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Is Your Meat Made With Meat Glue?
By Escape The Illusion on March 16, 2010 | No Comments
If you see “composite meat product” on the label, it might be fish slurry slapped together with an enzyme from cow’s blood. Almost every country in the EU last week approved the use of Meat Glue in food. Technically called thrombian, or transglutaminase (TG), it is an enzyme that f... -
The Great Mistake: Prostate (PSA) Test ScamBy Escape The Illusion on March 14, 2010 | 2 Comments
EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the P.S.A. test is the most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer. The test’s popularity has led to a hugely ex... -
Senate Approves Measure To Extend Jobless BenefitsBy Escape The Illusion on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor. The 62-36 vote came over protests from conservatives who say the bill ... -
15 Reasons Why We Need a Revolt in This CountryBy Escape The Illusion on March 8, 2010 | 3 Comments
Government works quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people. It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations,... -
DeLay: People are unemployed because they want to beBy Escape The Illusion on March 7, 2010 | 3 Comments
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says that Sen. Jim Bunning was “brave” for blocking an extension in unemployment benefits. DeLay subscribes to the notion that people only try to find jobs when their benefits run out. “There is an argument to be made that these extensions, th... -
Organs on Demand? New Machine Holds Key to ‘Pri...By Escape The Illusion on March 6, 2010 | No Comments
How often do you think about that little notation on your driver’s license that offers your consent to donate your organs in the event of your death? Perhaps you never think of it, but plenty of researchers around the world do, and the reality is that the two biggest challenges of organ transp... -
Outrage in San Francisco: City Gives Residents ‘...By Escape The Illusion on March 6, 2010 | No Comments
The city’s actions are a wake-up call that the entire nation regularly consumes foods grown on fields fertilized with sludge. When San Francisco, one of the greenest cities in America, offered its residents free compost, many were excited to take it. After all, purchasing enough compost for ev... -
Pentagon Shooter Saw Vast Gov’t ConspiraciesBy Escape The Illusion on March 5, 2010 | No Comments
The gunman who opened fire at police outside the Pentagon before being shot to death had a history of mental illness and believed the federal government was behind the “September 11 demolitions” there. John Patrick Bedell lightly wounded two officers who returned fire, killing him. Bedel... -
Hemp for Alternative Energy and MoreBy Escape The Illusion on March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
Fuel: * Farming 6% of the continental U.S. acreage with biomass crops would provide all of America’s energy needs. 1 * Hemp is Earth’s number-one biomass resource; it is capable of producing 10 tons per acre in four months. 1 * Biomass can be converted to methane, methanol, o... -
Who Really Gets Hurt When GOP’s Bunning Blocks ...By Escape The Illusion on March 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Department of Transportation furloughed nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday as the government began to feel the impact of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning’s one-man blockage of legislation that would keep a host of federal programs operating. Bunning’s “hold” also affec...
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