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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com Thousands Call on FDA to Stop Turning a Blind Eye to Antibiotics Squandered in Animal Feed Posted by andrea on 8 December, 2012 David Wallinga A week ago with most of us still digesting election results—and our turkey—a critical deadline passed in the struggle to convince the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pull back the cloak of ignorance around how antibiotics are being fed or given to pigs, chickens, turkeys and cattle in animal agriculture. read more Revealed: Wall Street Journal More Interested in Caviar and Foie Gras Than Employee-owned Firms Posted by lauren on 8 December, 2012 Gar Alperovitz Social pain, anger at ecological degradation and the inability of traditional politics to address deep economic failings has fueled an extraordinary amount of practical on-the-ground institutional experimentation and innovation by activists, economists and socially minded business leaders in communities around the country. read more The High Price of Excessive and Stressful Work Posted by lauren on 8 December, 2012 César Chelala When Luo Yang, who was in charge of research and development on the J-15 carrier-based fighter jet, died of a heart attack on November 25, he was under extreme stressful work conditions. He died on the day that the J-15 had completed a successful landing on the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier. read more 4 Ways to Leap the “Fiscal Cliff” to a Better U.S.A. Posted by lauren on 8 December, 2012 Sarah van Gelder Feeling panicked about the so-called “fiscal cliff?” Don’t be. At worst, if would be more of a “ramp” than a cliff, since effects would be spread out over time. read more Fracking for Foreigners? New Report from Feds Backs More Natural Gas Exports Posted by lauren on 8 December, 2012 Mary Bottari How times have changed. Ten years ago the United States was looking at importing natural gas via massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, yet to be built. Now the country appears to be getting ready to significantly increase exports of LNG. read more Capturing the Multinational Dragons’ Gold Posted by andrea on 8 December, 2012 Polly Cleveland As medieval dragons do, the dragon in the Beowulf epic sleeps on a pile of gold. With magic sword and shield, Beowulf kills the dragon and, mortally wounded, distributes the gold to his grateful people. Today’s multinational dragons sleep not on gold, but on hoards of cash. Meanwhile little firms—the true “job creators”—perish for want of cash. We don’t need to assault the dragons; we do need to tear away the tax privileges on which they depend. read more This Time, Trust Anonymous WMD Claims–They've Got 'Specific Intelligence' Posted by andrea on 8 December, 2012 Peter Hart The message could hardly be clearer: According to U.S. intelligence, Syrian government could very well be preparing to use chemical weapons to put down the long and bloody rebellion against ruler Bashar al-Assad. That was the signal from the TV networks and other major media. Should anyone believe they're right?   read more Declare Your Human Rights. Demand the Robin Hood Tax Posted by andrea on 8 December, 2012 Donna Smith Monday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day, and we here in the United States have plenty to worry about.  Though we join other nations in marking the 64th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations’ International Declaration of Human Rights, we also have plenty of our residents living without those basic human rights we committed to with so many others around the world back in 1948. read more Low-Wage Workers Rising Up in New York City Posted by jon on 7 December, 2012 Peter Rugh Labor rally at New York’s Times Square, including fast food workers, iron workers, carpenters and others, on December 6. (Flickr/©Stephanie Keith)The line typically forms at the door of this Wendy’s in Downtown Brooklyn during lunch hour. Not today. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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