Is Monsanto Evil? Candid Discussion with the Young Turks
"Rats fed a lifetime diet of Monsanto's genetically modified corn or exposed to its top-selling weedkiller Roundup suffered tumours and multiple organ damage, according to a French study published on Wednesday. Although the lead researcher's past record as a critic of the industry may make other experts wary of drawing hasty conclusions, the finding will stoke controversy about the safety of GM crops. In an unusual move, the research group did not allow reporters to seek outside comment on their paper before its publication in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology and presentation at a news conference in London...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks.
Ousting Monsanto & Ushering In An “Earth Democracy” ~ Vandana Shiva
Dr.Vandana Shiva named by Forbes as one of the 7 most-influential women in the world. The article called Dr.Shiva a "leading thinker of our time," and argues that women must be front and center in order to solve the issue of food security -- "breaking the silence, speaking truth to power, exposing atrocities and reminding us that women's rights are inherently connected to the future of our world."
Inside the Taliban's Takeover of Afghanistan - YouTube
Reporter Ben C. Solomon and his team were in Kandahar as the Taliban closed in. In a VICE News Tonight special report, VICE News looks at the sweeping takeov...
BEST OF THE WEB: Twelve-year-old Ali Ahmad explains the situation in Egypt
This 12 years old boy is just stunningly, incredibly smart. Listen to him as he excruciates the Muslim Brotherhood, relentlessly dissecting their power grab in Egypt. Interview by Egyptian newspaper El Wady, in Cairo on October 19, 2012. Thanks...
In the future, everyone will be self-employed – but society is failing to adapt | The Independent
What if there is no employer or employee? Just about everyone in an advanced economy will be self-employed at some stage, yet most people are educated to think of 'getting a job' and legislation works on the presumption that people are employed
Study shows potential dangers of sweeteners | EurekAlert!
New research has discovered that common artificial sweeteners can cause previously healthy gut bacteria to become diseased and invade the gut wall, potentially leading to serious health issues.
The study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, is the first to show the pathogenic effects of some of the most widely used artificial sweeteners - saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame - on two types of gut bacteria, E. coli (Escherichia coli) and E. faecalis (Enterococcus faecalis).
Conservative state policies generally associa | EurekAlert!
State policies in eight different policy domains, including gun safety, labor and tobacco, are associated with U.S. working-age mortality, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jennifer Karas Montez of Syracuse University, US, and colleagues. They note that more conservative state policies were generally associated with higher mortality.