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Lance Armstrong: A moral dilemma for all of us

November 30, 2012 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Health, Health care, Sports Leave a comment

How should we feel about an athlete who cheated to achieve fame and glory, but who also has been remarkably charitable? Such is the

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Breaking marijuana taboos, one state at a time

November 28, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal Budget, Government, Health, Health care, History Leave a comment

The 2012 election heralded many victories for the U.S., chief among them the re-election of President Obama. We’ve heard about the election of the

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Agribusiness: worst way to feed the world

November 12, 2012 Madonna Gauding Consumer issues, Corporations, Health, Science Leave a comment

If you want to know the real story about what you eat, check out the website for “Food MythBusters.” Here’s what Food MythBusters is

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Francis Moore Lappe: GM foods not safe

November 7, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Environment, Health, Science Leave a comment

On Octobert 23, Renee Shur wrote an in-depth post on California’s Prop 37 and the fight to label GMOs (genetically modified organisms). You can

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FEMA: another example of why states’-righters are wrong

November 5, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Good government, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Politics, Public safety, Republicans, Romney, Science, States Leave a comment

The current conflict regarding FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is essentially about whether the federal government should have primary responsibility for addressing disasters, or

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CA Prop 37: Right to know what’s in your food

October 23, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Corporations, Environment, Health, Public safety, States, Voting/Elections One comment

On the morning of November 7, we may owe the Golden State a great big “thank you” note. Perhaps the almost one million Californians

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