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International trade agreements force the U.S. and other participting countries to "harmonize" food and envrironmental safety standards to the lowest common denominator. Often these agreements are negotiated behind closed doors, shutting out Congress and the public, while granting corporations and trade associations a seat at the table. It's no surprise that these agreements give transnational corporations "special rights", allowing companies to challenge individual countries' environmental, worker and food safety laws and regulations.
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"Environment, health, jobs and justice--Who gets to decide?"
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With the passion of a convert, former oil-executive George W. Bush kicked off a multi-state tour on President's Day 2006, barnstorming from Wisconsin to Michigan and Colorado to stump for his new "Advanced Energy Initiative." The blitz followed the President's State of the Union address, in which he said, "Here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world."
Bush went on to promise a 22 percent boost in research at the Department of Energy and other measures to advance clean energy technology, including long-lasting Read more
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May 19, 2006
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NEWS RELEASE
Today, a coalition of thirty-five international organizations
including scientists, environmentalists, trade unionists, biowarfare
experts and social justice advocates called for inclusive public
debate, regulation and oversight of the rapidly advancing field of
synthetic biology - the construction of unique and novel artificial
life forms to perform specific tasks. Synthetic biologists are
meeting this weekend in Berkeley, California where they Read more
NEWS RELEASE
Today, a coalition of thirty-five international organizations
including scientists, environmentalists, trade unionists, biowarfare
experts and social justice advocates called for inclusive public
debate, regulation and oversight of the rapidly advancing field of
synthetic biology - the construction of unique and novel artificial
life forms to perform specific tasks. Synthetic biologists are
meeting this weekend in Berkeley, California where they Read more
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May 17, 2006
If you have children, you may have wondered what would happen if all children were given voting rights to control the spending decisions of the household. What if that were true across the board? What if all children in all households were given the right to vote on what kinds of things their parents spent money on? I'm sure you can imagine some of the obvious results.
Children would vote themselves an endless supply of candy, sugary breakfast cereal, video games, fashionable clothing, swimming pools and basically anything they wanted, despite parents' explanations about the Read more
Children would vote themselves an endless supply of candy, sugary breakfast cereal, video games, fashionable clothing, swimming pools and basically anything they wanted, despite parents' explanations about the Read more
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May 16, 2006
What makes the Internet revolutionary is that it is democratic, open to anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. That could soon change.
As In These Times went to press, the House was setting to vote on the "Communications Opportunity Promotion and Enhancement (COPE) Act of 2006," a bill written by the telephone and cable TV corporations. Among other provisions, the act formally guts what is known as the First Amendment of the Internet"network neutrality." (The Senate will consider a similar bill in late May or early June.)
"Net neutrality ensures that the Read more
As In These Times went to press, the House was setting to vote on the "Communications Opportunity Promotion and Enhancement (COPE) Act of 2006," a bill written by the telephone and cable TV corporations. Among other provisions, the act formally guts what is known as the First Amendment of the Internet"network neutrality." (The Senate will consider a similar bill in late May or early June.)
"Net neutrality ensures that the Read more
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Washington Post
Career appointees at the Department of Agriculture were stunned last week to receive e-mailed instructions that include Bush administration "talking points" -- saying things such as "President Bush has a clear strategy for victory in Iraq" -- in every speech they give for the department.
"The President has requested that all members of his cabinet and sub-cabinet incorporate message points on the Global War on Terror into speeches, including specific examples of what each agency is doing to aid the reconstruction of Iraq," the May 2 e-mail from USDA speechwriter Heather Vaughn
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May 17, 2006
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May 4, 2006
Hindsight is often touted as better than foresight, yet such a truism should not blind us to an imminent threat before it happens. Like someone who takes up with an abusive mate and rationalizes the threat to life and limb until the battering leaves undeniable, indelible scars, there are good reasons right now to expect the worst when it comes to the survival of the free Internet. Now unfolding is a legal-political-corporate plot for turning a vibrant, democratic Internet into a global web of corporate and government deceit. The tell-tale signs exist but as in domestic abuse, the Read more
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