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December 13, 2010

Losing Our Moral Compass in Pursuit of Profit, Efficiency

Recently, on a cold morning with a little snow fooling around in the bright air, I was chilled by this sentence in an AP news story: “The idea isn’t to just raise revenue, economists say, but finally to turn Americans into frugal health-care consumers by having them face the full costs of their medical decisions (“Tax Break on Employer Health Plans Targeted” Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP 11/29/

Monsanto’s Glyphosate: Impacts on Human Health and Plant Life — Scientist Warns of Dire Consequences with Widespread Use

The December/January 2010 issue of The Organic & Non-GMO Report featured an interview with Robert Kremer, an adjunct professor in the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri, whose research showed negative environmental impacts caused by glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, which is used extensively with Roundup Ready genetically modified crops.

US life expectancy continues to plummet, but not because of inadequate health care

(NaturalNews) A new report published in the journal Health Affairs says the U.S. has dropped to 49th place in overall life expectancy among the nations of the world. The report blames the nation’s failing health care system and lack of universal health coverage as the culprit. But the true causes of America’s poor health include things like its broken food system, overuse of chemical pesticides, and dependence on pharmaceutical drugs — all of which are poisoning the population and the environment, and lowering lifespans.

Michael Lerner: Why Progressives Should Run Against Obama and “Blue Dogs” in the 2012 Democratic Party Primaries

While making a deal to protect billionaires from $145 billion in taxes that they might otherwise have used to solve pressing domestic problems or to create over 3 million jobs at $30,000/yr., some Democrats and their advisors pointed out that the progressives who dissented from the deal Obama had worked out with the Republican leadership — and which, despite the non-binding vote in the Democratic caucus on Thursday to oppose the deal, is likely to retain most of its giveaways to the rich — had really no place to go in 2012 but to blindly support Obama, so why take seriously all their huffing and puffing about Obama’s list of betrayals

Talk Back – 12/12/10

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A Better World – 12/13/10

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The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour – 12/13/10

Powered by Podbean.com Download this episode (right click and save) My guests are Tom and Diane Vande Burgt. If you want a vivid real-life introduction to what’s the matter with biological psychiatry and better alternatives, this is it. In the first half hour Tom describes what happened to him when …

What Women Must Know – 12/13/10

Powered by Podbean.com Download this episode (right click and save) Astrological Insights – How to Prepare For 2011 With Robert Ayres Robert Ayres brings over 40 years of intensive experience and knowledge to his work. Personal research into the body of knowledge concerning the evolution of human consciousness and the …

The Gary Null Show – 12/13/10 3PM

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The Gary Null Show – 12/13/10

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Wake-Up Call – 12/13/10

Powered by Podbean.com Download this episode (right click and save) The Impoverishment Of America How the Federal Reserve has sold away the wealth of the country in secret to foreign interests. The hokey arguments for the recovery debunked. China overtaking the US economically, especially in technology. Collapsing bond prices continued …

Ask A Vegan! – 12/12/10

Powered by Podbean.com Download this episode (right click and save) Caryn, along with Alan Roettinger talked about people’s confusion regarding soy foods, including which soy foods are healthy and which ones should be used infrequently.  Caryn discussed a listener’s request for tofu scramble recipes.  They talked about things to keep in mind when …

The Lifeboat Hour – 12/12/10

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