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Re-Examining the FDA Antibiotics Decision: Banning Growth Promoters Won’t Be Enough

Maryn McKenna Wired Science/Superbug
If the FDA’s intention to remove growth promoters is going to be meaningful. Simply reducing antibiotic use (if that does indeed happen) isn’t adequate; by itself, it may even be a threat to welfare. Changing the livestock practices that made antibiotic use necessary will improve animal and human health both.

Bridging the Chasm between Environmental and Economic Justice

Bill Fletcher and Bill Gallegos with Anne Lewis ZNet
The environmental justice community needs to make a very intentional effort to link the economic and ecological crisis, to reveal the root causes of those crises, and to stimulate a conversation about is there a better way, is there a better way that we can live in this country.

What to Watch in Drug Policy in 2014

Stephen Gutwillig Drug Policy Alliance
We should anticipate more progress toward rational drug policies in 2014. Here are three key developments.

Newspapers Push for Snowden Pardon

The New York Times, The Guardian
The New York Times and The Guardian (London) published major editorial statements on New Year's Day, reviewing the evidence that Edward Snowden's whistleblowing on NSA spying has largely been vindicated. They call for the creation of conditions that will allow Snowden to return home with dignity.

Friday Nite Videos -- Jan 3, 2014

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Bill Moyers on North Carolina: Battleground State. Auld Lang Syne, with lyrics. The inner workings of the $50 billion divorce industry. How Gollum, star hobbit, was brought to life. Bobby 'Blue' Bland's Stormy Monday.