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AlterNet: Best of the Week Shrimp's Dirty Secrets: Why America's Favorite Seafood Is a Health and Environmental Nightmare By Jill Richardson, AlterNet The environmental impact of shrimp can be horrific. But most Americans don't know where their shrimp comes from or what's in it. READ MORE » The Obama Brand: Feel Good While Overlords Loot the Treasury and Launch Imperial Wars By Chris Hedges, Nation Books Brand Obama makes us hopeful. We like our president and we believe he's like us. But we're being duped into doing a lot of things that are not in our interest. READ MORE » Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Alice Walker Reflect on the Death of Howard Zinn By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Remembering the lifelong dissident and peace activist and historian, who joined many of the struggles for social justice over the past fifty years. READ MORE » The 6 Weirdest Things Women Do to Their Vaginas By Andy Wright, AlterNet What the hell is vaginal rejuvenation? Who would want their vagina bleached? Here's a list of the strangest ways to make your genitals meet the demands of the beauty industry. READ MORE » Glenn Beck Assails Obama and Progressives with Holocaust Imagery By Eric Burns, AlterNet Beck uses his Fox News perch to preach stunningly irresponsible history, and organize a movement dedicated to destroying progressives and Obama. READ MORE » Got Milk? A Disturbing Look at the Dairy Industry By Tara Lohan, AlterNet Most dairy enthusiasts would be horrified to know the conditions cows endure and how closely dairies are tied to veal operations and the rest of the meat industry. READ MORE » The Big Theories Underwriting Society Are Crashing All Around Us -- Are You Ready for a New World? By Terrence McNally, AlterNet The ideas and institutions that define our culture are breaking down -- and that's a good thing, say authors Bruce Lipton and Steve Bhaerman. READ MORE » The Marijuana Cancer Cure Cult By Bruce Mirken, AlterNet It's not as far-fetched as it sounds, but some enthusiasts may be going too far. READ MORE » Why Atheists Don't Turn to Religion When Faced with Death or Disaster By Greta Christina, AlterNet The notion that 'there are no atheists in foxholes' isn't just mistaken, it's bigoted and ugly; a denial of atheists' humanity and the reality of our experience with death. READ MORE » People's Historian and Progressive Hero Howard Zinn Dies AlterNet National treasure, and acclaimed author of "People's History of the United States" passed away at age 87. READ MORE » You are subscribed as: ignoble.experiment@arconati.us SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2010 Independent Media Institute‚ All Rights Reserved 77 Federal St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107