26 May 2009
“French nukes are safe” – A sound byte with no evidence
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Joseph J. Mangano, MPH MBA
We hear it all the time. Nuclear reactors produce 80% of the electricity in France. Their reactors are “safe” and that means the U.S. should build new reactors.

This is the sound byte. But are reactors truly “safe” as...
09 May 2009
He no longer heard the cries of the animals or saw the flowing blood….
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Jason Miller
[Author's Note: I'm dedicating this piece to the courageous animal defenders and rescuers comprising the ALF, the Justice Department, the Animal Liberation Brigade, and the other militant direct action groups who are taking the fight to...
03 April 2009
New MFA Investigation Reveals Shocking Egg Farm Cruelty, Leads to Police Raid!
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Mercy for Animals
A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation reveals shocking abuse at New England's largest egg factory farm - Quality Egg of New England (QENE) in Turner, Maine. The hidden camera video shot in early 2009 gives a startling glimpse...
29 March 2009
New food safety regulations must protect interests of small sustainable farms
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Mark Huntress
I took a month-old parsnip out to the compost pile yesterday, and I could tell it came from the supermarket because of the thick coating of wax that covered it. Without thinking about what I was doing, I started peeling the wax off. It was...
15 March 2009
Feigned Indignation: Of marauding exploiters, their "ethical qualms," and a new proposal
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Jason Miller
Since there was little appetite for my recent polemic in which I advocated including necro-cannibalism as an integral part of...
05 March 2009
U.S. vs THEM
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Jim Miles
U.S. vs THEM – How a Half Century of Conservatism Has Undermined America’s Security. J. Peter Scoblic. Viking (Penguin,) New York, 2008.

In a work that is well focussed, Peter Scoblic has written an intriguing historical...

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