USDA releases final GMO labeling standards
"Most studies have shown that consumers expect highly processed ingredients to be labeled and many food manufacturers want to provide that information."
Research expedition discovers extensive emissions of methane from bottom of Baltic Sea
The research project aimed "to expand knowledge about methane and its sources and sinks in the oxygen-free environments in the deeper parts of the Baltic Sea."
Trump’s Election-Fraud Big Lie assaults everyone’s voting rights, mandating punitive laws against sedition
If a “loser” can offset his loss with lying bluster, then elections are mere puppet shows – and democracy withers.
Two massacres? Disturbing accusations in the wake of Kabul airport bombings
The attacks were used by interventionist pundits in English speaking countries as an excuse to postpone the end of the almost 20 year NATO occupation.
My Pick for the Next Speaker of the US House
While the Speaker of the House doesn't actually have to be a member of Congress, why don't we choose someone like a kindergarten teacher, a minimum-wage worker, or organic farmer to run the show? They might be exactly who is needed.
Spain to ban plastic wrap for fruits and veggies
The plastic waste used to wrap fruits and vegetables has been opposed by environmental groups both in Spain and abroad.
Feeling the “pulse of Europe,” tens of thousands are protesting to save the E.U.
Demonstrators say their first taste of activism for the French election has inspired them to carry on.
To Ola Bini, a political prisoner caught up in the Assange debacle
My Swedish friend is sitting in a jail cell.
The super-rich have taken almost all of it
The very richest Americans seem far removed from the notion of shared prosperity that could have made us a nation to be envied.
The Loan Shark Prevention Act
Bernie and AOC have joined together to pass the Loan Shark Prevention Act. Could this may become a big issue in 2020?