The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Genetically Modified Justice: Why the Supreme Court Ruled for Monsanto
Farmers must pay Monsanto each time they plant the company’s genetically modified soybeans, the Supreme Court ruled this week, rejecting an Indiana farmer’s argument that his unorthodox techniques did not violate the company’s patent.
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How Big Oil and the GOP Subverted American Democracy
Morally twisted right-wing orthodoxy has taken the “conserve” out of conservatism, as GOP honchos' knee jerk slavishness to petroleum interests have infected America.
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Following Backlash, Tennessee Gov Vetoes Ag-Gag Bill
After thousands of Tennesseans protested the new law, Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed his state’s “ag-gag” bill that would have criminalized undercover investigations at horse stables and factory farm facilities.
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Could Fracking Escalate the West’s Water Wars?
Nearly half of the country’s fracking wells are in water-stressed regions—in particular Texas and Colorado—where billions of gallons of water are spent, leading to potential conflicts among drillers, farmers and homeowners.
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New Shell Oil Laboratory at Oxford Meets Organized Resistance
A coalition of environmental protesters has targeted Shell for co-opting one of the world’s most prestigious universities and demanded an end to Big Oil's pollution of British education.
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The GMO Coup: How Monsanto Took Over the U.S. Agriculture Department
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been taken over by an outside organization. RootsAction has launched a campaign demanding a Congressional investigation.
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"Fearless Summer" from the Grassroots: Get Ready for Action
When people stand up against the destructive extraction industries of big energy interests, we gain community support and sometimes we even win.
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Vermont House Passes GMO Labeling Bill Ahead of Global March Against Monsanto
Vermont took a decisive step in favor of GMO labeling ahead of the worldwide March Against Monsanto set for May 25.
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In Oregon, Another Coal Export Terminal Bites the Dust
Kinder Morgan's decision to halt plans for a new coal export terminal in Oregon sent shockwaves across the Northwest, while protestors from Appalachia descended on D.C. to demand an end to mountaintop removal.
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Operation Green Jobs: Join the 150-mile March to DC
An upcoming action is simultaneously taking on the unemployment crisis, the climate crisis, and the corporate corruption of Congress all at once. And it needs your support.