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Four Decades of the Wrong Dietary Advice Has Paved the Way for the Diabetes Epidemic: Time to Change Course
It's sugar that's killing us rather than fats, and it's high time mainstream medicine admits its decades-long mistake.
How Standardized Testing Reveals Stark Inequalities Between Rich and Poor
Is the call for more testing just another way to maintain the status quo?
Scott Walker: Men Can Sue if a Woman Gets an Abortion, but Women Can’t Sue for Pay Discrimination
Walker says women will “clog up the legal system.”
A Misleading Moment of Celebration for a New Surveillance Program
While some foes of mass surveillance were celebrating, Thomas Drake sounded decidedly glum.
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Belarus Brings Back Forced Labor
The country is resurrecting controversial Soviet-era policies.
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Job Growth Picks Up in May
Health care employment has been rising rapidly in the last two months.
Why Do People With No Chance of Being Elected Run for President?
The Quixotic journey of pursuing the presidency is not to be taken lightly.
Amid Farmland, an Oil Field
The Oxnard Oil Field in California doesn't fit the stereotypical image of an oil patch.
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Why Oakland’s Crackdown on Protest Is Sure to Fail
Oakland's new ban on nighttime street marches is bound to lead to more broken windows, not fewer.
Who Pays Taxes in the US? Everyone but the Super-Rich
Why are seniors paying higher taxes on their social security benefits than billionaires pay on stocks?