April 3rd, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the...
Category - Government
DEA Approves Synthetic Cannabis for Pharma Co. That Paid $500K to Keep REAL Weed Illegal
By Claire Bernish After it waged a veritable war against cannabis legalization in Arizona, coughing up half a million dollars for the campaign, pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics recently...
Evidence EPA Colluded with Monsanto to Cover-Up Glyphosate/Cancer Link
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Glyphosate — the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup and other herbicides — is the most widely used agricultural...
West Virginia House Unanimously Approves Commercial Hemp Farming
March 31st, 2017 By Ryan Cristián Guest writer for Wake Up World The West Virginia House has unanimously passed a bill that would significantly expand the state’s hemp licensing...
Congress Just Voted to Revoke Your Internet Privacy Rights to Increase Corporate Profits
March 30th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Despite massive public outcry, Americans have been betrayed once again in favor of corporate profit — this time...
New Zealand’s Whanganui River Granted Legal Personhood in Landmark Environmental Ruling
March 29th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World With the massive outpouring of support for the protests at Standing Rock, and the significant defunding of the...
How the Power Imbalance Between Corporations, Governments and People Prevents Sustainable Solutions
March 28th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Do you want true sustainability and flourishing communities? Don’t overlook the elephant in the room. “The...
The False Majority: The Lie We Tell Ourselves About America
By Ryan Cristián Guest writer for Wake Up World It has been a long time since public opinion has had anything to do with the direction of this country, and the sad fact is that the majority...
U.S. Border Agents Can Search Your Smartphone. Now They’re After Your Social Media Accounts
March 21st, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World I don’t know about you, but when I travel, I find going through security and customs to be one of the most unpleasant...
Tit-for-Tat Politics, Vault 7, and the Political Distraction Game
March 18th, 2017 By Ryan Cristián Guest writer for Wake Up World ‘There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America.’ – FBI Director James Comey Welcome to modern...
Controversial New Quarantine Rule Quietly Passed by the CDC Without Congressional Approval
March 16th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World On the face of it, expanding powers to screen, test and quarantine people traveling within and without the US during a...
Wikileaks’ CIA “Vault 7” Leaks – The Top 15 Discoveries and Implications (So Far)
March 15th, 2017 By Makia Freeman Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Vault 7 is the name given to the latest and biggest leak in both Wikileaks and CIA history. Here are the top 15 discoveries...