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McDonald’s bogus charity image: Who’s really funding the Ronald McDonald Houses?

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TV’s unlikely feminist role model: Juliette Barnes

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The GOP’s toxic policies let tainted food reach your plate

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GOP’s hypocritical obsession: National parks?!

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McDonald’s’ bogus health initiatives are bad for everyone

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Steve King’s war on animals

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Chicken is killing the planet

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The aporkalypse is coming

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Cities will kill us all!

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Don’t buy Blue Moon!

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How corporations get away with fake “natural” food

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The Atlantic’s latest silly idea is wrong: No, fast food won’t cure obesity

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Country music has always been feminist, even if Taylor Swift isn’t

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Don’t mess with “The Hobbit”!

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Meningitis outbreak shows why we need regulation

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