iEat Green – Lierre Keith – 11.30.17

Author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability Lierre Keith is a writer, small farmer, and radical feminist activist. She is the author of six books, including The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability, which has been called “the most important ecological book of this generation.” She is coauthor, with Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay, of Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the …

Songbirds divorce, flee, fail to reproduce due to suburban sprawl

Suburban development is forcing some songbirds to divorce, pack up and leave and miss their best chances for successful reproduction. As forested areas increasingly are converted to suburbs, birds that live on the edge of our urban footprint must find new places to build their nests, breed and raise fledglings. New research published Dec. 28 in the journal PLOS ONE …

Austin Bailey – 1,000,000,000 Birds – Just Gone

Graphic from the State of North American Birds report. The just released State of North America’s Birds report is grim reading.  Based on a comprehensive evaluation of species population size and trends, ranges and threat severity the assessment reaches a stark conclusion.  A billion birds have disappeared from North America since 1970, and a third of bird species across the continent are threatened …

Stephen Zunes – Hillary and Bernie Part Ways on Israel

The foreign policy divide between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could not have been more obvious than in last week’s debate in Brooklyn when the moderator brought forward the issue of Israel and Palestine. The answers they gave not only revealed differing emphases among two politicians who both strongly identify as being “pro-Israel,” it revealed a striking contrast regarding the …

Bernie Sanders publishes tax returns showing $205,000 earnings following Hillary Clinton’s challenge

Bernie Sanders has revealed he earns $205,000 dollars (£145,000) a year, after being challenged by Hillary Clinton to publish his tax returns. Mr Sanders’ annual income, which is shared with his wife, is less than his multimillionaire rival made for three recent speeches delivered to Goldman Sachs employees. The banking giant paid Ms Clinton $675,000 (£475,000) for the appearances. She and her husband have an estimated net …

ANIS SHIVANI – The Democrats have no soul: The Clintons, neoliberalism, and how the “people’s party” lost its way

Looking beyond the daily tussle between Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party, or Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party, let’s consider the larger historical picture to see what the current election campaign tells us about the state of the two major political parties and their future.  Over the last forty years both major political parties have been in a …

What Women Must Know – Major Breakthroughs in Dentistry with Dr. Randy McCormick – 02.25.16

Dr. Randy McCormick is a Doctor of Dental Surgery with over 17 years of experience. He received his Doctorate in 1999 from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. McCormick and staff attend a myriad of advanced education classes yearly. Dr. McCormick’s emphasis is patient care. Proficient in LANAP periodontal procedures which actually builds bone to save teeth. Using bioactive modifiers to assist in bone growth, Dentistry has evolved to a much higher level of care in preserving natural teeth. Dr. McCormick is continually working to stay ahead of the technology. The use of lasers is a more conservative way to heal inflammation and sensitivity of teeth and gums. He is currently studying how to advance the undiscovered area of laser healing in Dentistry. Biostim is a laser stimulation to reduce inflammation and promote ADP to ATP, which shortens and improves healing time. By using this technology patients experience less discomfort and interruption to daily life. The LANAP procedure rehabilitates to enable further cosmetic and full mouth reconstruction.

Kelly Brogan, M.D. – Postpartum Depression Screening: Prevention or Problem?

Medicine, in it’s truest form is a beautiful testament to the human condition. We are in this together. When one struggles, others support. We are fundamentally, compassionate, loving beings, deeply invested in the welfare of our fellow planet-dwellers. Today’s medicine is undergoing a process of metamorphosis, however. We are moving from a warring posture of “Anti” pharmacology – from antihypertensives, …

Europe rejects GM crops as new report highlights 20 years of failures

Brussels – By the end of today, all 19 government requests for bans of GM crop cultivation are expected to go unchallenged by biotech companies, pathing the way for two thirds of the EU’s farmland and population to remain GM-free. The growing opposition to GM crops coincides with a new Greenpeace report reviewing evidence of GM environmental risks, market failures, …

Let’s Create A Better World – 10.17.15

A new test to indicate how long you might live and secondly which diseases you may get in life. This super test was put together by several noted doctors headed by Dr. Joyce Johnson. Our guest, Dr. Johnson, is a renowned author, speaker and researcher and gives a great description of telomeres and how important they are to our longevity. Telomeres are an essential part of human cells that affect how our cells age. Dr. Johnson also speaks about various issues on aging and overall health.