Get Ready to Spend $6,000 a Year on Gas
By Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor
With prices at $120 a barrel, Americans are feeling the pain. Read more »

The Terrifying Normalcy of Assaulting Women
By Ann Jones, Tomdispatch.com
In West Africa, the war against women doesn't end just because grim wars between men finally do. Read more »

Is Clinton Staying In the Race To Say, "I Told You So"?
By David Corn, Mother Jones Online
Clinton may be bolstering her position for a possible run in 2012. Read more »

Prejudiced Pastor Hagee Apologizes, Ohio's Parsley Should Be Next
By ZP Heller, Brave New Films
We have yet to see an apology from Rev. Rod Parsley, McCain's "spiritual guide" who literally wants to destroy Islam. Read more »

Good News for McCloud, California in Fight Against Nestle
By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
Nestle is scaling back their proposal for a new bottling facility ... drastically. Read more »

How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back
By Ann Vileisis, Island Press
A new book explores how we got into the modern situation where we know so little about what we eat and yet regard it as entirely normal. Read more »

Is Who Becomes the Next President All That Matters?
By Danny Schechter, AlterNet
In many ways, Mao was right: The occupant of the oval office is a paper tiger. Read more »

Concentrated Wealth Is Killing the Horse-Racing Industry -- and Horses
By Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality
Americans used to follow horse racing more fervently than all other sports save baseball and boxing. Read more »

My Strange Relationship With Sex
By Raj Bandyopadhyay, Open Magazine
As an Indian studying in the U.S., I have been subjected to the sexual hang-ups of two cultures. This is not a good recipe for getting laid. Read more »

McCain Aides Forced to Quit over Ties to Burmese Military Junta
By Leonard Doyle, The Independent
The McCain campaign reeks of special interests. Read more »

The Profitable Dismantling of Civil Society
By Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!
Public infrastructure is deteriorating and Wall St. stands to profit from it. Read more »