International
TPP’s evil twin advances in European Parliament
June 4, 2015The legislative arm of the European Union approved a position statement backing, with modifications, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
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Colombia and world cope with Monsanto’s toxic herbicide
May 29, 2015Monsanto's glyphosate, sold as "roundup," is the most widely-used herbicide. In Colombia, however, it's also a weapon of war.
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At Jeb Bush event, 19 year-old eats media’s lunch on Iraq spin
May 27, 2015Student Ivy Ziedrich confronted Jeb Bush and taught us what it means to put the people in "government of the people, by the people, for the people."
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Ireland: gay marriage approved with a landslide yes
May 27, 2015"The decision makes every citizen equal and will strengthen the institution of marriage for all existing and future marriages."
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Today in history: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is signed in 1972
May 26, 2015The U.S. and USSR agreed not to build defensive missile systems and thus to limit escalation of the nuclear arms race.
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