France passes controversial bill making cameras mandatory in all slaughterhouses
The French national assembly voted on Friday to monitor slaughterhouse practices and worker behavior to prevent animal cruelty as well as hygiene and safety violations.
‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal
“Pfizer and BioNTech are firmly committed to working with governments and other relevant stakeholders to ensure equitable and affordable access to our Covid-19 vaccine for people around the world.”
New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses
While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
15-minute tumble dry can release hundreds of thousands of microfibers into the air
Every time you stick a load of clothes into a tumble dryer, you may be releasing hundreds of thousands of microfibers into...
Universal Lifetime Insurance
Is this socialism? Well, no doubt. But it doesn’t undercut our present system. It just gives everyone a guarantee of something to look forward to
Organic farms are under attack from agribusiness, weakened standards
For agrarian justice, family-scale organic farms deserve our support.
Federal study finds forever chemicals in more than half of Americans’ drinking water
“...we’re talking about a chemical that has managed to find its way into the blood of almost everything on the planet and almost every person in the United States.”
Glyphosate Found in Urine of 93 percent of Americans Tested
Glyphosate-containing herbicides are sold under trademarks such as Monsanto’s Roundup.
‘Just insane’: As pandemic rages and hunger soars, Trump USDA under fire for blocking...
"It looks like people will lose their benefits."
Veterans arrive at Standing Rock to act as human shields for water protectors
Over 1,000 veterans plan to “deploy” and are calling on their fellow veterans to assemble as a “peaceful, unarmed militia at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.”