Whether or not you think genetically modified crops could someday have a role in sustainable agriculture, Monsanto's abuses of corporate power deserve condemnation.
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U.S. Politics / Elections
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Despite offering an opportunity to skewer exceptionalist arrogance, the shutdown was not a good thing. Nevertheless, it did provide some illuminating lessons in American politics.
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There is something uniquely disturbing about an industry that not only has incentive to push for war as part of its business plan, but also possesses the lobbying power to move lawmakers who might otherwise object to White House designs.
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If politicians in Washington, DC refuse to talk about our warming planet, how do we shift the climate of national debate?
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Economists love to talk about incentives. In this case, such limits would motivate CEOs to augment the pay of their janitors, secretaries, and cashiers for a simple reason: Their own raises would depend on it.
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Seeing drafts of new trade agreements that enhance corporate power could move people to similarly rash displays of democracy.
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The signs tell us that a climate crisis has arrived in the natural world. The question is: When will this translate into a crisis in the political world?
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A radical proposal would go well beyond controlling the most aggressive semi-automatic rifles and curbing arms sales to the world's worst dictatorships. It would also demand a change in our political system.
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With 7 out of 10 Latinos voting to re-elect Barack Obama, Republicans are debating whether to alter their hardline immigration stance
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Recognizing the limits of voting should not prevent us from appreciating the seriousness of an aggressive conservative campaign against the franchise