Germany treats its mothers well, but it has one of the lowest birth rates on a continent filled with low birth rates. Continue reading »
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Monday Blog Hog: The Good, the Bad and the Inscrutable
All of the links that we thought were worthy of notice last week (or, more honestly, that we noticed last week). Continue reading »
Commentary / Environment / Food / Technology
House Passes Questionable Addendum to Agricultural Appropriations Bill
“The rider, which is officially known as the Farmer Assurance Provision, has been derided by opponents of biotech lobbying as the “Monsanto Protection Act,” as it would strip federal courts of the authority to immediately halt the planting and sale of genetically modified (GMO) seed crop regardless of any consumer health concerns.” Continue reading »
Food Deserts Part 3: Local Solutions May Trump Big-Box Stores
Each area is so specific to how poverty and access is limited that a country-wide policy seems impractical if not impossible, which is why Wal Mart’s initiative to open 300 new stores in food deserts is ill-fated. Continue reading »
Commentary / Education / Law / Poverty
Day 19 of the Sequester: Who’s Getting Hit Worst?
As usual, whenever there is a budget crisis, it disproportionately affects the people who can least afford it – low-income children who already have obstacles in place that higher-income children don’t, special-needs children whose funding has never matched what was promised in the Americans with Disabilities Act and people who are ostensibly innocent until proven guilty but whose finances seem to indicate otherwise. Continue reading »
Commentary / Gender / Law / Sexuality / Youth
I Love Sushi and Marriage Equality
Sushi is awesome. So is Marriage Equality. Continue reading »
Politics Are Blocking Medical Marijuana Research
What Schwartz is saying is that if there had been research about marijuana the DEA would have solid evidence on how to classify it and maybe there would be treatment for ailments (or not). Continue reading »
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