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The Wild West of Medical Pot | Ronald McDonald Brainwashing Kids | Taibbi: Wall Street’s Sewer Greed

8:08 am on April 14 2010
By Psycler
Filed in: Politics
Tagged with: Politics

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APRIL 14TH, 2010

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Speculating Banks Still Rule — Ten Ways Dems and Dodd Are Failing on Financial Reform

None of this is reform. We are better off with nada than vapid promises and a false sense of security.READ MORE

Nomi Prins / AlterNet

Down with the Clown: Why Ronald McDonald Has No Business Talking to Children

Ronald McDonald’s peddling of happy fast food times to kids is at the dangerous forefront of the 17$ billion corporations spend on direct marketing to brainwash children. READ MORE

Raj Patel / AlterNet

How Los Angeles Became the “Wild West” of Medical Marijuana

How Los Angeles became the medical marijuana capital of America thanks to a combination of entrepreneurial energy and benign political neglect. READ MORE

Brian Doherty / Reason Magazine

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Right Wing Red Meat in Cruel April

CNN beefs up with the angry white man punditry, this time with RedState.com’s Erick Erickson. READ MORE

By Leslie Savan / TheNation.com

Matt Taibbi: How Wall Street Made a Fortune off Alabama Sewers

Matt Taibbi takes an in-depth look at the experience of an Alabama town and its disastrous dealings with Wall Street. READ MORE

By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now!

Which Veggie Burgers Were Made With a Neurotoxin?

Most non-organic veggie burgers currently on the market are made with the chemical hexane, an EPA-registered air pollutant and neurotoxin. READ MORE

By Kiera Butler / Mother Jones Online

No Car, No Problem: The Benefits of Car-Free Living

How one man’s choice to live car-free brought him more in touch with his neighbors, his community, and himself. READ MORE

By Orion Kriegman / YES! Magazine

Countdown to Zero Nuclear Weapons: Addressing Our Most Urgent Security Threat

After seeing the film Countdown to Zero and hearing terrifying stories about terrorists trying to acquire nuclear weapons, people will be motivated to act. READ MORE

By Lawrence Bender / AlterNet