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Editors' Note
Jul 01, 2009; ... AMONG OUR LEADERS in Washington, who's been the biggest liar? There are all too many contenders, yet one is so floridly surreal that he deserves special attention. Nope, it's not Dick Cheney or Alberto Gonzales or John Yoo. It's a trusted authority figure who's lied for 11 years now, no matter ...
Backtalk
Jul 01, 2009; ... It's the Stupid Economy If "retirement" means lots of travel, golfing, and fine dining, then I guess James Ridgeway ("Who Shredded Our Safety Net?") is in as much trouble as he says he is. If retirement means downsizing and simplifying life, then what's his problem? He's over 70, so he ...
let the end times roll
Jul 01, 2009; ... APOCALYPSE CIAO One spring afternoon on the patio of a comfort-food spot in Austin, Texas, a jovial, elfin-looking Internet entrepreneur named Thor Muller declared, "I'm a collapsitarian.'' "Sorry?" I asked. We'd just met. I'd heard perfectly well. I just wanted to hear him say ...
CONSPIRACY WATCH: THE CIA'S BAD FLASHBACK
Jul 01, 2009; ... THE CONSPIRACY: Between 1950 and 1975, the government conducted a series of risky top-secret experiments on American soldiers. The CIA and the military are thought to have tested as many as 400 chemical and biological substances including VX nerve agent, mustard gas, sarin, cyanide, LSD, and PCP ...
children of the corn
Jul 01, 2009; ... BAD ADDITIVE If the specter of obesity and diabetes wasn't enough to turn you off highfructose corn syrup (hfcs), try this: New research suggests that the sweetener could be tainted with mercury, putting millions of children at risk for developmental problems. In 2004, Renee ...