?
Manufacturers are paying increased attention to hazardous substances in our wardrobe.
Bee Crisis: More Than 40 Percent of Honey Bee Colonies Lost
Neonicotinoids are increasingly suspected of contributing to the massive losses in the number of bees, even as industry has attempted to blame mites and other things.
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Not Lovin’ It: Thousands Storm McDonald’s Head Quarters to Protest Low Wages
The protest comes on the heels of the largest-ever strike against the fast food industry in April.
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Commentary: Insurers Backed Obamacare, Then Undermined It; Now They’re Profiting From It
Playing all sides of the street on Obamacare.
Hey Chevron, Oil and Democracy Don’t Mix
After Chevron spent more than $3 million to elect Richmond, California, municipal officials, shareholders may call a halt.
Toward a Better Food System: Empowering Communities and Regulating Corporations
How we have landed ourselves with a global food system that generates hunger alongside of obesity, and what can we do about it?
What Is LuxLeaks and Why Are Journalists Being Charged?
It is a positive step that from the LuxLeaks scandal there has been European government concern over companies paying next to nothing in tax evasion schemes.
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Can Agroecology Save Us From “Scorched-Earth” Agriculture?
The impetus could hardly be more pressing.
Obama to Visit Nike to Promote the TPP. Wait, Nike? Really?
In Nike President Obama may well have found the perfect company to visit to promote yet another job-destroying, billionaire-enriching trade deal.
The New Corrupt Elite That Is Running Our Economy
The buck stops nowhere.