(MintPress)-Monsanto, the same company blamed for contributing to the worldwide vanishing bee population, is the new owner of Beeologics, a leading bee health research organization. The leading biotechnology company purchased the large bee research firm last fall amid emerging allegations that the pesticides and genetically modified (GM) corn crops produced by Monsanto could be linked […]
(MintPress)-Monsanto, the same company blamed for contributing to the worldwide vanishing bee population, is the new owner of Beeologics, a leading bee health research organization. The leading biotechnology company purchased the large bee research firm last fall amid emerging allegations that the pesticides and genetically modified (GM) corn crops produced by Monsanto could be linked […]
(MintPress)—In the wake of the Secret Service Colombian prostitution scandal, a Brazilian woman is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Embassy on complaints related to a broken collarbone, allegedly inflicted by three Marines and one embassy supervisor accused of pushing the victim out of a car last year following a dispute over prostitution service payments. […]
(MintPress)—In the wake of the Secret Service Colombian prostitution scandal, a Brazilian woman is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Embassy on complaints related to a broken collarbone, allegedly inflicted by three Marines and one embassy supervisor accused of pushing the victim out of a car last year following a dispute over prostitution service payments. […]
(MintPress)—Vermont became the third state on Thursday to pass a resolution calling on Congress to amend the constitution and overturn the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United case, which opened the door for labor unions’ and corporations’ rights to unlimited campaign spending, highlighting a growing trend among citizens concerned over a possible oligarchic society. The Vermont measure […]
(MintPress)—Vermont became the third state on Thursday to pass a resolution calling on Congress to amend the constitution and overturn the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United case, which opened the door for labor unions’ and corporations’ rights to unlimited campaign spending, highlighting a growing trend among citizens concerned over a possible oligarchic society. The Vermont measure […]
(MintPress)-Two detainees from western China were voluntarily transferred to El Salvador for resettlement after being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba for nearly a decade without charge, the U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday. “They are well and very happy,” said Susan Baker Manning, a Washington D.C.-based lawyer for one of the men. […]
(MintPress)-Two detainees from western China were voluntarily transferred to El Salvador for resettlement after being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba for nearly a decade without charge, the U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday. “They are well and very happy,” said Susan Baker Manning, a Washington D.C.-based lawyer for one of the men. […]
(MintPress) — Supporters of marijuana legislation reform took to the streets in honor of the nation’s unofficial 420 marijuana holiday, and economists are claiming demonstrators might be onto something, citing government savings of more than $13 billion a year if cannabis were to be legalized and regulated. In the days leading to 420, more than […]
(MintPress) — Supporters of marijuana legislation reform took to the streets in honor of the nation’s unofficial 420 marijuana holiday, and economists are claiming demonstrators might be onto something, citing government savings of more than $13 billion a year if cannabis were to be legalized and regulated. In the days leading to 420, more than […]
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Republican representatives in Congress are introducing bills to limit environmental regulations and expand domestic production, including the Gasoline Regulations Act and the Strategic Energy Production Act, both aimed at lowering gas prices at the pump and expanding domestic oil-and-gas leasing. A Republican super-PAC blames Obama for rising gas prices. And other conservative leaders are personally attacking Obama on this […]
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Republican representatives in Congress are introducing bills to limit environmental regulations and expand domestic production, including the Gasoline Regulations Act and the Strategic Energy Production Act, both aimed at lowering gas prices at the pump and expanding domestic oil-and-gas leasing. A Republican super-PAC blames Obama for rising gas prices. And other conservative leaders are personally attacking Obama on this […]
(MintPress)-Once a model for emerging democracies worldwide, a new study by two U.S. law professors suggests the American Bill of Rights is losing its influence, with more countries choosing to create constitutions based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms instead. The study shows a shift in perspective from 1987, when Time magazine reported that […]
(MintPress)-Once a model for emerging democracies worldwide, a new study by two U.S. law professors suggests the American Bill of Rights is losing its influence, with more countries choosing to create constitutions based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms instead. The study shows a shift in perspective from 1987, when Time magazine reported that […]