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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 Monsanto, the Court and the Seeds of Dissent Posted by lauren on 19 February, 2013 George Kimbrell Debbie Barker On Tuesday, attorneys for the largest agrochemical corporation in the world, Monsanto, will present arguments before the Supreme Court asserting the company's rights to the generations of seeds that naturally reproduce from its genetically modified strains. Bowman vs. read more The Wrecking Crew Is Winning Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 Robert Borosage Congress is taking this week off on the first of their spring breaks. read more Wall Street’s Misdeeds Cost Trillions, But It’s Main Street Who’s Getting Nickel-and-Dimed Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 Richard Eskow Take a look at these two sentences: “(I)f losses from the 2007- 2009 crisis were to reach similar levels (as they did in previous recessions) … losses could exceed $13 trillion.” Government Accountability Office “You would think that any regulation that could affect a major part of the economy and cost industry and/or consumers millions of dollars to comply with would be based on rigorous and consistent economic analysis.” David C. Johns, Heritage Foundation read more 'The Feminine Mystique': Remembering a Landmark Book 50 Years Later Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 Annie Laurie Gaylor Tuesday, Feb. 19, marks the half-century anniversary of the publication of a book that changed women’s lives. The book was “The Feminine Mystique,” written by Smith College graduate Betty Friedan. read more Did Horsemeat Leave a Bad Taste in Your Mouth? Posted by lauren on 19 February, 2013 Lasse Bruun Over the past couple of weeks the 'horsemeat scandal' has topped news headlines, revolted consumers and forced retailers and producers to come clean and revise their supply chains. read more How to Gain Expertise in Recognizing Torture: Go to Law School Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 Tom Engelhardt There was a scarcely noted but classic moment in the Senate hearings on the nomination of John Brennan, the president’s counterterrorism “tsar,” to become the next CIA director.  When Senator Carl Levin pressed him repeatedly on whether waterboarding was torture, he ended his reply this way: “I have a personal opinion that waterboarding is reprehensible and should not be done.  And again, read more Playing Golf While the Planet Burns Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 Medea Benjamin In parallel universes, President Obama spent his Sunday playing golf at an exclusive Florida gated community while 50,000 Americans poured into Washington DC, calling on the absent president to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline and stand up to Big Oil.  In an inspiring rally, indigenous women from the United States and Canada told the crowd how the tar sands and its infrastructure—from Northern Alberta where the oil is extracted to Texa read more Immigration Reform Set to Boost Business, Undermine Rights Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 Michelle Chen A protestor is taken away by Capitol police during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform' on February 13, 2013 in Washington D.C. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images).After years of Congressional silence on immigration, Washington is finally stirring toward legislative reform, driven by Democrats and Republicans angling for Latino and Asian votes. read more The New Know Nothing Party and the High Price of Willful Ignorance Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 John Atcheson Ignorance: The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed. Here in the 21st Century the Republicans have become the new Know Nothing Party.  Just as the original Know Nothings employed fear, bigotry, ignorance and hate to motivate its base, so too does the Republican Party. Look at the litany of the new Know Nothing’s commitment to willful ignorance.  read more Decolonize the Consumerist Wasteland: Re-imagining a World Beyond Capitalism and Communism Posted by jon on 19 February, 2013 Arundhati Roy Here in India, even in the midst of all the violence and greed, there is still hope. If anyone can do it, we can. We still have a population that has not yet been completely colonized by that consumerist dream.(Photo: Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom) read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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