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Video Shows Black Teen Brutally Beaten by NYPD Officers Was Not Holding Drugs, Did Not Punch Officer
By Kristen Gwynne | AlterNet
Will Better Access to Healthier Foods Reduce Obesity?
By Marion Nestle | Food Politics
Heartland Institute Compares Climate Science Believers and Reporters to Mass 'Murderers And Madmen'
By Joe Romm | Climate Progress
Obama Administration Caves to Fracking Companies on Major Regulation
By Tara Lohan | AlterNet
Beastie Boys' Adam "MCA" Yauch, Rapper and Progressive Activist, Dead at 47
By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd | AlterNet
68 Dems, 1 Republican Urge Obama Not to Ban "Buy-American" Incentive for Domestic Manufacturing
By Staff | AlterNet
Drinking Your Own Urine to Survive? Just One of the Millions of Drug War Atrocities
By Ethan Nadelmann | AlterNet
Federal Bill Would Slash Abortion Access for Low-Income Women in 17 States
By Digby | Hullabaloo
The Short-Term "Hiccup" Threatening Hispanic Voters' Impact on 2012 Election
By Ed Kilgore | Washington Monthly Political Animal
Eric Bolling Uses Ridiculous Smear Tactic to Discredit Employment Increase
By Steven D. | Booman Tribune
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Arizona State Militia Formed, Sovereignty on Ballot, Will Gov. Brewer Sign Bill for State Takeover of Federal Lands?
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Anti-Choice Zealots Convene In Fargo, Hoping To Close State’s Only Clinic
RH Reality Check
Osama, Obama, And Us: A Shocking Display Of Propaganda From NBC
WhoWhatWhy.com
A Closer Look At The Secret Service
WhoWhatWhy.com
Trayvon Vs. Tyrone: Why Racial Stories Are A Bad Idea
WhoWhatWhy.com
CLOSEREADING—About That “Surprise” Attack: Ka-Bull!
WhoWhatWhy.com
Rev Graham should not endorse anti-gay amendment
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Stopping Coal in Its Tracks: Will Historic Actions This Week Launch Summer Uprising?
jeffbiggers
Fighting Fire with Water: The Christian Role in the War on Women
RH Reality Check
Facing and Fighting Transphobic Violence for Both the Living and the Dead: CeCe McDonald and Brandy Martell
Tikkun Daily
North Carolina: Marriage Rights (but Not Equal Rights) on the May 8th Ballot
RH Reality Check
Pseudo-Historian David Barton’s New Jefferson Book is a Load of Crap — and a Bestseller
Chris Rodda
Newt Quits Race! Please Don’t Go!
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Angus Reid Poll: Three Quarters Of Americans Oppose Prison For Pot Offenses
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Two separate girls! Packard Children’s surgeons separate conjoined twins
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If We Clear Out Our Ideological Cobwebs, Perhaps Americans Can Have a Long Overdue Discussion
Earon Davis
German Radiation Expert: Fukushima “Atomic Bomb” Possible
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Strange case of Kentucky soldier charged with espionage
Christopher Hignite
Petition to Stop Foreclosures, Hold Banks Accountable!
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The Great Rice Shortage
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Occupy Wall Street? No Problem!
Jacob Freeze
Occupy everything…but after the anger, then what?
Pat Thomas
Remember, Joe, There Is No Tea Party
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A real Social Network.
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Will a Militarized Police Force Facing Occupy Wall Street Lead to Another Kent State Massacre?
By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
Why Conservatives Believe in Anti-Gay Pseudo-Science
By Chris Mooney
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Why the Rich Are Sending Pets on a Diamond-Studded Trip to the Afterlife
By Lynn Parramore
AlterNet
What It's Like When the NYPD Raids Your Apartment At Dawn-- Because Your Roommate is in Occupy
By Sarah Seltzer
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5 Special Interest Groups That Help Keep Marijuana Illegal
By Lee Fang
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SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
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"It's Not You. It's Jesus." How TV Reflects Our Odd Attitude Towards Chastity
Willa Paskin / Salon
ECONOMY
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Crazy -- Romney Advisor Says Spiraling Inequality Is Good for the Country
Dean Baker / AlterNet
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4 May Day Stories the Corporate Media Missed While Fixating On Obama's College Girlfriend
Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet
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Who's Buying Your Election? New FCC Ruling Requires Broadcasters to Post Data On Ad Purchases
Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez / Democracy Now!
What is Google Doing With the Contents of Your Hard Drive?
