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Life of Pi Presents an Imperfect Slice of India

By Sandip Roy / New America Media

The colour and visual spendour of India tends to overwhelm any film that is set in India. And Life of Pi is no exception.

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Study: Porn Stars Aren’t “Damaged” by Their Profession

By Tracy Clark-Flory / Salon

Don't Slave Your Life Away: Why America Should Embrace a 4-Day Work Week

By Bill Ivey / AlterNet

Sharing Communities Are Spreading Across the World Like Wildfire

By Cat Johnson / Shareable

Addicted to Food? The Truth About Overeating

By Chrisanne Grise / The Fix

No Thanks for Thanksgiving

AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen on America's 'Diverse Coalition of White Men'

Five Reasons Why Petraeus (and Allen and the Shirtless Agent) Are the Ones to Blame

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No Thanks for Thanksgiving

Robert Jensen / AlterNet

What Do We Know About Voters Who Don't Fit Neatly Into an Ethnic Box?

Leighton Woodhouse / Huffington Post

Strange: Why Do Red States Have More Traffic Fatalities?

Alyssa Figueroa / AlterNet

An Inconvenient Truth About Lincoln (That You Won't Hear from Hollywood)

Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet

James Bond Still a Sexist, Homophobic Jerk -- and I Still Kinda Like Him

Michael Lithgow / Art Threat

Hollywood's Real-Life Hunger Games

Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon

AlterNet Comics: Jen Sorensen on America's 'Diverse Coalition of White Men'

Jen Sorensen / AlterNet

Five Reasons Why Petraeus (and Allen and the Shirtless Agent) Are the Ones to Blame

Laura Gottesdiener / AlterNet

Hey, Liberals: You Haven’t Won The Culture War

Andrew O'Hehir / Salon.com

Living With the Contradictions: A Human Potential Visionary Talks About Our Infinite Potential and How We Also Block Progress

Charles Eisenstein / Reality Sandwich

America: Love It Or Be Left Behind

Joan Walsh / Salon.com

How Raw Capitalism Is Devouring American Culture

Scott Timberg / Salon

How The Media's Recent Defense of Using "Illegal Immigrant" Misses an Entire History

Alyssa Figueroa / AlterNet

Can One New Film Spread Drug War Outrage Across the Globe?

Helen Redmond / AlterNet

Puppets Pissed at Romney for Threatening to Kill Big Bird; March on Washington

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

I Grew Up in the Kind of Family Beloved By Republicans -- And It Was Hell

Laura Bogart / Salon.com

How Patriarchal, Christian Backlash Politics Have Only Become More Vicious

Arthur Goldwag / Salon.com

The Cultists Lose Their Minds After Barack Obama Says Ayn Rand is for Teenagers

Roy Edroso / Alicublog

Does TV Help Make Americans Passive and Accepting of Authority?

Bruce E. Levine / AlterNet

The U.S. Elite's Favorite Television Show: Showtime's 'Homeland' Demonizes Arabs and Prepares Americans For Bombing Iran

Joseph Massad / Al Jazeera English

What if a Camera Could Document Your Entire Life?

Owen Hatherley / Comment Is Free

“The Revisionaries”: Texas Schoolbook Battle — Crazier Than You Thought!

Andrew O'Hehir / Salon

Why the Protestant Work Ethic Is a Menace to Society

Robert S. Becker / AlterNet

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Surprisingly Relevant and They Still Sound Good

Don Hazen / AlterNet

Network Splits With Actress Over Gluten: Is Celiac a Real Malady or a Dietary Choice?

Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon

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