Farmers And Environmentalists Fighting Off Toxic Pesticide From California Fields
Environmentalists and labor groups have joined forces to stop a new cancer-causing pesticide from being used in crops across California. The pesticide, commonly known as “MIDAS,” uses methyl iodide as its key ingredient. Methyl iodide is extremely great at killing bugs, but also at killing animals and humans — causing cancer and harm to the nervous system to those exposed to it for long periods of time: migrant farm workers and their families.
Italy: Berlusconi Cracks Down On The Freedom of The Press
Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is also a media mogul in control of about 3/4 of Italian media, he owns TV stations, newspapers, magazines, and also a major soccer team. Berlusconi has the tools to control the message, and he has been exercising that power during all of his political career. The only possible comparison […]
Feingold Leads The Fight For Our Rights Against The Patriot Act
On October 1ST, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its debate on a version of a bill to extend the Patriot Act. It was a very troubling start falling far short of including much needed civil liberties and rights of privacy protections. The water-down version of the bill proposed by Senators Feinstein & Leahy is not […]
Michael Moore For President 2012
Tonight, Michael Moore is doing free screening of his new film “Capitalism:A Love Story”, for the jobless and homeless in America’s hardest hit cities. Ever since “Roger & Me”, Michael Moore has worked tirelessly to take on the system. But with his new film he has pushed the envelop like never before to denounce the […]
IMF Forecast:Slow Recovery For The World Economy
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its global economic outlook report released today, a global recovery is underway, but likely to be slow or even sluggish in part of the world. The IMF projects that the global economy will rise by 3.1 percent next year, and attributes this likely rebound to China and […]
