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Saving South Dakota by Ruth Rosen, | October 31, 2006
The contest over the ban is about more than our endless abortion debate—it's about a struggle within the Republican Party itself. read more »A Pro-Woman Stem-Cell Policy by Marcy Darnovsky, | October 26, 2006
There is a crucial person missing in the debate about stem cell research—the woman who donates the eggs. read more »Wal-Mart's Drug Deal by Jeff Milchen and Stacy Mitchell, | October 23, 2006
The media gave Wal-Mart free publicity touting their discounted drugs, but shoppers should check below the headline. read more »Conservative Pickpockets by Robert L. Borosage, | October 11, 2006
Americans have lost more under Bush's policies than they have gained through tax cuts. read more »When Pandering Backfires by Roger Hickey, | October 4, 2006
Why ads praising a prescription drug benefit are working against the politicians who voted for it. read more »The Child Care Crisis by Ruth Rosen, | October 3, 2006
There's a lot of talk about politicians being "family friendly" but both sides are ignoring a major family issue. read more »Bombs And Butter: Your Letters by TomPaine.com Readers, | September 22, 2006
Cervical cancer, government-created fatties and unions; Readers respond in this week's letters. read more »The Face On The Doughnut Hole by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, | September 21, 2006
The Republican Part D disaster is harming America's seniors. Here's one story. read more »Battlefield Cervix by Roheeni Saxena, | September 20, 2006
It's the right vs. sound health policy on HPV immunization to prevent cervical cancer. read more »Facing The Fat by Jeffrey Levi and Laura M. Segal , | September 19, 2006
Our government needs to play a role in fighting obesity and helping our citizens learn to live healthily. read more »
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Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont over GMO Labelling, alternet.org | April 15, 2012
After reading Richard Eskow's article about Goldman Sachs getting a 'pat on the wrist' after committing offences that in the past could have shut them down I couldn't help but draw a link with this article about the influence Monsanto wields over the law more »
Report: Worldwide Opposition to Monsanto Growing, commondreams.org | April 5, 2012
(photo: Alexis Baden-Mayer / Millions Against Monsanto)La Via Campesina, Friends of the Earth International, and Combat Monsanto, the groups who issued more »New Study Finds Skyrocketing Increase in Autism, commondreams.org | March 30, 2012
A just released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that children diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) had a skyrocketing increase of 78% compared to results from a decade ago. more »The GM Debate The US Is Not Having, publicserviceeurope.com | November 13, 2011
The submission by successive US administrations and congress to the GM Lobby, illustrated by silence and suppression of arguments against GM proliferation, is gradually being mirrored in Europe. There is life in the old democracy dog yet, but for how much longer? The EU Commission is trying to dispense with the rule of law. Something the US administration did years ago. more »
Transgenic Cotton Harbours Hidden Dangers, ipsnews.net | October 24, 2011
A disturbing report from Mexico about the out of control spread of Geneticaly Modified species into the food chain. There will be no chances left soon to take a hold of this brewing biological disaster. more »
Health Care: Another One Bites The Dust, Huffington Post | October 15, 2011
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration Friday pulled the plug on a major program in the president's signature health overhaul law – a long-term care insurance plan dogged from the beginning by doubts over its financial solvency. more »Monsanto Herbicide: Why Is Damning Evidence ignored, alternet.org | May 14, 2011
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Lawsuit seeks to invalidate Monsanto’s GMO patents, globalresearch.ca | April 18, 2011
At last a challenge to the Monsanto madness, its been a long time coming.....
“A new invention to poison people … is not a patentable invention.” Lowell v. Lewis, 1817
more »Argentina's Roundup Human Tragedy, i-sis.org.uk | February 5, 2011
According to the US EPA, Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup is “relatively low in toxicity, and without carcinogenic or teratogenic effects.”.
In Argentina science has proven this wrong, and a tragedy has occurred. This is especially important because of the USDA's approval of GM Roundup Ready (RR) Alfalfa for unregulated introduction to the US food chain. more »
TARP expected to cost U.S. only $25 billion, CBO says, The Washington Post | November 30, 2010
The Troubled Assets Relief Program, which was widely reviled as a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street titans, is now expected to cost the federal government a mere $25 billion - the equivalent of less than six months of emergency jobless benefits. more »
