Monday, July 7, 2014

MoJo: Are We Making Ebola Worse?



THIS WEEK'S ECONUNDRUM


In a relentless sweep across Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the largest outbreak of Ebola, a virus that causes dramatic internal bleeding and a hasty death, has now claimed 467 lives, from 759 infections, since February.

And now there is a growing consensus that human activity is playing a major role in the initial outbreaks of zoonotic diseases—those that jump between animal and human—like Ebola. To find out how, click here. [READ MORE]
 
The decision in Hobby Lobby wasn't the first case in which the court or one of its justices flubbed the facts. [READ MORE]
 
MOST ACTIVE DISCUSSION
One of the Biggest Opponents of GMO Labeling Is Offering More Non-GMO Products
Cargill believes genetically modified foods are safe, but losing consumers' favor might be a more expensive setback than sticking to its pro-GMO guns. [READ MORE]
 
MORE FROM MOJO
Obama said Wall Street regulator Mary Jo White would be merciless with big banks. Not so much. [READ MORE]

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