From AlterNet

Uprisings in Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt -- America Is Paying the Price for Supporting Corrupt Dictatorships in the Muslim World

Juan Cole / Tomdispatch.com

• PERSONAL HEALTH

Why "Happy Meals" Are a Crime

Michele Simon / Grist.org

• ECONOMY

Mortgage Lenders Committed Massive Fraud and Now Wall St. Wants to Escape the Law

Joshua Holland / AlterNet

• DRUGS

Marijuana & Drug War Questions Dominate Obama's YouTube Chats -- President Backs Prohibition, Agrees Drug Debate 'Legitimate'

Sahil Kapur / Raw Story

• ENVIRONMENT

Time to Fight Back: How We Can Take on Those Who Are Sabotaging Our Response to the Climate Crisis

Mark Hertsgaard / The Nation

Why You Can Now Kiss Organic Beef, Dairy and Many Vegetables Goodbye

By Ari LeVaux

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