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Spooky Business: A New Report on Corporate Espionage Against Non-Profits

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November 20, 2013
Center for Corporate Policy
Giant corporations are employing highly unethical or illegal tools of espionage against nonprofit organizations with near impunity, according to a new report by Essential Information. The report, titled Spooky Business, documents how corporations... Read more

Take Action Tell Washington State's Attorney General: Investigate the GMA's Money Laundering Scheme, Don't Punish Moms!

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50 Industry Groups Form a New Alliance to Manipulate Public Opinion About Junk Food, GMOs, and Harmful Additives

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May 29, 2013
http://www.mercola.com/ by Dr. Mercola
If you think it's tough sorting truth from industry propaganda and lies, get ready for even tougher times ahead. More than 50 front groups, working on behalf of food and biotechnology trade groups”•Monsanto being the most prominent”•have formed a... Read more

The Fossil Fuel Resistance

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April 11, 2013
Rolling Stones by Bill Mckibben
As the world burns, a new movement to reverse climate change is emerging - fiercely, loudly and right next door Read more

GAP Sues FDA for Wrongful Withholding of Animal Drug Data

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December 5, 2012
Food Integrity Campaign
(Washington, DC) - The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to withhold agency data regarding the sale of antibiotics for use in food animals is unlawful, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) said in a lawsuit filed today. Read more

Sabotaging Montana's Campaign Finance Legacy

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July 9, 2012
Nation of Change by Jim Hightower
As a Montana newspaper editorial succinctly put it: "The greatest living issue confronting us today is whether the corporations shall control the people or the people shall control the corporations." Read more

What the Supreme Court Decision Means for Integrative Medicine

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July 3, 2012
Alliance For Natural Health
To everyone's surprise, John Roberts, chief justice of the Supreme Court, didn't exactly approve or disapprove of Obama's healthcare law. He simply rewrote important parts of it and then approved it. So what do these changes mean for integrative... Read more

Most Wanted

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June 1, 2012
Global Watch
Corporations carry out some of the most horrific human rights abuses of modern times, but it is increasingly difficult to hold them to account. Economic globalization and the rise of transnational corporate power have created a favorable climate... Read more

Campaign Cash Is the Gift that Keeps on Giving

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June 15, 2012
Common Dreams by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
If you're visiting a candidate this summer and looking for a thoughtful house gift, might we suggest a nice Super PAC? Thanks to the Supreme Court and Citizens United, they're all the rage among the mega-wealthy. All it takes is a little paperwork... Read more

FDA: High-Fructose Corn Syrup Will Not be Called 'Corn Sugar'

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May 31, 2012
Grist by Twilight Greenway
There has been a lot of back and forth about real and perceived differences between sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) over the years - including here at Grist, where Tom Laskawy has explored the contentious topic at length. Read more
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