On December 18th, 2015 Congress passed a $1.15 trillion omnibus spending package as a way of continuing to fund the federal government and avoiding a government shutdown. Snuck into the bill was a highly controversial bill called CISA, a cyber security bill that was defeated in the past due to civil rights and privacy concerns. Read More…
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The TPP: A Trade Deal For The Elite Only
In case anybody has been living under a rock, one the biggest “trade deals” in history is on the verge of being signed into law if the people don’t wake up and take action immediately. The TPP, an international trade deal between 12 Pacific nations including the United States, is nothing more than a massive Read More…
Turing CEO Martin Shkreli arrested for securities fraud
CEO Martin Shkreli, also known as “Pharma Bro,” was arrested Thursday for what U.S. prosecutors are calling a “Ponzi-like scheme” at his former hedge fund and a pharmaceutical company he previously headed. Shkreli was widely known for his monstrous actions of increasing the price of the drug Daraprim, a decades-old drug used to treat toxoplasmosis, Read More…
Monsanto Found Guilty of Poisoning by French Court
A court in France has found GMO giant Monsanto guilty of poisoning a French farmer through the use of one of their controversial herbicides. The court of appeals has vindicated French farmer Paul Francois who claimed that he suffered headaches, memory loss, and various neurological problems after mistakenly inhaling Monsanto’s herbicide Lasso. During the court hearing, Read More…
Cannabis May Already be Genetically Modified
“For the first time in human history, tomorrow’s generation is predicted to die younger because of today’s food system.” – Generation Food Never before in the history of the human race have future generations been uncertain about the security of their food source due to the actions of their predecessors. The world is seeing an unprecedented Read More…
TPP Agreement Reached: A Massive Corporate Power Grab Underway
As of October 5th, 2015, a final agreement has been reached regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. For anyone who is unaware, the TPP is a proposed international “free-trade” agreement between 12 pacific nations: Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam, and the United States. Similar to the North American Free Read More…