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Attention Vegans: Your Salad Was Probably Grown With the Blood and Bones of Dead Animals

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet

If you want to eliminate animal products from your diet, stock-free farmers want your business. READ MORE»

An Eerie Early Warning of Trump's Authoritarianism

Paula Young Lee, AlterNet

How a 1960s high school experiment predicted the rise of the Donald and his army of followers. READ MORE»

Mississippi On Verge of passing Most Hateful Law LGBT Law, Which Could Also Force Women to Wear Make Up

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Mississippi is on the verge of passing a bill to legalize discrimination against LGBT people and anyone who has non-marital sex—seriously. READ MORE»

Our Scary Political Future is Really Unknown, And It Isn't All Trump's Fault

By Tom Engelhardt, Tom Dispatch

Are we in a new American world? READ MORE»

Bernie Sanders May Be Leading Hillary Clinton with Black Voters in This Very Important State

By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

According to at least one poll, Sanders leads Clinton among African-American voters in Wisconsin by 11 points. READ MORE»

A Shocking 63 Percent of Americans Support Torture—Do They Understand the Social Consequences?

By Richard Brouillette, AlterNet

A psychotherapist who trained mental health professionals in Iraq has a powerful warning about what torture does to a society. READ MORE»

Meet Rick Doblin, Psychedelic Pioneer Who Has Expanded the Boundaries of Medicine

By April M. Short, AlterNet

The founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies discusses three decades of psychedelic research. READ MORE»

Charter Schools Have a 'Discipline' Problem

By Jeremy Mohler, AlterNet

We should be deeply troubled by these statistics at any public school, charter or not. READ MORE»

Could Paul Ryan Be the Koch Brothers' Dream Candidate?

By Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect

They've got the machinery in place to run a presidential candidacy. All that's missing is the candidate. READ MORE»

5 Reasons 'Live Each Day Like It’s Your Last' Is the Worst Advice Ever

By Roman Kznaric, Yes! Magazine

Thanks, Steve Jobs, for reminding us that we shouldn’t squander our time. But we need to balance that with the responsibilities we have to other people and our future selves. READ MORE»

Why So Many Racists Don’t Think They’re Racist

By Robyn Pennacchia, The Frisky

Count Wendy Bell, Pittsburgh’s WTAE-TV former anchor, among that group READ MORE»

Your Water Could Be Worse Than Flint’s: America's Shameful National Public Health Crisis

By Laura Orlando, In These Times

Dozens of major public water utilities get their water from rivers containing discharges from sewage treatment plants. READ MORE»