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52 Million U.S. Adults Each Week Take Drugs, Including Tylenol and Midol, That May Reduce Empathy

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

A common painkiller might be making us less sensitive to other people's pain. READ MORE»

The CIA's Cozy Relationship With Hollywood: Even Liberals Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Are Part of the Game

By Nick Schou, Hot Books

Many shows and films including Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, 24 and Homeland have had major access to the brass at Langley. READ MORE»

FBI Director James Comey Breaks Federal Prosecutor Rules by Smearing but Not Indicting Clinton Over Emails

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Prosecutorial excess and abuse of power. READ MORE»

Obama’s Forever War? The Protracted Occupation of Afghanistan Just Grew Even Longer

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet

The president announces that promised troop withdrawals are being reversed. READ MORE»

It's Not Just Saddam Hussein: Trump Has a Long History of Googly-Eyed Admiration for Dictators

By Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Trump has quite the track record of praising dictators for supposedly being strong and effective leaders. READ MORE»

Monsanto Tries to Build a Society of GMO and Pesticide Devotees, One Child at a Time

By Lorraine Chow, AlterNet

The company covertly indoctrinates children through education propaganda. READ MORE»

Israel’s Right-Wing Ambassador to the U.S. Plays to the Trump Crowd in New York City

By Rob Bryan, AlterNet

The small crowd packed into Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s townhouse embodied the increasingly hermetic world that mainstream Zionism occupies. READ MORE»

We Will Soon Be Able to Test for Cancer or Heart Disease as Easily as Pregnancy

By Nuno Reis, Ana Ferreira-Barbosa, The Conversation

Clinical lab equipment needs to undergo a similar revolution to the one that led to the development of modern computers. READ MORE»

The Surprising Upside of Sex Work

By Emily Cooper, Paul Maginn, The Conversation

Sex work has a more complex role in local communities than is commonly portrayed. READ MORE»

Bereaved Afghan Families Decry Obama Administration’s Dubious Drone Strike Figures

By Emran Feroz, AlterNet

Obama confessed to killing innocents, knowing he would not face accountability. READ MORE»

Too Much of a Good Thing? Colorado Pot Glut Prompts Wholesale Price Plunge

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

Everybody wants to get rich growing pot in Colorado, and that's turning into a problem for the growers. READ MORE»

Don't Knock the World's Ugliest Color—Its Merits Include Fighting Cancer

By Jenny Pierson, AlterNet

Could Opaque Couché be coming to mar a bodega shelf near you? READ MORE»

As Workers at Trump's Taj Mahal Casino Go on Strike, a Look at Trump's Long History of Labor Abuse

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

About a thousand housekeepers, cooks, bellmen and servers at Trump’s Taj Mahal Atlantic City casino went on strike on Friday. READ MORE»

Cops Force Student to Be a Snitch—Found Him With a Bullet in His Head and Rocks in His Backpack

By Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project

A sobering example of the most depraved use of state power in the immoral War on Drugs. READ MORE»

VIDEOS: Was Gretchen Carlson Crying out for Help for Years Before Suing Fox Boss for Sex Harassment?

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

She walked off set in 2012 after Brian Kilmeade said: “Women are everywhere, we’re letting them play golf and tennis now. It’s out of control.” READ MORE»