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A Oaxacan Mother Discusses How to Talk to Kids About Sex
By Kelly Castagnaro | IPPF/WHR
Anti-NATO Activists Charged With "Providing Material Support for Terrorism" in Apparent Retaliation for Calling Out Police Intimidation
By Lauren Kelley | AlterNet
On Bill Maher Show, Dan Rather Slams Corporate Media: "To Put it Bluntly, Big Business Is in Bed With Big Government"
By Lauren Kelley | AlterNet
Catholic Bishops Threaten to Sue for Their Right to Hate Lady Parts
By Kaili Joy Gray | Daily Kos
Bill Moyers Talks to Tom Morello, a "Troubadour for Justice"
By Lauren Kelley | AlterNet
9 New Pieces of Evidence in the Trayvon Martin Case
By Judd Legum | Think Progress
The Republicans Love Big Government--But Only to Build a Police State
By Digby | Hullabaloo
Israeli Leaders Take Hard Line on Iran Negotiations
By Alex Kane | AlterNet
'The Body Count Will Start Rising': New York Papers Fear Monger In Response to Stop and Frisk Criticism
By Brian Powell | Media Matters for America
Police Repression Escalates Ahead of Mass Protests in Chicago
By Alex Kane | AlterNet
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Catching Fire: Inflaming Our Passion to Pass the Safer Chemicals Act
RH Reality Check
Not In My Backyard! As Local Government Attacks on Women’s Health Increase, Citizens Are Fighting Back
RH Reality Check
House VAWA Bill is Racist, Elitist, Homophobic, and Anti-Victim
RH Reality Check
Tied To “Cult-Like” Order, Former Vatican Analyst For CBS News Steps Down Amid Sex Scandal
B. E. Wilson
Abu Ghraib and Hiroshima by PowerPoint and Lectern
Mikey Weinstein
House Bill on Violence Would Hand Power to Abusers of Immigrant Women and Allow Criminal Prosecution of Victims
RH Reality Check
VAWA Saved My Life. Now House Republicans Are Pushing For Changes That Will Leave Others Like Me Vulnerable
RH Reality Check
Republican Partisan Bill H.R. 4970 Will Make Life More Difficult for Domestic Abuse Victims
RH Reality Check
How Big of a Liar is David Barton? You Ain’t Even Gonna Believe This One!
Chris Rodda
Watergate Revelations: The Coup Against Nixon, Part 3 Of 3
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In All the Debate About Breastfeeding, Where Is the Support For Mothers?
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Occupy Jail, Occupy Big Banks
Reverend Billy Talen
The Bank vs. America Showdown
Mark Engler
Obama’s Declaration, North Carolina’s Gay Marriage Ban, and Next Steps in LGBT Organizing
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If We Clear Out Our Ideological Cobwebs, Perhaps Americans Can Have a Long Overdue Discussion
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German Radiation Expert: Fukushima “Atomic Bomb” Possible
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Strange case of Kentucky soldier charged with espionage
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Petition to Stop Foreclosures, Hold Banks Accountable!
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The Great Rice Shortage
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Occupy Wall Street? No Problem!
Jacob Freeze
Occupy everything…but after the anger, then what?
Pat Thomas
Remember, Joe, There Is No Tea Party
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A real Social Network.
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How the Conservative Worldview Quashes Critical Thinking -- and What That Means For Our Kids' Future
By Sara Robinson / AlterNet
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Big Beer Brewers Like Anheuser-Busch Are Drunk on Greed
By Jim Hightower
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Shafted! Why are Homeowners Still Left to Struggle Against Big Banks Alone?
By Pat Garofalo
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Why We Cry: The Fascinating Psychology of Emotional Release
By Jay Efran, Mitchell Greene
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Pharoah Bloomberg: Paying Workers Enough to Live Is 'Communism'
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8 Awesome Things About Tim Burton
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Why is the FBI Manufacturing Reasons to Arrest Occupy Protesters While Ignoring White Supremacist Violence?
