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There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History By Terrence McNally, AlterNet One writer spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery; an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives. Read more »   The Fast Food Industry's 7 Most Heinous Concoctions By Brad Reed, AlterNet Some of America's favorite chains have concocted some thoroughly repellent dishes that make the Double Quarter Pounder look like a celery stick. Read more »   Sarah Palin's Facebook 'Friends' Celebrate Ted Kennedy's Death: "One Less Socialist," "Good Riddens" By Liliana Segura, AlterNet One commenter: "Now if we could just talk God into taking Arlin Spector, Harry Reid,and Nancy Pelosi America would be Eutopia!" Read more »   Why Do Women Orgasm? By David P. Barash, Dr. Judith Eve Lipton, National Sexuality Resource Center Scientists are still mystified about the evolutionary advantages of many aspects of women's sexuality. Read more »   Is Glenn Beck Finished? By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet A Color of Change campaign has cost Beck's show 36 advertisers so far. Will Fox decide he isn't worth it? Read more »   Have Republicans Turned Into a Weird Religious Cult? By Johann Hari, Independent UK The faith-based thinking of many conservatives spreads and contaminates the rational. No wonder so many buy the right-wing's absurd propaganda. Read more »   The 8 Weirdest Ways to Go Green By Mike Sowden, EcoSalon From the solar-powered bikini that can charge your iPod to the benefits of eating free range snails, here's few things you may not have thought of yet. Read more »   Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer By Fred Gardner, O'Shaughnessy's New research shows here seems to be something in pot that actually undermines cancer, instead of causing it. -- and the media are doing their best to ignore it. Read more »   Rachel Maddow: The Growing Threat Posed by Gun-Strapped Right-Wingers at Obama's Townhalls By Rachel Maddow, Frank Rich, MSNBC Rachel Maddow and Frank Rich discuss the use of intimidation as a political tactic. Read more »   As If Limbaugh and Beck Weren't Bad Enough, the Granddaddy of Hate Radio Is Back on the Air By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet Bob Grant taught a generation of conservative talkers how to channel white rage, until a listener boycott helped push him off the air. Now he's back. Read more »   This Just In: College Will Make You an Atheist By Susan Henking, Religion Dispatches A recent study finds that certain majors are likely to make students less religious. Why is this such a big deal? Read more »

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