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iEmpire: Apple's Sordid Business Practices Are Even Worse Than You Think
By Arun Gupta, AlterNet
New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the "Chinese hell factory," really are.

Knocked Up: Republican Presidential Candidates' Plan for American Women
By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Birth control is under attack by all of the candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination.

Why is the Obama Administration Suddenly Fixated on Stomping out Medical Pot?
By Paul Armentano, AlterNet
At the same time public support for marijuana legalization reached record highs, Obama shifted from one time medicinal cannabis sympathizer to White House weed-whacker.

How Rick Santorum Stokes Race and Class Anxieties to Win Unlikely Primary Victories
By Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet
Santorum's success in the Midwest has come through a combination of race and class-based grievances as well as his appeal to social conservatives.

The Making of Gay Marriage's Top Foe: How Maggie Gallagher's College Pregnancy Made Her a Traditional Marriage Zealot
By Mark Oppenheimer, Salon
Maggie Gallagher has devoted herself to stopping same-sex marriage.

Should Sugar Be Regulated Like a Controlled Substance? Why Some Folks Are Saying Yes
By Ari LeVaux, AlterNet
An opinion piece in the journal Nature suggests ways the government could regulate added sugar, including a sugar tax, distribution controls and age limits.

Black Bloc: The Cancer in Occupy
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig
Black Bloc adherents detest those of us on the organized left and seek, quite consciously, to take away our tools of empowerment.

What Progressive Criticisms of Anarchists in Occupy Don't Understand: A Response to Chris Hedges
By Susie Cagle, TruthOut.org
Chris Hedges' "Black Bloc" takedown is only the most recent in a series of critiques bashing anarchists within the national Occupy movement. Here's why they're not helpful.

Civil Rights Groups Call on Alabama Automakers to Oppose Harsh Anti-Immigration Legislation
By Elena Shore, New America Media
Civil rights groups are turning to a new potential ally in the fight against Alabama’s harsh immigration law: the state’s top automakers.