All News Articles for 2014-11-12
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Food Safety Advocates Cheer Launch of Landmark GMO Safety Study Multi-year study will investigate safety of GMO corn, glyphosate Read more |
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Palm Oil Development Fueling Demise of Biodiversity 'Crown Jewel': Report Multinational snack companies at risk of contributing to destruction of one of the most 'biodiverse ecosystems documented by science' Read more |
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'Pathetic' 'Absurd' and 'Insanely Dumb': Top Democrat Pushes for Senate Vote to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is being roundly criticized for trying to prove her big oil credentials during a contentious runoff election by pushing for a vote on the controversial tar sands pipeline Read more |
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New Signs Suggest Sanders Preparing 'A Serious Campaign' for 2016 Independent taps long-time friend, high-level strategist to coordinate possible challenge to Hillary Clinton Read more |
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Ahead of Grand Jury Announcement, Are Ferguson Police 'Getting Ready for War'? Chris Hayes examines preparations by local police, the state government, and the military Read more |
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With Day of Action, Hundred Thousand Nurses Declare: 'Our Safety is Not Negotiable' U.S. hospital lapses in Ebola care highlight ongoing risk to all health care workers and patients, charge nurses Read more |
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Deaths of Over a Dozen Women at 'Sterilization Camp' in India Spark Protests At least 12 women dead, scores remain hospitalized in Chhattisgarh state after operations that may have involved dirty instrutments Read more |
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Could Student Massacre Be 'Watershed Moment' for Mexico? In southern state of Guerrero, where student-teachers disappeared, demonstrators set fire to governing party headquarters amid ongoing protests Read more |
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Indicating Split, FCC Head Declares 'Independence' from Obama's Net Neutrality Stance FCC chair Tom Wheeler meets with Internet industry heads hours after Obama voices support for net neutrality Read more |
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US: 'No Nation Is Perfect.' 'We Crossed the Line.' (But Don't Expect Accountability for Legacy of Torture) Despite earlier indications, White House tells panel in Geneva that U.S. will abide by UN Convention Against Torture... for the most part Read more |
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US and Western Allies Turn Backs On Refugee Crisis in Syria and Iraq As UN criticizes international community for hardening towards the plight of Iraqi and Syrian people, critics of war say US is particularly to blame Read more |
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As TPP Trade Talks Miss Third Deadline, Opponents Claim Momentum WASHINGTON - For the third year in a row, government negotiators for 12 Pacific Rim countries have missed an internal deadline to reach agreement on a controversial U.S.-led trade deal. And though negotiators for the accord, known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), say the process is nearing... Read more |
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US/China Emission Targets Should 'Be Floor, Not Ceiling' of Climate Action Agreement announced in Beijing is a positive sign, say campaigners, but "a drop in the ocean" compared to what's need from the world's two largest polluters Read more |