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Author: Erik Loomis

On Tanning Salons

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On August 20, 2013
Not that fashion is exactly my wheelhouse, but this piece on the growth of tanning salon use among white teenage women and the very real health risks involved is worth a mention, not only because it is a growing public health problem that exists for...

Lead and Fracking

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On August 20, 2013

Industry fought against all evidence that lead exposure hurt people since at least 1767. Robin Russell-Jones rightfully compares that to the battle against fracking today, with industry saying that there.

Today in Duh

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On August 20, 2013

It's sad that we still need major scientific panels to determine whether humans caused global warming. I'm sure this won't stop Jim Inhofe and his Merry Band of Corporate Hacks.

It is obviously extremely important for the purity of the NCAA to not allow this guy to play college football: A Middle Tennessee freshman who finished five years of active service in the Marines this summer is appealing an NCAA rule preventing him from playing...

Vergès

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On August 17, 2013

Say what you will about Jacques Vergès, but everyone deserves the best defense possible, even if it is Klaus Barbie or your long-time friend Pol Pot. If you've never seen.

Comply

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On August 16, 2013

I'm not particularly comfortable with the idea of boycotting the Winter Olympics in Russia because of the nation's anti-gay laws. Mostly, I don't think it's fair to athletes to be.

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