David Sirota / AlterNet
US-Afghan Pact Won't End War or Hated Night Raids
Gareth Porter / Inter Press Service
NEWS & POLITICS
How Wall Street Drives Up Gas Prices -- Ripping Us Off and Killing Jobs
Les Leopold / AlterNet
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
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The Right-Wing's 20 Biggest Sex Hypocrites
Alex Henderson / AlterNet
GENDER
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Meet the Group That Gives Addicts Drug Money to Get Sterilized -- and the Right-Wingers That Fund Them
Jed Bickman / The Fix
VISIONS
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Is Your Stuff Falling Apart? Thank Wal-Mart
Stacy Mitchell / Grist.org
OCCUPY WALL STREET
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The 99% Movement Has Something for Everyone -- But Is it Occupy?
Arun Gupta / AlterNet
The Obama Team Just Doesn't Get It: US Violence and Occupation Spark Terrorism
Ray McGovern / Consortium News
"Tuition Fees are Class War!" CUNY Brooklyn College Students Roughed Up By Police for Demanding Fairer Treatment
Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet
OCCUPY WALL STREET
Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello on May Day 'Guitarmy' and the Occupy Spring
Adele M. Stan / AlterNet
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CISPA: Steamrolling Civil Liberties
Anjali Dalal / Balkinization
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'Festive, Righteous Anger': Occupy Makes May-Day Comeback With Massive Demonstrations
Sarah Jaffe, Anna Lekas Miller, Sarah Seltzer, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Alex Kane, Joshua Holland / AlterNet
MEDIA
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Why Is the Conservative Brain More Fearful? The Alternate Reality Right-Wingers Inhabit Is Terrifying
Joshua Holland / AlterNet
EDUCATION
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Why Are Universities Buying Up Drones Faster Than Police Departments?
Jefferson Morley / Salon
OCCUPY WALL STREET
Why I Had to Get Out: Confessions of a Wall Street Insider
Alexis Goldstein / N+1 Magazine
WORLD
Mitt Romney's Dangerous Foreign Policy Team: Nostalgic for Bush, Hellbent on War with Iran
Alex Kane / AlterNet
FOOD
Are Olive Oil and Canola Oil Interchangeable?
Ari LeVaux / AlterNet
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
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He-Men and Virginity Pledges? Obama Administration Quietly Endorses Absurd Anti-Sex Curriculum
Debra Hauser, Monica Rodriguez, Elizabeth Schroeder, Danene Sorace / RH Reality Check
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Why the GOP's Really Afraid of a "Cool" Obama
Leslie Savan / The Nation
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Rightwing ALEC Puts Wisconsin Anti-Labor Laws On May Agenda
Brendan Fischer / PR Watch
VISIONS
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Fascist America: Have We Finally Turned The Corner?
Sara Robinson / AlterNet
4 Reasons GOP Presidential Hopefuls Said Mitt Romney Would Be a Disaster
Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
Friends, Followers and the Future: How Social Media Is Changing Our News and Our Lives
Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
Why Are Conservatives Petrified of Sexual Freedom?
Amanda Marcotte / RH Reality Check
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Hunger Strikes, Marches and More as Los Angeles Service Workers Make Their Presence Felt on May Day
Melissa Chadburn / AlterNet
CULTURE
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TV's Overwhelming Whiteness Changes How We Think
Jeremy Adam Smith / Salon
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How You End up Paying for Religious Schools Without Knowing It
Katherine Stewart / Comment Is Free
Hot News and Views
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Stephen King Writes Awesome Op-Ed, Joins Legions of Wealthy Who Want to Be Taxed
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd / AlterNet
FOOD
KFC Ordered to Pay $8.3 Million to Australian Girl Paralyzed After Eating a Twister Wrap
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VISIONS
Is It Possible To Build An Economy Without Jobs?
Frank Joyce / AlterNet
Taking Back May Day: What to Expect on the Nationwide Day of Rallies, Strikes and Actions
Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet
BELIEF
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Why Does Religion Always Get a Free Ride?
Greta Christina / AlterNet
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Private Prison Corporations Are Modern Day Slave Traders
Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report
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How Did Obama Become Our Most Imperial President?
Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch.com
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Corporate Personhood Is Not the Problem with Citizens United
Garrett Epps / The American Prospect
Blood, Gore, Tourism: The Ax Murderer Who Saved a Small Town
Nick Kowalczyk / Salon
Does Mitt Romney Have an Education Platform?
Kristin Rawls / AlterNet
Mission Creep at the TSA: From Airport Groping to Bag Checks and Roadblocks
Jennifer Abel / Comment Is Free
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Colombia Trade Deal Finalized Over Protests From Labor, Human Rights Groups
Michelle Chen / In These Times
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Voting Rights Uprising: Activists in Three States Help GOP's Targets Get Voter ID
George Bauer / AlterNet
ECONOMY
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Why Low Minimum Wages Kill Jobs and Crush Living Standards for Everyone
Marshall Auerback / AlterNet
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Are "Sentient Cities" That Track Your Personal Data To Design Your Life For You On the Way?
Will Doig / Salon
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