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French Study Finds Tumors and Organ Damage in Rats Fed Monsanto Corn
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "Rats fed a lifetime diet of Monsanto's genetically engineered corn or exposed to the company's popular Roundup herbicide developed tumors and suffered severe organ damage, according to a French study released on Wednesday. The study could have a big impact on the battle over a California ballot proposal that would require groceries containing genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled as such."
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Karl Rove: Assembling the Death Star to American Democracy
Dr. Brian Moench, Truthout: "Karl Rove's obsession with permanent Republican control of all three branches of government was evident when he and the author were both just high school students. Now Rove is closer than ever to fulfilling his lifelong dream of a Republican Empire."
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"Show Me Your Papers" Provision Goes Into Law in Arizona
Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "The federal judge, however, ruled on a permanent injunction against three other components of the controversial immigration law, though opponents consider 'show me your papers' to be the most egregious in contributing to racial profiling in Arizona."
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Romney's "47 Percent:" Here's Who's Actually Not Paying Federal Taxes
Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers: "The reason ... is that more than 38 million, or roughly half of the 76 million households that paid no taxes last year, simply didn't earn enough to have a tax liability under the current tax code. [An estimated] 1400 millionaires didn't pay federal income taxes in 2009, with many likely taking advantage of foreign tax credits or charitable donations to lower their tax liability."
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Chicago Teachers Union Ends Strike; Calls Victory for Public Education
Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "After nine days of striking, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have come to an agreement over a contract that will allow more than 30,000 teachers to return to the classroom after their first strike in 24 years.... But a whole host of other issues - ranging from air conditioning in schools to teacher evaluations - spoke to larger social issues that the union said the strike was really about."
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Economists Identify the 100 Top Air Polluters and Highlight the Economics of Environmentalism
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "General Electric, Koch Industries, Bayer, Dow Chemical and ExxonMobil ... all rank in the top ten of the Toxic 100, a list of the top 100 corporations that produce the most toxic air pollution and put human health at risk. The list, recently released by economists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, tracks toxic chemicals emitted into the air by top polluters and ranks the companies based on the toxicity of the pollution and other factors, such as smokestack size, prevailing winds and the number of people exposed to the pollution."
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Rachel Corrie Responsible for Own Death, Israeli Court Rules
Richard Silverstein, Truthout: "The Israeli dismissal of a civil lawsuit by the family of slain American activist Rachel Corrie against the Israel Defense Forces sends a chilling message to nonviolent activists worldwide."
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Afghanistan Today and Tomorrow
Paul Buhle, Tom Hayden, Ellis Rosen and Sam Marlow, Truthout: "Tom Hayden, close observer of US foreign policy since the early 1960s, offers his wisdom on Afghanistan, seen here through the artistry of two young comics creators and editor Paul Buhle, founder of the New Left journal 'Radical America.'"
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Corporations Create the Problem, Co-Ops Offer the Solution
Brian Van Slyke and Taliesin Nyala, Truthout: "Cooperatives offer a means by which to change the economic and social landscape and directly tackle issues of wealth inequality, outsourcing of jobs and high unemployment.... Change will not come from the top down, but from building over and replacing these systems with organizations that directly advance, and are responsible to, the communities they are a part of."
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When Bishop Romney Came to Call
Lani Gerson, Truthout: "In 1982, the newly appointed Bishop Mitt Romney rang the doorbell to my North Cambridge home.... Romney served me with a letter, not unlike a sheriff with a summons, informing me of my trial of excommunication scheduled for the following Saturday. How could I be tried for excommunication when I had long ago quit the church?"
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Mitt Romney Derides His Own Electorate, and More
In Today's On the News segment: Mitt Romney may have thought he was writing off President Obama's electorate - but in reality, he was writing off his own when he derided 47 percent of Americans who he claims are dependent upon government for everything; Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison introduced the "Inclusive Prosperity Act" - which would levy a half-percent tax on all Wall Street transactions; the ACLU wants to know about President Obama's drone wars; and more.
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