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June 30, 2008

The Day of the Bullies

By:Rowan
By David Irving. Originally published at Thomas Paine's Corner Conservatively speaking, approximately 100 million vertebrates in the world are experimented upon annually by the animal research industry of which approximately 22 million animals belong to the United States. Most of...
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Terrorism's New Face: NGO's and People of Conscience

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By Dr. Martin Balluch, Association Against Animal Factories, From prison hospital in Vienna , Austria. Originally published at Thomas Paine's Corner On Wednesday 21st May, my life was to change drastically. We had prepared a new campaign on a constitutional...
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June 19, 2008

Disaster Capitalism on a Grand Scale

By:Rowan
As the cost of food and fuel spirals out of control, and the mortgage and credit crises all strike at a global level, one has to ask if this is a "perfect storm" or a manufactured opportunity - or both....
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June 14, 2008

World rice shortage

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By Marina Johnson "They're taking no chances with this year's harvest on the farms in Supamburri. Alongside the heavy machinery, there's a new feature: shotguns. The message is clear: Hand off my rice." ITV News Correspondent, Inigo Gilmore ("Rising Food...
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June 2, 2008

Location, Location, Re-location

By:Rowan
By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power For approximately ten days last month I traveled across the United States from my former home in New Mexico to my new home in Vermont. My journey has been the culmination of...
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