My Parents Managed to Raise Two Kids on One Salary. That's Impossible Today -- What Happened?
By Jared Bernstein, Berrett-Koehler Publishing
It takes two parents to earn what one did only a few generations ago. Something's gone very wrong. Read more »

'Bonk' Tells Us Some Amazing Things About Sex
By Don Hazen, Tana Ganeva, AlterNet
Author Mary Roach on why you're lucky that you're not a rhesus monkey and other interesting tidbits from scientific sex research. Read more »

Truth Vs. 'Trash Journalism': McCain's Weak Rebuttal to Damaging Allegations
By Cliff Schecter, AlterNet
Reporters told Real McCain author Schecter that the McCains were estranged and that the senator frequented Hanoi's red light district. Read more »

The Hidden Battle to Control the World's Food Supply
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Food riots are breaking out across the p***t. We must re-examine corporate control of the food supply. Read more »

Clinton the Brawler Beats Obama the Consensus Builder
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
Clinton wins Pennsylvania to fight on, while Obama maintains a firm delegate lead. Read more »

12 Reasons Why Leaving Iraq Is the Only Sane Thing to Do
By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com
Since the press doesn't bother to ask key questions, here's an attempt to unravel the situation in Iraq. Read more »

Revealed: The Cartoonishly Racist Faked Memoir That Duped the NY Times
By John Gorenfeld, AlterNet
Love and Consequences was quickly yanked off the shelves after it was revealed to be a fake, but we got our hands on a copy. Read more »

Diane Sawyer Doesn't Like What I Do
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My interview on ABC made one thing clear: In our society sex workers are still presented as tragic, lost, Dickensian characters. Read more »

What Do Evangelicals Listen to on Their iPods?
By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet
Daniel Radosh takes readers on a trip to the parallel universe of Christian pop culture -- be prepared for a very weird, tame ride. Read more »

Is Organic Food Really Healthier?
By Deborah Rich, Earth Island Journal
The U.S. government's food policy suggests an apple is an apple, regardless of how it was grown. Scientific data suggests otherwise. Read more »