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50 Is the New 65: Older Americans Are Getting Booted from Their Jobs -- and Denied New Opportunities Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Age discrimination could be headed for you, sooner than you think.READ MORE» Noam Chomsky: The Nutty Antics of Right-Wingers Distract Us from the Agenda of the 1% Sean Nevins, Voice of Russia The power of the Tea Party doesn’t come from their numbers -- it's their financial backers, Chomsky argues. READ MORE» 5 Surprising Things We Feed Cows Alex Park, Mother Jones Candy and sawdust? READ MORE»

Convicted Domestic Abuser Amassing an Arsenal? Let's Wait Until Something Happens Say Police By Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet What if you had a boyfriend who was arrested and convicted for domestic violence against you? READ MORE» Imagine If America's Incarcerated Population Were Its Own Country -- Revealing the Disturbing Statistics By Rosa Brooks, Popular Resistance A closer look at America's incarceration nation. READ MORE» What Americans Don't Understand about Weight Loss By Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Salon.com Once, after one of these trips, I said to my dad on the phone, "You know that feeling when you are full, but not stuffed? It actually feels good."READ MORE» AlterNet's 10 Most Popular Drug Stories of 2013 AlterNet From magic phrases to use on cops to the geniuses who used drugs, here are the stories that readers shared in huge numbers. READ MORE» Exposing the Phony 'Peace Process' in Israel-Palestine: Negotiators Have Been Warning 'Time Is Running Out' for 30 Years By Max Blumenthal, Mondoweiss The popular refrain now holds little meaning, except maintenance of the status quo. READ MORE» Why the Internet Giants Oppose Federal Surveillance By Zoë Carpenter, The Nation IT companies won't address the privacy implications of selling Americans' personal information to online advertisers. READ MORE» Scientists Say There Are Messages Wafting in the Smells of Your B.O. By Michael White, Pacific Standard And not just how many times a day you shower. READ MORE»