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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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April 11, 2007
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April 10, 2007
After fighting for more than two years to get fast-food giant McDonald's to pay better wages to workers who pick the tomatoes for the corporations burgers, the workers scored a victory today.
With the arrival of the 2007 McDonald's Truth Tour in Chicago just days away, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), McDonald's and its suppliers announced an agreement that guarantees McDonald's will pay a penny more per pound to workers harvesting tomatoes for the company.
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With the arrival of the 2007 McDonald's Truth Tour in Chicago just days away, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), McDonald's and its suppliers announced an agreement that guarantees McDonald's will pay a penny more per pound to workers harvesting tomatoes for the company.
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April 10, 2007
On Monday, April 9, 2007, the Boston Herald reported that the US military had announced the Easter weekend deaths of 10 more American soldiers, including six killed on Sunday. The Associated Press reports that, since the war began in March 2003, over 3,000 members of the US military have been killed in Iraq, as of April 8, 2007.
The military reported the deaths of four more US soldiers on Tuesday.
Its nearly impossible to estimate the number of deaths of civilians in Iraq, but the Herald reports that at least 47 people were killed or found dead in violence on Read more
The military reported the deaths of four more US soldiers on Tuesday.
Its nearly impossible to estimate the number of deaths of civilians in Iraq, but the Herald reports that at least 47 people were killed or found dead in violence on Read more
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April 6, 2007
"News Dissector" Danny Schechter edits MediaChannel.org, where this article first appeared. His film "In Debt We Trust http://www.indebtwetrust.com/ ," is now in release. Comments to Dissector@mediachannel.org
Well over a year ago, I wrote an article for Harvard's journalism journal Nieman Reports complaining about deeply flawed media coverage of credit and debt issues in America.
"There is a credit divide in America that fuels our economic divide," I wrote, warning of a potential economic implosion because so many Read more
Well over a year ago, I wrote an article for Harvard's journalism journal Nieman Reports complaining about deeply flawed media coverage of credit and debt issues in America.
"There is a credit divide in America that fuels our economic divide," I wrote, warning of a potential economic implosion because so many Read more
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March 30, 2007
More than three billion people in the world are being condemend to a premature death from hunger and thirst. It is not an exaggeration; this is rather a conservative figure. I have meditated for quite a long time on that after the meeting held by President Bush with the US automakers.
The sinister idea of turning foodstuffs into fuel was definitely established as the economic strategy of the US foreign policy on Monday, March 26th last.
A wire service story issued by the AP literally reads:
'WASHINGTON (AP), March 26 - President Bush touted the benefits Read more
The sinister idea of turning foodstuffs into fuel was definitely established as the economic strategy of the US foreign policy on Monday, March 26th last.
A wire service story issued by the AP literally reads:
'WASHINGTON (AP), March 26 - President Bush touted the benefits Read more
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March 21, 2007
On Sunday, March 18, Sheldon Rampton and I wrote "Iraq: Why Won't MoveOn Move Forward?", an article now widely circulated online. It has helped to focus debate on whether the Democratic Party is really attempting to end the war in Iraq, or is content to simply manage the war for supposed electoral advantage in 2008.
The liberal advocacy group MoveOn has 3.2 million members. Yesterday MoveOn misleadingly claimed that the results from their recent member survey showed overwhelming support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill on Iraq. "The results are in from our poll on whether to Read more
The liberal advocacy group MoveOn has 3.2 million members. Yesterday MoveOn misleadingly claimed that the results from their recent member survey showed overwhelming support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill on Iraq. "The results are in from our poll on whether to Read more
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March 21, 2007
The most outspoken critics of the $124 billion wartime spending bill in the House are facing withering support in their fight to defeat it.
Some anti-war activists assailed MoveOn.org's approach to the Iraq bill, alleging that the organization had used a skewed poll to conclude that 85 percent of its members backed the measure.
California Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Lynn Woolsey said that many of their liberal colleagues were caving under pressure from Democratic leaders who, according to at least one congressman, have threatened to block requests for new funds Read more
Some anti-war activists assailed MoveOn.org's approach to the Iraq bill, alleging that the organization had used a skewed poll to conclude that 85 percent of its members backed the measure.
California Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Lynn Woolsey said that many of their liberal colleagues were caving under pressure from Democratic leaders who, according to at least one congressman, have threatened to block requests for new funds Read more
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April 5, 2007
Dear Organic Consumer,
It's time to bridge the divide between
the peace movement and the climate action movement!
For far too long, our groups have been
working on one or the other of these issues, but now is the time to acknowledge
the ways in which
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April 4, 2007
From CommonDreams.org
CONTACT: The Free Press
Art Brodsky, Public Knowledge, (202) 518-0020
Craig Aaron, Free Press, (202) 265-1490
WASHINGTON - With the Federal Communications Commission about to conduct a multibillion-dollar spectrum auction, a coalition of consumer and media policy groups is seeking rules to maximize competition for wireless broadband.
At a press conference Thursday and in new filings with the FCC, the groups - which include Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Free Read more
CONTACT: The Free Press
Art Brodsky, Public Knowledge, (202) 518-0020
Craig Aaron, Free Press, (202) 265-1490
WASHINGTON - With the Federal Communications Commission about to conduct a multibillion-dollar spectrum auction, a coalition of consumer and media policy groups is seeking rules to maximize competition for wireless broadband.
At a press conference Thursday and in new filings with the FCC, the groups - which include Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Free Read more
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