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10 Reasons the U.S. Military Should (Officially) Use Pot By Penny Coleman, AlterNet Medical marijuana may have a host of advantages over other treatments for traumatized vets, but the VA won't even study its efficacy. Read more » Obama's Outrageous Christmas Gift to Fannie and Freddie By Dean Baker, Comment Is Free After throwing the economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression, the financial industry has used its political power to become stronger than ever. more » Announcing the 2009 P.U.-Litzer Prizes FAIR The stinkiest examples of corporate media malfeasance, spin and just plain outrageousness. more » The Year Food Was Totally Schizoid: Growing Local Takes Off, As Giant Agribiz Becomes More Dominant By Ari LeVaux, AlterNet In the battle between Big Ag and Small Food there were notable victories on either side. more » Just How Racist Is the Tea Party Movement? By Bill Berkowitz, IPS News Are the openly-racist elements within the Tea Party movement an aberration, or are they more firmly entrenched than tea partiers would care to admit? more » It's Time to Get to Work Fixing Our Economic and Political Problems By Doug Kreeger, AlterNet We must all recognize the terrible consequences of not coming up with real solutions to the issues facing us. more » A Secret Masterpiece: The Only Album "Bob Dylan" Ever Produced By Michael Simmons, CounterPunch One of the quiet gems of 2009 was an album originally produced by Bob Dylan in 1973 -- one of the only two albums Dylan ever produced. more » PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web R-Rated Pot -- Tame Meryl Streep Movie Got Smacked with 'High' Rating By Jan Frel, AlterNet The rating for 'It's Complicated' has kicked up dust in Hollywood, with movie bloggers starting blistering attacks on the M.P.A.A. for being out of touch. more » Why Is Crappy Fast Food Safer Than School Lunches? By Tara Lohan Thanks to the USDA, at school our kids are eating the equivalent of pet food. more » Ivana Trump, Second Nigerian Man Escorted Off Airplanes By Joshua Holland, AlterNet It's like there's something in the H2O on these flights. more » Right-Wing Response to Underpants Bomber Hilariously Hypocritical By Tintin, Sadly, No! Obama should clearly admit that he's the worst president ever. more »

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