Tens of thousands of activists are uniting in a global day of action to “take back the food supply,” in a worldwide March Against Monsanto Saturday. News of the event has gone viral as environmentalists and others opposed to the rampant spread of genetically modified (GM) crops have planned over …
Last week, the Monsanto Company made it very clear that they were under the gun via social media, and they went on the defense, weakly claiming that those who object with their toxic seeds and deadly farming methods were “elitist,” thereby attempting to undermine us as snobbish people who don’t see …
There’s a showdown coming on fracking. And we want your voice to be heard. The Senate Energy Committee needs to hear specific stories from people who are affected by fracking and learn what’s at stake. Tell us your story and we’ll deliver it along with over 15,000 signatures on Wednesday. We’ll …
In a series of prosecutions, precedents are being established for the criminalization of political dissent in America. Last week, Massachusetts high school student Cameron D’Ambrosio was arrested and charged under “terrorism” laws merely for posting lyrics on Facebook that make reference to the Boston Marathon bombings. He faces 20 years …
In a free society the government is transparent and citizens have privacy – in America the situation is reversed. The government is allowed to invoke secrecy whenever it likes as the citizenry gradually lose all their privacy. And now agovernment task force spearheaded by the FBI wants to take what …
A US government task force is seeking to force companies such as Google, Dropbox and Facebook to create backdoors for wiretapping user communications, according to a report published Monday in the Washington Post. According to the Post, the efforts are being driven by the FBI, part of the Obama administration’s Justice Department, …
An unusual crowd was gathered tonight in solidarity, people from all over the world in the most unprecedented way, in one place to watch with great hope the Icelandic election of 2013 . That place was the Internet. We were gathered as one community to watch a small yet powerful …
Shareholders of Abbott Laboratories will vote on whether the manufacturer of Similac, a leading brand of infant formula, should adopt a policy of sourcing ingredients that have not been genetically engineered. The vast majority of corn and soy-based ingredients in processed foods in the U.S., including infant formula, come from genetically …
There used to be momentum privatizing public utilities. But now it’s swinging back to public ownership and control. On part one, Slate columnist Matt Yglesias looks at what it means for the common good.And on part two, Ian Millhiser, Senior Constitutional Policy Analyst for American Progress looks inside what’s now …
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Cleaning out my files and I found this document compiled by my friend Ginger Taylor. 30 studies that show a link between vaccines and autism. 30. 30. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? What you hear on TV, from the CDC, the IOM, the AAP and the NIH is nothing more than eisegesis. …
The Army announced Friday it is suspending its tuition assistance program for soldiers newly enrolling in classes due to sequestration and other budgetary pressures. “This suspension is necessary given the significant budget execution challenges caused by the combined effects of a possible year-long continuing resolution and sequestration,” Paul …
There are radioactive secrets beneath the banks and waters of a north St. Louis County creek that may be linked to a staggering number of cancers, illnesses and birth defects. In four square miles, there are three reported cases of conjoined twins and cancer rates that one data expert …
Teenagers are a good measure of what’s “cool.” Observing which apps they use and how they interact with technology can help the rest of us spot budding trends. And lately it seems teens have grown tired of Facebook. Adam Ludwin recently launched a social photo album app called Albumatic. …
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I became aware of the block and censorship a few days ago, soon after I wrote and published the article: “Ruthless State of the Union: current crime boss speaks.” http://jonrappoport.wordpress.com That article was about Obama, and it was also about every president as far back as Nixon. It mainly …