Tag: health
6 Questions for Monsanto
Monsanto, the biotech giant, has become the poster-child for all that’s wrong with our industrial food and farming system.
‘Frankenfish’ Threatens Food Safety
Despite the continued fight from public health and climate activists, genetically modified salmon has been officially authorized for sale in Canada.
Maryland Passes the Most Sweeping Birth Control Access Law In the...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill into law eliminating most co-pays and all prescriptions for birth control, demanding coverage for up to 13 months of birth control at a time, and shedding costs for vasectomies.
Tell Republicans In Congress: Don’t Cut Free Lunches For Poor Children
“Students should have more access to federally subsidized breakfast and summertime meals without sacrificing midday meals.”
Nestlé Removes GMO Ingredients from Ice Cream
Nestlé will be removing all GMOs from six of its top selling ice cream brands.
In a Surprise Win for Democracy Over Corporate Power, GMO Labeling...
Those predicting an easy Senate defeat for mandatory labeling saw corporations fold one by one in the face of a strong food movement.
Big Food Says They Will Label GMOs … But Is There...
Consumers have no choice but to continue to demand GMO labeling without any compromises. We should be able to know what food we are putting in our mouths!
Removing Artificial Ingredients Helped Turn Around Cereal Sales
General Mills is selling more Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and other products, reversing losses suffered last year.
Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene For All by 2030
“Millions of people should not have to wait for years to have safe water, proper toilets and better hygiene.”
We Know Nature Makes Us Happier. Now Science Says It Makes...
New studies show being in nature may increase your willingness to be generous, trusting, and helpful toward others.
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You deserve our hatred Elon. Your budget cuts are killing people.
Could Elon and his savage cuts to USAID. cause a subsequent resurgence of drug resistant TB?
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
The agency would have emphasized the importance of vaccinating people against the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that has spread to 19 states, the records show.
How worker-owned news outlets are changing the media industry
For growing numbers of media companies, employee ownership offers journalistic freedom and job stability.
Make America Worse – the corrosive blueprint driving Muskrat-Trump’s high-risk demolition derby
Where’s the great Trump hustle, what he does best, that promises the moon while taking away the earth? The battle is now how much scorched earth Trump inflicts without any positive deliverables to offset the pain.