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Rainforest Destruction by a Corrupt Industry: Why Obama Should Not Include Palm Oil in Renewable Fuel Standard
By Erik Loomis | Lawyers, Guns & Money
Four Palestinian Prisoners Remain on Hunger Strike
By Alex Kane | AlterNet
Will NY Legalize Medical Pot? As Polls Show Strong Support, NY Judge/Medical Pot User Advocates for Safe Access
By Kristen Gwynne | AlterNet
Why Are Liberals Praising Obama's Austerity Policies?
By Digby | Hullabaloo
Senate Republicans Block New Iran Sanctions Because They Want More War Posturing
By Alex Kane | AlterNet
Use Republicans' Tricks Against Them: 14 Pro-Women Laws Dems Should Fight for, Even if They Won't Pass
By Irin Carmon | Salon
Donna Summer, Singer of Feminist Anthems, Dead at 63
By Staff | AlterNet
Pregnant Woman With Child in the Car Tased Three Times After Being Pulled Over for Speeding
By Lauren Kelley | AlterNet
Maybe Coming to Your TV: High-Dollar Right-Wing Campaign Attacking Obama the "Metrosexual" on Stuff We Already Know
By Ed Kilgore | Washington Monthly
Timing of Wisconsin Recall May Thwart Student Voters
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Not In My Backyard! As Local Government Attacks on Women’s Health Increase, Citizens Are Fighting Back
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House VAWA Bill is Racist, Elitist, Homophobic, and Anti-Victim
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Tied To “Cult-Like” Order, Former Vatican Analyst For CBS News Steps Down Amid Sex Scandal
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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
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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!
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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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Can “7 Days of Sex” Save a Marriage?
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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!
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Occupy everything…but after the anger, then what?
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Remember, Joe, There Is No Tea Party
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A real Social Network.
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How Big Pharma and the Psychiatric Establishment Drugged Up Our Kids
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5 Things the Science Doesn't Say About the Conservative Brain
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Why Obama and Romney Will Compete to be Cheerleaders for U.S. Imperial Dominance
By William Astore
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5 Ways to Make America Less Fat
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How the Christian Right's Homophobia Scares Away Religious Young People
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ECONOMY
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Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: JP Morgan Blow-Up is Not a ‘Hiccup’ -- It's a Giant, Ugly Warning
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ECONOMY
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Bill Clinton, Boehner, And Some Other Rich White Guys Had A "Summit" And Agreed: It's Your Fault
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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
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
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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 Premiere Hub for Black Music Research Fall Prey to Drastic Budget Cuts?
Ingrid Monson, Carol J. Oja / AlterNet
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
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
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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
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
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Justice Department Says Alabama Immigration Law Disrupts Access to Public Education
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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
How Casual Cyber Sex Became My Most Intoxicating Drug
Emma Lee / The Fix
DRUGS
Tale of Two Cities: NYPD's Racist Arrests Create Class War in New York
Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet
FRACKING
Meet the Christian Right-Wing Multi-Billionaire Out to Frack Our World
Bill Berkowitz / Talk To Action
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Can You Still Get Elected to Congress With Only Small Donors?
Eilene Zimmerman / Salon
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Time's Breastfeeding Cover is Pure Shock Value, No Substance
Victoria Bekiempis / Comment Is Free
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Occupy Isn't About Electing Democrats--It's About Exposing a Broken System
Max Berger / AlterNet
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Workers Battle ExxonMobil Over Safety at Baton Rouge Refinery
Roger Bybee / In These Times
GENDER
Forget Flowers This Mother's Day: 11 Ways to REALLY Help Mothers
Lauren Kelley / AlterNet
WORLD
Empty Stomachs, Clenched Fists: How Palestinians Are Fighting Israel's Unaccountable Prison System
Anna Lekas Miller / AlterNet
4 Worst Media Misrepresentations of North Carolina's Anti-Gay Amendment One
Kristin Rawls / AlterNet
FOOD
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Confessions of a Cheating Vegan
Donald Kaul / Other Words
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Patriot Day? 4 Truly Orwellian Holidays On the Books
Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet
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One Mother Explains How Her Sons' Addiction Brought Her to Anti-Drug-War Activism
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Why GOP Politicians Are Fleeing Scott Walker-Style Union-Busting
Josh Eidelson / Salon
"Serious as a Heart Attack": RoseAnn DeMoro Explains How to Raise $350 Billion from Financial Transaction Tax
Bill Moyers / Moyers & Company
What We Learn from Mitt Romney's Disgusting Teenage Bullying
Michael Cohen / Comment Is Free
School "Lunch Ladies" Fight for Better Food for Students--And Better Jobs
Kari Lydersen / In These Times
TEA PARTY AND THE RIGHT
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How the Ayn Rand-Loving Right Is Like a Bunch of Teen Boys Gone Crazy
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One in 5 Kids Is Obese, Yet Congress Is More Concerned With Protecting Profits Than Kids' Health
Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
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Glenn Greenwald: Why It's Epically Important That Obama Endorsed Gay Marriage
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CIVIL LIBERTIES
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'They Think We Are Animals': How America's Police State Controls Black People
Nicholas Powers / AlterNet
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