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Many of us rely on drugs imported from developing countries like India. But a new report reveals the toxic industry that produces them and the people who pay the price.

George Bush and other Iraq War supporters have argued that if we withdraw from Iraq the result will be like the killing fields of Cambodia -- an odd comparison considering that the US has direct responsibility for that holocaust.

Many of us rely on drugs imported from developing countries like India. But a new report reveals the toxic industry that produces them and the people who pay the price.

Hiring former Bush administration EPA head Christie Todd Whitman to chair its "Clean and Safe Energy Coalition" is the nuclear industry's latest PR attempt at "greening" its image.

With the rise of "reality" TV shows like "Meerkat Manor" and the explosion of animal documentaries such as "Arctic Circle," wildlife is finding new popularity in Hollywood -- but so is the dangerous idea that nature exists to entertain us.

In a dramatic speech, John Edwards fired a major broadside against corporate America and, more significantly, "corporate Democrats," -- the likes of which hasn't been heard from a viable candidate with national appeal in decades.

There are times when the resonances of history are positively eerie. The parallels of Napoleon's occupation of Egypt with Bush's disaster in Iraq are enough to make you jump out of your chair.

The week's best reader comments, all in one convenient round-up!

The author samples some of the growing list of how-to books on eating local -- including the latest from Barbara Kingsolver -- and follows their recipes for the slow food lifestyle.

David Duchovny's new series is smart, funny and, most importantly, it's obviously trying to be true, not just about life in general, but about sex in particular.

David Duchovny's new series is smart, funny and, most importantly, it's obviously trying to be true, not just about life in general, but about sex in particular.

The 43rd President of the United States visibly choked up saying "so long" to the man he affectionately called "Turd Blossom," as his alter ego was pried away from him for the first time in 14 years.

No GOP presidential race is complete without allegations of criminal activity: The latest on McCain's bathroom blow job hypocrite, Romney's cop-imitating director of operations, Giuliani's coke hound, possibly Fred Thompson himself, and much more.

The vice president is the single greatest threat to American and international security in the world today.

AMC's new TV show Mad Men uses the overtly sexist and racist atmosphere of a 1960 New York advertising office to talk about persisting issues that we're too "polite" to talk about openly.

During the Bush administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been more intent on providing protection to employers than workers.

During the Bush administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been more intent on providing protection to employers than workers.

The moment the public got wind that the feds had their eyes on Michael Vick and that the issue was dog fighting, he was dog meat.

The moment the public got wind that the feds had their eyes on Michael Vick and that the issue was dog fighting, he was dog meat.

The warfare state didn't suddenly arrive in 2001, and it won't disappear when the current lunatic in the Oval Office moves on.