Natasha Lennard / Salon
CULTURE
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How America Is Like the Serial Killer in Dexter
John Feffer / Foreign Policy in Focus
CIVIL LIBERTIES
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How the Obama Administration Has Worked Behind the Scenes to Advance Marriage Equality
Joshua Holland / AlterNet
Facebook IPO: An Anatomy of Wall Street Overreach
Heidi Moore / Comment Is Free
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Tasing a Pregnant Woman in Front of Her Kid? The Outrageous -- And Dangerous -- Abuse of Tasers by Police
Joshua Holland / AlterNet
BELIEF
10 Frightening Things That Happen at Conservative Christian Schools That May Be Funded With Your Tax Dollars
Kristin Rawls / AlterNet
ECONOMY
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Ehrenreich: How Corporations and Local Governments Rob the Poor Blind
Barbara Ehrenreich / TomDispatch.com
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Journalists, Wiki-Leakers, Anti-War Activists Overturn Domestic Military Detention in Major Civil Rights Victory
Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
ECONOMY
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TED: Even More Elitist Than We Thought
Lauren Kelley / AlterNet
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Giant Tax Loopholes and Tax Breaks: All About the Multi-Billion Dollar Facebook IPO
Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet
WORLD
10 Cool Discoveries You Should Know About
Liz Langley / AlterNet
Occupying Farmland for Organic Food and Fairness Exposes University Elitism
Diana Pei Wu / Race, Poverty & the Environment
GOP Version of Violence Against Women Act Tries to Push Women Back Into the Home
Michelle Chen / In These Times
MEDIA
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Press Freedom Declines in the US With Arrests of Journalists at Protests--and More Will Likely Come
Timothy Karr / AlterNet
PERSONAL HEALTH
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How Big Pharma and the Psychiatric Establishment Drugged Up Our Kids
Martha Rosenberg / AlterNet
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5 Things the Science Doesn't Say About the Conservative Brain
Chris Mooney / AlterNet
WORLD
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Why Obama and Romney Will Compete to be Cheerleaders for U.S. Imperial Dominance
William Astore / TomDispatch.com
BELIEF
How the Christian Right's Homophobia Scares Away Religious Young People
Amanda Marcotte / AlterNet
FOOD
5 Ways to Make America Less Fat
David Sirota / Salon
ECONOMY
Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: JP Morgan Blow-Up is Not a ‘Hiccup’ -- It's a Giant, Ugly Warning
Lynn Parramore / AlterNet
ECONOMY
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Bill Clinton, Boehner, And Some Other Rich White Guys Had A "Summit" And Agreed: It's Your Fault
RJ Eskow / Blog for Our Future
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Chicago's Cracking Down on Protests but Nurses Union Still Planning Huge Rally with Tom Morello
Aaron Krager / AlterNet
CIVIL LIBERTIES
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NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Lawsuit Ruled a Class Action Suit
Ryan Devereaux / The Guardian
NEWS & POLITICS
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Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistreatment
Dave Johnson / AlterNet
NEWS & POLITICS
5 Ways Conservatives are Destroying the Institution of Marriage
June Carbone, Naomi Cahn / AlterNet
NEWS & POLITICS
Don't Look Now -- Banks Are Still Ruining America: 6 Harsh Lessons from the JP Morgan Fiasco
Les Leopold / AlterNet
TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT
Why Do Conservatives Hate Freedom?
Michael Lind / Salon
VISIONS
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Future Tech: How 3D Printing Will Change the World
Dennis Draeger / AlterNet
ECONOMY
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1%er Facebook Co-Founder Runs Away to Evade Taxes? Here's What Eduardo Saverin Owes America
Ilyse Hogue / The Nation
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Will America’s Premier Hub for Black Music Research Fall Prey to Drastic Budget Cuts?
Ingrid Monson, Carol J. Oja / AlterNet
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
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Why I Love Weird Porn
Noah Brand / The Good Men Project
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Student Activism Is Alive and Well Among Arizona's Minority Population
Gabriel Schivone / IPS News
ECONOMY
What Happened When I Got a Job at a Soul-Crushing, Abusive Warehouse
Mac McClelland / Mother Jones
TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT
Conservatives: Giant Bullies Who Abuse the Weak
Chauncey DeVega / AlterNet
WATER
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'Last Call at the Oasis': Why Time Is Running Out to Save Our Drinking Water
Tara Lohan / AlterNet
ECONOMY
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Let's Put Jamie Dimon on Trial And Ask Him What the Hell JP Morgan Does for America
Alex Pareene / Salon
NEWS & POLITICS
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5 Things That Put America to Shame
Paul Buchheit / Buzzflash at TruthOut
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Grandmothers' Social Security Garnished for Student Loans? Time to Fix the Broken Student Debt System
Ellen Brown / TruthOut.org
Predator Nation: How Endless Drone War Is Turning the Promise of America into a Promise of Death
Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch.com
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
Can More Sex Save a Relationship?
Amy Levine / RH Reality Check
IMMIGRATION
Justice Department Says Alabama Immigration Law Disrupts Access to Public Education
Wendy Sefsaf / Immigration Impact
CIVIL LIBERTIES
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America's "Throwaway People": What Kind of Country Imprisons an Abused 14-Year-Old Girl for Life?
Liliana Segura / The Nation
FOOD
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How Corporations Like Monsanto Have Hijacked Higher Education
Jill Richardson / AlterNet
ECONOMY
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Hedges: How Our Demented Capitalist System Made America Insane
Chris Hedges / Truthdig
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
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How Casual Cyber Sex Became My Most Intoxicating Drug
Emma Lee / The Fix
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