health
New Jersey’s Passaic River may receive $1.7 billion cleanup
August 1, 2014The operation would seek to undo decades' worth of toxicity, mostly caused by nearly a century of industrial activity, including illegal dumping.
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Today in labor history: Medicare and Medicaid established
July 30, 2014The ongoing fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid today from right-wing "reforms" is in sharp contrast to the victory of July 30, 1965.
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Global agricultural model in bitter balance
July 29, 2014"It may cost Governments slightly more to source from a range of smaller-scale, sustainable operators than from major suppliers, but the investment is worth it."
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Cuba’s “Operation Miracle” celebrated throughout Latin America
July 21, 2014The U.S. public knows almost nothing about this internationalized project involving the restoration of vision for enormous numbers of people.
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Germany to ban fracking, or so it says
July 18, 2014"Fracking must be banned in Germany without any exceptions. They want to enforce a regulation which mostly allows fracking under the guise of an alleged ban."
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