Ralph Nader | Monsanto vs. Freedom of Information Act
Ralph Nader, EcoWatch
Nader writes: "As the FOIA approaches its 50th year, it faces a disturbing backlash from scientists tied to the agrichemical company Monsanto and its allies."
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Ralph Nader, EcoWatch
Nader writes: "As the FOIA approaches its 50th year, it faces a disturbing backlash from scientists tied to the agrichemical company Monsanto and its allies."
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Jessica Valenti | At Bedtime, My Five-Year-Old Daughter Asked Me if Guns Existed 'in Real Life'
Jessica Valenti, Guardian UK
Valenti writes: "How do I tell my daughter that we live in a nation where people's right to own a weapon that kills trumps her right to safety and a life free from fear?"
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Jessica Valenti, Guardian UK
Valenti writes: "How do I tell my daughter that we live in a nation where people's right to own a weapon that kills trumps her right to safety and a life free from fear?"
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NAFTA on Steroids: Consumer Groups Slam the TPP as 12 Nations Agree to Trade Accord
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman writes: "The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations reached an agreement Monday on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the largest regional trade accord in history. The agreement has been negotiated for eight years in secret and will encompass 40 percent of the global economy."
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Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman writes: "The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations reached an agreement Monday on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the largest regional trade accord in history. The agreement has been negotiated for eight years in secret and will encompass 40 percent of the global economy."
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Justice Department Set to Free 6,000 Prisoners, Largest One-Time Release
Sari Horwitz, The Washington Post
Horwitz writes: "The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison - the largest one-time release of federal prisoners - in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug offenders who received harsh sentences over the past three decades, according to U.S. officials."
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Sari Horwitz, The Washington Post
Horwitz writes: "The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison - the largest one-time release of federal prisoners - in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug offenders who received harsh sentences over the past three decades, according to U.S. officials."
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Koch Network Donors Have Already Shelled Out $20 Million to GOP Super Pacs
Peter Stone, Guardian UK
Stone writes: "Conservative mega-donors allied with the sprawling political and fundraising network spearheaded by the billionaire Koch brothers have already contributed at least $20m to a handful of Super Pacs backing Republican presidential candidates."
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Peter Stone, Guardian UK
Stone writes: "Conservative mega-donors allied with the sprawling political and fundraising network spearheaded by the billionaire Koch brothers have already contributed at least $20m to a handful of Super Pacs backing Republican presidential candidates."
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Alone in Alabama: Dispatches From an Inmate Jailed for Her Son's Stillbirth
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "Threatening addicts with imprisonment can be counterproductive, dissuading pregnant women from going to rehab and steering them away from safe medical treatment for their babies, who may themselves be addicted in the womb to their mother's drugs."
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Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "Threatening addicts with imprisonment can be counterproductive, dissuading pregnant women from going to rehab and steering them away from safe medical treatment for their babies, who may themselves be addicted in the womb to their mother's drugs."
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In the Fight to Stop Climate Change, Forests Are a Vital Weapon
Frances Seymour, Guardian UK
Seymour writes: "In addition to mitigating the emissions that cause climate change, conserving tropical forests contributes to development in myriad ways."
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Frances Seymour, Guardian UK
Seymour writes: "In addition to mitigating the emissions that cause climate change, conserving tropical forests contributes to development in myriad ways."
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