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All News Articles for 2013-08-14

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
	Colombia's US Embassy Evicts GM Protestors Frank Hammer: GM worker ties himself to a cross to get embassy's attention over GM's unsafe factories, refusal to pay disability claims, and the firing of injured... Read more
	Are the Plants You're Buying to Help Bees Actually Killing Them? New study shows plants sold in retail stores listed as bee-friendly may actually be contaminated with toxic pesticides Read more
	Revealed: Carcinogens in Lac-Mégantic Waters 400,000 Times Govt Limit Groups slam Canadian government for slow response, downplaying environmental impact Read more
	Israeli Students Hired to Blast Out Occupation-Friendly Propaganda Government paying students to defend state online without revealing they are government hires Read more
	Dangerous Operation at Fukushima's Reactor No. 4 Could Ignite "Atomic Chain Reaction" Attempt to remove fuel rods from crippled building could cause "unprecedented" disaster Read more
	Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Sued by Their Torturers Defense contractor's move follows judge's dismissal of victims' charges of war crimes; lawyers say counter-suit is form of 'intimidation and punishment' Read more
	Censorship Backfire: Surge of Interest in Zinn's 'People's History' After revelations former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels sought to ban classic work, public interest soars Read more
	Where Unwelcome White House Petitions 'Go to Die' 'We the People' White House website answers joke petitions, leaves others in the dark Read more
	No Google Privacy? Status Quo for United States of Surveillance Google disclosure just a reminder 'of what we should already know,' says critics Read more
	US Needs More Forthcoming Approach to Iran: Report WASHINGTON - With the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, the United States should take a more flexible approach toward Tehran to increase the chances of a successful resolution of the latter’s nuclear programme, according to a new report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) Read more
	The Effects of Citizens United Are Like Sports Without Rules Major league baseball doesn't let the richest teams bribe umpires to widen the strike zone - and Congress shouldn't let big banks bribe elected representatives to deregulate Wall Street. _____________________ Read more
	Violent Crackdown Against Pro-Democracy Protests in Bahrain A march on the US Embassy in the small Gulf kingdom was designed as cry for support, but will US policy-makers listen? Read more
	'Pools of Blood' in Cairo Streets as Egypt's Military Attacks Sit-Ins Scores reported dead as Egyptian military violently clears pro-Morsi sit-ins with tear gas and gun fire Read more