Health
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Explosion in jellyfish numbers may lead to ecological disaster (Tracy McVeigh)
A dramatic global increase in jellyfish swarms could damage the marine food chain June 12, 2011 (The Observer) -- Global warming has long been blamed for the huge rise in the world's jellyfish popula ...
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A bridge to somewhere (John Michael Greer)
John Michael Greer Jun 8, 2011 (The Archdruid Report) -- Last week’s discussion of the twilight of the electrical grid in an age after abundance turned out to be timely, in an ironic sort of way. Wha ...
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The Rise of the Second-String Psychopaths (David Schwartz)
June 5, 2011 (Common Dreams) -- The great writer Kurt Vonnegut titled his final book A Man without a Country. He was the man; the country was the United States of America. Vonnegut felt that his coun ...
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Scott signs bill forcing drug tests on welfare recipients (Miami Herald)
May 31, 2011 (Miami Herald) -- Floridians will have to submit urine, blood or hair samples for drug testing before receiving cash benefits from the state, under a bill Gov. Rick Scott signed into law ...
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Is Fukushima Now 10 Chernobyls into the Sea? (Harvey Wasserman)
May 26, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- New readings show levels of radioisotopes found up to 30 kilometers offshore from the on-going crisis at Fukushima are 10 times higher than those measured in the Ba ...
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New Leak Feared at Stricken Japan Nuclear Plant (Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Nishikawa)
May 26, 2011 -- TOKYO (Reuters) -- Radioactive water appears to be leaking from a waste disposal building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex, operator Tokyo Electric Power said Thursday, in a new s ...
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10 Steps to Defeat the Corporatocracy (Bruce E. Levine)
May 23, 2011 (AlterNet) -- Many Americans know that the United States is not a democracy but a "corporatocracy," in which we are ruled by a partnership of giant corporations, the extremely wealthy el ...
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That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head (McMaster University)
McMaster research finds link between gut bacteria and behaviour May 17, 2011 -- HAMILTON, Ont. (McMasters University) -- For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive evidenc ...
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Fukushima's Apocalyptic Threat Demands Immediate Global Action (Harvey Wasserman)
May 20, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- Fukushima may be in an apocalyptic downward spiral. Forget the corporate-induced media coma that says otherwise… or nothing at all. Lethal radiation is spewing unab ...
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VIDEO: How much radiation is hitting North America from Fukushima? Quite a lot, apparently (dutchsinse)
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Single-Payer Health: It's Only Fair (Bernie Sanders)
U.S. health care is grossly distorted by waste and profit, while millions go uninsured. Americans deserve full universal coverage May 10, 2011 (The Guardian/UK) -- The United States is the only major ...
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