Nano food packaging is the most commercialized of the agri-food nanotechnologies, designed to enhance shelf-life durability and freshness of food. Despite all the perceived benefits, there are mounting ecological concerns with nanotechnologies. Studies show that nanoparticles gain ready access to the blood stream after being inhaled, while some can directly penetrate the skin. There is [...]
First, Hormel gutted the union. Then it sped up the line. And when the pig-brain machine made workers sick, they got canned. On the cut-and-kill floor of Quality Pork Processors Inc. formally Hormel, in Austin, Minnesota, the wind always blows. From the open doors at the docks where drivers unload massive trailers of screeching pigs, [...]
At some point this year, student loan debt will exceed $1 trillion, surpassing credit card debt. Students accepted a home mortgage worth of debt before they ever even had a regular income. This is based on phony promises, and that the debt is inescapable, regardless of life circumstances or ability to pay. Due to [...]
The Occupy Wall Street protests are bringing long-overdue attention to issues of economic injustice, including the unfair and irresponsible practices of the financial industry and the need for an economy that works for all of us. The protests are bringing a lot of attention to themselves including that of the Vatican. The Vatican is [...]
October 14th, President Barack Obama announced he was sending United States Special Forces troops to Uganda to join the civil war there. Within the next few months, US combat troops will be sent to South Sudan, Congo and Central African Republic to only “engage” for “self-defence.” Like all America’s subsequent invasions, a trail of blood [...]
A controversial provision in the National Defense Authorization Bill that would “affirm” the President’s supposed power to wage perpetual war anywhere on Earth against undefined enemies — including Americans in the United States — is attracting fierce criticism from across the political spectrum. The language was inserted into the bill by Rep. Howard McKeon [...]
Researchers found a six-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson’s in individuals exposed in the workplace to trichloroethylene (TCE). Although many uses for TCE have been banned around the world, the chemical is still used as a degreasing agent. Parkinson’s can result in limb tremors, slowed movement and speech impairment, but the exact cause [...]
Since February 2011, Yeminis have been peacefully protesting for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh who has been in rule since 1978. Although the protesters have been non-violent, security forces have been repeatedly using excessive force including the use of snipers, rocket-propelled grenades, the firing of live ammunition at peacefully gathered protesters, and targeting [...]
Over 12,000 Venezuelan students marched in Caracas on November 5, 2011 in support of the National Program of Integral Community Medicine, created by the Bolivarian Government in 2005. The rector of the Bolivarian University of Venezuela, Angel Moros, said the march was facing a smear campaign run by an opposition group in Venezuela who are [...]
Increasingly US police department are acquiring armored vehicles and military style tans for domestic operations There are many laws stating the rules and regulations of military equipment. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 states that the use of military for domestic law enforcement is prohibited. Due to this act and civil unrest in the 60s police [...]
