January 2012
350 posts
Obama Makes It Official: Suspected Terrorists Can... →
kateoplis:
From the Atlantic Wire:
Today I have signed into law H.R. 1540, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.” I have signed the Act chiefly because it authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, crucial services for service members and their families, and vital national security programs that must be renewed. In hundreds of...
Y.A.B.A.N: BREAKING: Obama signs NDAA with... →
progressivefriends:
cognitivedissonance:
From ABC News:
In his last official act of business in 2011, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act from his vacation rental in Kailua, Hawaii. In a statement, the president said he did so with reservations about key provisions in the law — including a controversial component that would allow the military to...
December 2011
300 posts
Half of America In Poverty? The Facts Say It’s... →
Total expenses for the richest family in the bottom half of America?
24% taxes
27% housing
34% food, health care, child care, transportation, household needs
12% energy
That’s 97% of their income. The richest family among 70,000,000 households is left with just $1,500 for a car, appliances, a TV, a cell phone, a loan repayment, an occasional night out. It comes to $30 a week, barely...
Antibiotic Resistance: It's what's for dinner! →
Ousted by Tea Party for accepting climate change... →
climateadaptation:
Inglis, a conservative Republican, is campaigning across the U.S. to lobby for climate solutions. He believes that Republicans hold the key to the resolving the crisis.
Today we remember the Lakota men, women, and...
United States as a global power: new world... →
kateoplis:
The Guardian Editorial:
The time has long since past when it became fashionable to talk about a new world order. The collapse of the Soviet Union provided an opportunity to fashion one. But instead of using that opportunity to create a new security architecture in Europe, Nato expanded eastwards as the military anchor for democracy promotion. Not content to have seen off one global...
Undercover police cleared 'to have sex with... →
face-down-asgard-up:
sanityscraps:
tellwiddit:
State-sanctioned rape by deception in the UK.
That’s fucking disgusting.
WHAT
It’s fucking gross to use people people like that
I love that they keep saying in the article that activists live promiscuous lifestyles. Like, what does that even mean? And why does that make it ok to lie to people, have sex with them under false pretenses,...
The Obama administration is poised to announce the... →
pantslessprogressive:
mehreenkasana:
PRO TIP: Selling fighter jets to a strategic ally repressive regime doesn’t look good.
Speaking of, I’ve still got my eye on the proposed $53 million arms sale to Bahrain. Can we take a moment to review the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’s list of violations reported to them throughout their human rights investigation?
a. Deaths; b. Torture;...
FDA Approves Computer Chip -- for Humans →
progressivefriends:
This is really no surprise - just a matter of time before this came about.
Climate Activists All Agree: The COP17 Durban... →
Genetically Modified Crops Banned in Peru →
andygootz:
PERU has banned GM production for 10 years.
In a bid to protect its local food producers, the country has approved a law establishing a moratorium on income and production of genetically modified organisms.
Peru’s President Ollanta Humala said the decision was made after hearing ‘the cries of agricultural organisations and civil society to take this important step in the ...
New York Times: Economic Downturn Magically Spares... →
cultureofresistance:
occupyonline:
The number of Capitol Hill millionaires has grown in recent years to include nearly half of all members of Congress - 250 in all - and the wealth gap between lawmakers and their constituents appears to be growing quickly, even as Congress debates unemployment benefits, possible cuts in food stamps and a “millionaire’s tax.”
Representative Ed Pastor buys a...
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“I would be part of it forever. There was no escape. The Spirit that made it was...”
– Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow
The NOAA Climate Budget is Up. Click here for the... →
Your New Biking Resolution Could Save Billions →
Double Take of the Day: Congress ends corn ethanol... →
climateadaptation:
How on earth did I miss this one??
The United States has ended a 30-year tax subsidy for corn-based ethanol that cost taxpayers $6 billion annually, and ended a tariff on imported Brazilian ethanol.
Congress adjourned for the year on Friday, failing to extend the tax break that’s drawn a wide variety of critics on Capitol Hill, including Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and...
The Good Food News of 2011 →
urban-ecologist:
The Grist | 12.22.11
overview 1. Urban farming is flourishing. 2. Young farmers make noise. 3. Local food isn’t just delicious and eco-friendly 4. Food Day makes a comeback. 5. We don’t need industrial ag to feed the world. 6. Despite the influence of the ultra-consolidated meat industry, the “ag-gag” bills went nowhere. 7. Eaters are (a little) more aware of the people behind...
book landscapes →
0hsoallison:
Whaaaaaaat? These are wonderful.
donkeyskin: “According to estimates published in... →
hemolymph:
“According to estimates published in the prestigious peer reviewed journal Preventive Medicine, meat consumption accounts for up to two-thirds of the high blood pressure cases in the United States, about one quarter of the heart disease cases, maybe 40 percent of certain cancer cases, one third…