The company played the lead role in halting an effort to have global retailers pay more for apparel to help Bangladesh factories improve their electrical and fire safety, officials also said. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Google (GOOG) isn’t just be a consumer tech company anymore. Unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Google Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
Advocates for the legalization of marijuana say the nation could be headed toward a tipping point where states could soon follow Colorado and Washington’s lead and pave the way for the country-wide legalization of pot. Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
If you care a lick about America’s work force, help push its largest employer to improve its employees’ wages Original post on salon.com Comments on reddit.com
Elizabeth Warren may get to sit on the powerful Senate Banking Committee. That is, if the powers waging a quiet war against her don’t get their way. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on reddit.com
Biotechnicians want to use cloning to save endangered species, but they are having only limited success. Critics say that the push toward a new era of wildlife conservation trivializes extinction and funding would be better spent on preserving animal habitats. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
Consortium brokers agreement with 12 journals. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
Current, Former Cops Make Push to Legalize Marijuana Ahead of Election Original post on usnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Director Robert Mueller tells Congress that police are ‘increasingly unable’ to bring criminals to justice because rapid advances in technology thwart surveillance. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Politics and Law. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Exclusive: Before Obama took office, the CIA ran a stunning pressure campaign to retain Bush’s detention policies Original post on salon.com Comments on digg.com
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act in January. (Credit: Alec Perkins) The Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
Even as Americans debate whether to scrap President Obama’s healthcare law and its promise of guaranteed health coverage, many far less affluent nations are moving in the opposite direction — to provide medical insurance to all citizens. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Disclosed files from the nonprofit Heartland Institute outline a plan to undermine the teaching of global warming in public schools, and they identify some corporate donors. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Oil dependent Nicaragua is battling high energy costs and trying to build a sustainable economy by focusing on wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal. Original post on csmonitor.com Comments on reddit.com
