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The HACCP system was developed by former Monsanto lobbyist Michael Taylor, which is no surprise in light of his pro-industry initiatives while working at the government. Taylor facilitated...

Metal Shards and Much Worse In Your Food? What Happens When the Food Industry Regulates Itself

In a move that may prove deadly for workers and consumers, the federal government is washing its...

9) The military will courtmartial Christian soldiers who don’t hide their beliefs. A rumor rapidly spread through the Christian right, with the help of Fox News and Breitbart News, that the military...

10 Ridiculous Christian Right Prophesies

From Pat Robertson's election predictions to the entire Christian right freaking out about gay marriage, here are 10 prophesies that didn't come true.
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7. Gestation crates
Why it's a problem: The sows that breed the hogs confined in US factory farms spend nearly their entire lives stuffed into crates "so small the animals can't even turn...

7 Dangerous Food Practices Banned in Europe But Just Fine in America.

Want some arsenic with your sandwich?

Last week, the European Commission voted to place a two-year moratorium on most uses...

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The Innocence Project works with local lawyers, and Morton was fortunate that John Raley, a highly regarded civil litigator in Houston, agreed to represent him pro bono.

Morton’s new...

Reversal of Fortune: A Prosecutor on Trial

Even when prosecutors engage in strikingly unethical behavior, they are rarely sanctioned for it, much less criminally charged. Could the case of Ken...

Anger on streets as Bangladesh building toll passes 300

By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh textile workers vented their anger on Friday, burning cars and clashing with...

Bangladesh Disaster: Who Pays the Real Price of Your Shirt?

Seven hundred workers have died in factory fires in Bangladesh since 2005, including the 112 who burned to death or jumped to their...

We just lost another great artist, Richie Havens.

I have said about others, like Gil Scott-Heron, that to be able to entertain and educate is the most glorious accomplishment a musician can...

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It’s adolescent and stupid to reply to someone’s criticism of something you said by saying, “Well, what about what YOU said”, as if one balances the other or voids the...

By: DSWright Wednesday March 20, 2013 4:57 am

Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young

http://news.firedoglake.com/2013/03/20/dying-iraq-war-veteran-writes-last-letter-to-bush-and-cheney/

As we mark...

This is a musical mélange without a theme; still (very) tasty - but less filling.


A reminder of Brazil’s recent Carnival.

Dende & Hahahaes
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Elizabeth Warren Slams Federal Regulators Over Bank Money Laundering

On Thursday, the Senate held a hearing to ask federal regulators why they are not stopping banks from allowing money...

Breitbart's Legacy: Self-Immolating Conservative Media

Last week, the Boston Phoenix published a fabulous long read on Nadia Naffe, James O'Keefe, and the slimy underbelly of conservative...

Why care...

Detachment is a useful ability necessary to be able to do work that can be emotionally draining.

For example, an air traffic controller “pushing tin”, working arrivals, saying in a...

One of the more knowledgeable reporters about the financial workings of WS and government.

Sequestration Cuts Crisis Makes Me Want to Strangle Both Sides
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Five More States Consider ‘Ag Gag’ Laws Making It Illegal to Report Factory Farm Abuses

Since trespassing is already illegal, ag gag laws can only have one clear motive: to punish whistleblowers,...

Seafood Fraud Abounds in the United States (Video)

Behold another example of the collapse of U.S. regulatory structure: One of the largest seafood fraud investigations in the world found that...

This Supreme Court Case Could Give Corporations Even More Power to Screw Consumers

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court will hear a case that has the potential to give big corporations free rein to...

By: DSWright Friday

Gary Gensler, the head of the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC), has made a pretty depressing admission to the BBC. During an interview on one of the greater...

Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new west Texas mission parish.

He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day...

New Proof That JPMorgan Lied To Customers. Why No Criminal Charges?

When an independent analysis of JPMorgan Chase exposed “serious flaws” in the company’s home loans, it did what Wall Street does...

Exxon, Chevron Made $71 Billion Profit In 2012 As Consumers Paid Record Gas Prices

By Rebecca Leber on Feb 1, 2013

While 2012 might not be a banner year for Big Oil profits, it wasn’t a bad...