USA's Disastrous Junk Food Addiction | Why Are People Afraid of Bisexuals? | Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder

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How We Became a Society of Gluttonous Junk Food Addicts By Arun Gupta, AlterNet Junk food is killing us slowly with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But we can't stop because we're hooked, and the food industry is the pusher. Read more »   Explosive Allegations: Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder By Jeremy Scahill, The Nation Sworn statements filed in Federal Court also allege that Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched a "crusade" to eliminate Muslims and Islam. Read more »   Why Are People So Afraid of Bisexuals? By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet As society's shape-shifters, bisexuals mess with everybody's idea of sexual orientation. Read more »   Cruel and Unusual: Why Are We Doling Out Harsh Justice to Returning War Vets? By Penny Coleman, AlterNet Veterans are more likely to get longer sentences than non-veterans for the same crime. How can we treat returning soldiers so badly? Read more »   The Only Option for Health Reform Is the Public Option By Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet By every objective measure, the United States has a second-rate health care system -- and the only way to fix it is to create a public option. Read more »   The New Yorker Magazine's Strange Embrace of Hate-Spewing Shock Jock Michael Savage By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America A recent puff piece in the New Yorker legitimizes Savage's hate crusade. Read more »   Why Can't the U.S. Guarantee the Most Basic of Human Rights -- the Right to Clean Water? By Peter Asmus, AlterNet California is leading the way with new legislation to guarantee clean water for all, but the federal government is far behind. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web       Sponsored message: The Norwich University Master of Public Administration program will equip you with the leadership skills and managerial ability you will need to lead a modern public service organization. The program provides a comprehensive, relevant, multi-disciplinary curriculum that produces graduates with the skills to effectively manage a demanding and evolving system.       Attention Starved Scientist Promotes Bareback Sex By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Prof. Stuart Brody claims condoms are bad for you. Read more »   Crazy Pat Buchanan Equates Global Warming 'Hoax' with Birtherism By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Sweet Jesus, these folks live in a parallel universe. Read more »   Obama and DNC Try Turning Angry Mobs Into Benefits By Sam Stein, Huffington Post Town hall disruptions can be used as a rallying point for proponents of reform. Read more »

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