RSN: GOP to Introduce Koch-Funded, Monsanto-Backed, 'Voluntary' GMO Food Labeling Bill, Confront the Narcissistic Nabobs,

Noam Chomsky: 'Eliminate All Nuclear Weapons'

Jane Ayers, Reader Supported News
Excerpt: "The record is hair-raising. There are very high standards worldwide that can't be met, or aren't being met, and there is too much room for human error."
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Leak the CIA Report: It's the Only Way to Know the Whole Truth About Torture
Trevor Timm, Guardian UK
Timm writes: "It's possible the only way the public will ever get to see the entire landmark report is the same way we've learned everything we know about it: if someone leaks it."
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Jim Hightower | Confront the Narcissistic Nabobs
Jim Hightower, AlterNet
Hightower writes: "The powerhouses of Wall Street have tunneled directly into the cloistered backrooms of Washington deal making, extracting trillions of dollars worth of government bailouts, special tax breaks and regulatory favors every year."
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The Rise of the Progressive City
Michelle Goldberg, The Nation
Goldberg writes: "Amid widespread despair about national politics, cities have become new sources of hope."
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Federal Judge Will Order Ohio to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From Other States
Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress
Volsky reports: "Federal judge Timothy Black said on Friday that he will issue a ruling on April 14th striking down Ohio's prohibition against same-sex marriage, the Associated Press reports, though same-sex couples may still not be able to marry in Ohio."
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GOP to Introduce Koch-Funded, Monsanto-Backed, 'Voluntary' GMO Food Labeling Bill
EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) will introduce legislation this month backed by the Grocery Manufactures Association - including biotech giant Monsanto and Koch Industries - that would establish a voluntary labeling system for food made with genetically modified organisms (GMO), according to an industry insider."
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