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Despite Claims to the Contrary, Pepsi Is Still Using Caramel Coloring Linked to Cancer

By April M. Short / AlterNet

The company said it removed the toxic chemical, but a watchdog group reports otherwise.

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Segregated Revolution? Activists Fight Back Against Egypt's Sexual Assault Problem

By Kumar Ramanathan / Think Progress

Wisconsin Dad Faces Deportation for Smoking Weed a Long Time Ago as a Teen

By April M. Short / AlterNet

For July 4th: Remembering Why the Right Does Not Own the Stars and Stripes

By Joe Conason / AlterNet

How We Can Wrench Independence from the Corporate State

By Subhankar Banerjee / ClimateStoryTellers.org

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Overkill: Armed Agents Raid Wisconsin Animal Shelter; Kill Baby Deer Named Giggles

Gay Marriage Approval Continues Sweep Across the Country

George Zimmerman: Armed and Stopped for Speeding in Texas Is Allowed to Keep His Gun

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Fake Border-Crossing Amusement Park Mocks Immigrant Experience

Alana de Hinojosa / AlterNet

Report: Immigrants Play Critical Role in Driving U.S. Talent and Economic Competitiveness

Paul McDaniel / Immigration Impact

Ayn Rand Could Have Learned from the Arizona Firefighters

Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog

More Government Snooping: The Postal Service Is Spying On You Too!

Janet Allon / AlterNet

10 Absolutely Absurd Things Texas Republicans Said About Abortion This Year

Tim Murphy / Mother Jones

How Low Can the Republican Party Go?

Michael Cohen / Comment Is Free

Want to Fight Government Domestic Spying? Join a 'Restore the Fourth' Protest This Independence Day

Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet

City of Berkeley Fights Back Against Federal, Anti-Medical-Marijuana Bullies

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

Texas GOP Unleashes Political Quackery on Women's Reproductive Rights

Jim Hightower / AlterNet

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Kindly Fund Research into Student-Worn Bracelets Monitoring Teacher Effectiveness

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

The Dictionary of the Global War on You

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch

NC Senate Slips Sweeping Abortion Restrictions into Bill Supposed to Ban Sharia Law

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

Boys in Custody Sexually Abused by Female Guards at Alarming Rate

Joaquin Sapien / Pro Publica

Victory for Woman Whose Newborn Baby Was Taken Away After Poppyseed Bagel Caused Positive Drug Test

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

Here Comes the Atheist Assembly, It's Like a Church, But There's No God

Becky Garrison / The Guardian

Sex Worker Past Deprives Olympian of 'Athlete of the Year' Award

Prachi Gupta / Salon

America, Passive Nation -- Why Can't We Stand Up for Ourselves When Our Rights Are Stolen?

Dan Gillmore / The Guardian

Cops Shoot Dog After Arresting Owner for Filming Police

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

Why Edward Snowden's Leaks Have Empowered All of Us

Elliot Sperber / AlterNet

How One City's Grassroots Activists Did the 'Impossible' and Pushed Back the Politicians' Austerity Agenda

Mark Vorpahl / AlterNet

How You (and President Obama) Can Close Guantanamo Prison

Medea Benjamin / AlterNet

The Most Unhealthy Meal in America, Revealed

Kerry Sheridan / Agence France-Presse

Is America Turning into Texas?

Bob Burnett / Smirking Chimp

7 Horrifying Things About Working at an Amazon Warehouse

Prachi Gupta / Salon

Watch: Glenn Greenwald Slams Obama's War on Whistleblowers

Alex Kane / AlterNet

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