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We're Still Up in the Air

Sarah Tomlinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Tomlinson

Up in the Air dares to accomplish some deft social commentary, making it inherently unsettling. In that way, it bears a close resemblance to a film classic: The Graduate.

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How Alan Grayson and Michael Moore Changed the Conversation

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cenk Uygur

Now the conversation we're having is whether the health care system leads to killing people for profit. This is an old trick of lobbyists. You change the conversation to a battle you can win.

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ReThinking Thank You for Smoking: Tobacco's Last Action Hero?

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Kim

The Obama administration just passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. So Will the Nick Naylors of the world soon become extinct? Not by a long shot.

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Interview: Adam Brody on Life After The O.C., Working with Megan Fox and Witnessing the Birth of Brangelina

Zorianna Kit | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zorianna Kit

Adam Brody: There's no role that I feel had my name all over it and passed me by. But anytime those Apatow guys wanna hang out with me...

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Thank You for Buying Our Toxic Plastic

Elaine Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elaine Shannon

The embattled food and chemical industry, trying to head off a nationwide ban of the toxic plastic chemical BPA in cans and bottles have decided to target women.

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