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4 Ways the Feds Are Attacking the Perfectly Legal Medical Marijuana Industry

Posted on Oct 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

With storefront dispensaries popping up across the country, the federal government is fighting the burgeoning industry.

14 Kinds of Jobs Sustained By Marijuana

Posted on Sep 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Marijuana is one American industry that's showing some promise in the job market.

Why the Marijuana Industry Needs to Get a Lot Greener

Posted on Aug 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

There's a budding movement urging pot growers to ask themselves: How green is your grass? The carbon footprint of the marijuana industry needs to be reduced.

The Repair-Ware Revolution: Say Goodbye to Our Throwaway Culture and Hello to Fixing Stuff Yourself

Posted on Mar 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A designer from the UK hopes to spark a 'repair-ware' craze that will inspire designers to build products we can actually fix ourselves.

Confirmed: Union-Bashing Right-Wing Media Stars Hannity, Limbaugh and O'Reilly Are AFL-CIO Union-Affiliated Members

Posted on Feb 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet

In spite of their criticism of unions in Wisconsin, AlterNet has confirmed that leading right-wing pundits are American Federation Television and Radio Artists union members.

Birth Control for Men? 3 Promising Advances

Posted on Feb 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The joke in the male contraceptive field goes that we've always been five years away from male contraception being available.

Broke? Try Selling Pot

Posted on Jan 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Young Americans have taken a hard hit in this recession. In California, supplying pot to medical dispensaries offers a lucrative source of cash.

Why I Got a Vasectomy at 28

Posted on Jan 14, 2011, Source: The Good Men Project

Surveys show that the number of so-called “childless-by-choice” Americans is on the rise. And even those crazy people who do want kids are making fewer of them.

Why I Chucked My Mormon Faith and Became an Atheist

Posted on Dec 19, 2010, Source: AlterNet

How I joined the record numbers of young Americans who lose their faith each year .

6 Ways Religious Frauds Try to Make Gays and Lesbians Straight

Posted on Aug 30, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Thanks to the unscientific, unregulated underworld of ex-gay therapy, frauds and hacks of all stripes are getting away with any kind of therapy they can think up.

Christian 'Pregnancy Crisis Centers' Masquerading as Health Clinics Tell Women Abortion Causes Cancer and Infertility -- And You're Helping Pay for Them

Posted on May 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Under the dubious free speech protection, CPCs are going to disgusting lengths to scare women out of seeking abortions -- with the help of federal and state funding.

What Happened When I Went Undercover at a Christian Gay-to-Straight Conversion Camp

Posted on Apr 22, 2010, Source: Stinque

My weekend was filled with crying, singing, and wrestling, as 30 men struggled to overcome their attraction to other men. It was also the first time I felt another man's erection.
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