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Tell Nancy Pelosi Impeachment Is Good for Democrats
Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi has instructed the Democratic Caucus and promised the corporate media that the Democrats will not impeach Bush and Cheney even if they win a majority in Congress. Of... ...
Unions Threaten Gap Boycott Over California Ballot Measure
Employing a new political tactic, two large labor unions are using the threat of a consumer boycott to try to curb corporate contributions to groups opposing the universal preschool initiative on the June... ...
Toxic 100 Corporate Air Polluters Named
Researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts today released the Toxic 100, an updated list of the top corporate air polluters. The Toxic 100's top five... ...
Gas tax a bonanza for state
San Francisco Chronicle 05/11/06 Oil companies aren't the only ones raking in the money because of rising prices at the fuel pump. The coffers of state and local governments are seeing big gains as a... ...
Barely Regulated, E-Waste Piles Up in US, Abroad
With massive amounts of toxin-laden consumer electronics hitting the trash heap every day, few are taking responsibility for their ecological and health impacts. http://www.truth out.org/issues_06/051106EC .shtml ...
Phone Companies Accused of Letting Government Spy on Consumers
The Beltway was abuzz Thursday with fallout from a “USA Today” report that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been collecting phone data on millions of Americans since Sept. 11, 2001. http://www.newtelep hony.com/news/65h11104742. html From... ...
Don't Spy On Me: Tell the Phone Company to Hang Up on the NSA
American Civil Liberties Union Yesterday the nation learned that American telephone companies are helping the government amass what one source called “the largest database ever assembled,” compiling call... ...
1600 Sheep Die After Grazing in Genetically Engineered Cotton Fields
Over 1600 sheep apparently died this month in India after ingesting genetically engineered (GE) cotton. The massive deaths occurred after several days of grazing in fields where Monsanto’s Bt and herbicide... ...
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
BIRD FLU SCARE HITS U.S. - IN A MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Last night, ABC aired a movie entitled "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America". The film portrayed a worse-case scenario outbreak where millions of people... ...
Supposed Withdrawal of Coke & Other Sodas from Schools Nothing But Industry PR?
DESPITE BIG SODA PR, COMPANIES WON'T BE LEAVING SCHOOLS Last week, big soda producers like Coca-Cola and Pepsi sucked up volumes of positive press after announcing that they were removing soda pop from... ...