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Monsanto and Syngenta Tighten Stranglehold on Global Food Supply

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t r u t h o u t | 10.06

Monsanto and Syngenta Tighten Stranglehold on Global Food Supply
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33105-monsanto-and-syngenta-tighten-s=
tranglehold-on-global-food-supply
Paul Barbot, Truthout: There is a corporate monster in the making: a conglo=
meration of two Big Agriculture entities, Monsanto and Syngenta. If allowed=
 to consolidate, the first- and third-largest biotech companies will gain n=
ear complete control of the global food supply.
=C2=A0
Indigenous Communities Seek Autonomous Development Projects in Guatemala
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33107-indigenous-communities-seek-autono=
mous-development-projects-in-guatemala
Jeff Abbott, Truthout: Giant hydroelectric projects threaten to displace In=
digenous communities in Guatemala, and are often accompanied by violent sta=
te repression. However, Indigenous peoples are seeking alternative forms of=
 development that allow them to stay on their land and use their resources =
as they see fit.
=C2=A0
"Democracy No Longer Matters in the EU": Dimitri Lascaris Analyzes the Gree=
k Election Results
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33108-democracy-no-longer-matters-in-the=
-eu-dimitri-lascaris-analyzes-the-greek-election-results
Michael Nevradakis, Truthout: Political analyst and journalist Dimitri Lasc=
aris has closely monitored developments in Greece during the economic crisi=
s. In this interview, he discusses the Greek election results, voter behavi=
or and why the breakaway Popular Unity Party failed to enter parliament.
=C2=A0
Congress Lets Sun Set on Land and Water Conservation Fund
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33109-congress-lets-sun-set-on-land-and-=
water-conservation-fund
Jodi Peterson, High Country News: Despite broad bipartisan support, Congres=
s failed to take action to reauthorize the federal Land and Water Conservat=
ion Fund. That means that offshore oil and gas producers will no longer be =
paying into the chest that funds the program - and reinstating it will be v=
ery difficult.

Beyond the Headscarf: Let's Discuss the Most Pressing Issues Facing Muslim-=
American Women
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33111-beyond-the-headscarf-let-s-disc=
uss-the-most-pressing-issues-facing-muslim-american-women
Sarah Harvard, Bitch Media: Our main issues of concern, ranging from the wa=
r on terror to job security, are often ignored or kept under the radar, as =
Muslim-American women continue to be confined in a small world of headscarv=
es. The only way we can ensure our voices are heard and our stories are tol=
d is for our allies to elevate them.

US Military Changes Its Account of Afghanistan Hospital Bombing
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33113-us-military-changes-its-account-of=
-afghanistan-hospital-bombing
Ali M. Latifi, Shashank Bengali and W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times: On Mo=
nday, the US military changed its account of a devastating bombing in north=
ern Afghanistan, saying that Afghan forces, not US advisers, initiated a re=
quest for a US airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders=
 hospital.

Parenting on the Brink: Wrestling With Fears Too Big to Name
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33118-parenting-on-the-brink-wrestlin=
g-with-fears-too-big-to-name
Frida Berrigan, TomDispatch: When my grandkids are my age now, it could be =
almost a new century, and what will our planet look like then? I feel that =
little chill that must be increasingly commonplace among other parents of 2=
015.

Remembering Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015): "We Have to Change Ourselves in Or=
der to Change the World"
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33122-remembering-grace-lee-boggs-1915-2=
015-we-have-to-change-ourselves-in-order-to-change-the-world
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: The legendary Detroit activist and philosopher=
 Grace Lee Boggs died Monday at the age of 100. She was involved with the c=
ivil rights, Black power, labor, environmental justice and feminist movemen=
ts. We look back on the life of this activist and speak to her caretaker.

Environmental Activists Continue to Face Interrogations at US-Canada Border
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33114-environmental-activists-continue-t=
o-face-interrogations-at-us-canada-border
Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal: Nearly all of the activists stopped ar=
e US citizens who have not had issues traveling to Canada in the past, lead=
ing them to believe that a recent FBI investigation and interest in their a=
ctivities has landed them on some kind of federal watch list.

Republican Legislators Are Coming for Universities After Planned Parenthood
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33110-republican-legislators-coming-for-=
universities-after-planned-parenthood
Kevin Matthews, Care2: Since the Planned Parenthood debacle reignited this =
summer,=C2=A0eight states=C2=A0have advanced bills that would either defund=
 university labs that conduct research with fetal tissue or ban the practic=
e altogether.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Don't Want EPA to Consider Cost=
s of Climate Change When Approving Permits, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33120-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-rep=
ublicans-don-t-want-epa-to-consider-costs-of-climate-change-when-approving-=
permits-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Republicans don't want the EPA to consider =
the cost of climate change when they approve operating and building permits=
; a new report concludes that ensuring babies have enough gut bacteria coul=
d prevent them from developing asthma; environmental groups are declaring a=
 victory for the Arctic; and more.


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Empire, Racism and Guns
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/yes-jeb-stuff-happens-because-the=
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The Conservative Evasion on Guns
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http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_conservative_evasion_on_guns_201510=
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Rupert Murdoch, Propaganda Recruit
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