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Transforming the Rust-Belt into a Green Belt
Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize With a Pro-War Speech
Texas Populist Jim Hightower Makes Progressive 'Hall of Fame,' as Nation Magazine Gathering Grapples with Conflicted Feelings about President Obama
Why Is the Federal Government Supporting Evangelism?
The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are They Really Trying to Outlaw?
Why Fake Optimism Is the Worst Way to Deal with Life's Problems
How the Religious Right Stole Christmas
11 Dangerous Ingredients You Should Avoid at All Costs
Why Copenhagen May Be a Disaster
The 6 Weirdest, Scariest Processed Foods
Do Atheists Have God All Wrong?
Obama's War Speech Woke the Sleeping Giant -- Anger Over Afghan Surge Fuels Country-Wide Protests
Purple Hearts On Death Row: War Damaged Vets Should Not Be Executed By the State
Why Is Tiger Woods in Trouble? It's Not His Steamy Sex Life; It's His Family Values Hypocrisy
Hey Religious Believers, Where's Your Evidence?
How Our Health System Screws Over Women
This War Must End
Why Should We Get Out of Afghanistan? Because Imperialism Is a Fool's Game
Obama's War Speech Offered Something for Everybody -- But Who's Buying It?
Let's Get Rolling on Unemployment -- We Need a Direct Govt. Jobs Program
Why Fanaticism Can Be a Good Thing
Former Member of Afghan Parliament: Obama, We Don't Want a Troop Surge in Our Country
6 Tricks to Sex After a Divorce
Christian Cowards: Why Don't Evangelical Leaders Condemn the Hate Spouted by Right-Wingers?
My Baby Would Have Died Under the Stupak Amendment
Politicians' Symbolic Opposition to Afghan Escalation is Pointless As Long As Congress Keeps Writing Checks
Are You Brave Enough to Say No to a High-Stress Holiday?
The Feds Are Addicted to Pot -- Even If You Aren't
10 Signs Vegetarianism Is Catching On
Cult of Conservative Christian GOPers Backs Death Penalty for Gays With HIV
This Is George Bush's Recession: Why Doesn't Anybody Talk About That?
A Smart Way to Battle Drug Addiction and Save Lives: Harm Reduction
Rabid Right-Wing Media Mogul Building a News Empire
"You Like That Baby, You Like That?": Has Porn Made Men Bad at Sex?
Shocking: High School Grads Twice As Likely To Be Jobless Than College Grads – and Right-Wingers are Profiting From Their Pain
Is Obama Following in the Footsteps of Bill Clinton?
Drink Some Booze, Smoke a Joint and Relax: How to Have a Hedonistic Thanksgiving
Why Can't We Look Away From Sarah Palin?
10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving