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POPSWhat have they done to our beef? Industrial agriculture has transformed our meats into a product that is often hazardous to humans. The inhumane treatment of animals, the force feeding of foods that are not part of the animals' diet, the overcrowding, etc. have created unhealthy animals which in turn make us unhealthy. The result is cheap food, lots of cheap food, cheap hamburgers, cheap toxic food that we pay for with our health.
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POPSSelling Dissatisfaction. Did My iPod Really Make Me Happy? We're bombarded with messages telling us we need this to be happy and that to make us sexy. How can we be happy with our three year old car when that new shiny one on television will make others look at us with envy. When will the madness stop? When we've all gone completely mad? Wouldn't a walk through your neighborhood be more fun than trying to figure out whether to get a plasma or lcd large screen tv, that will have even bigger messages of dissatisfaction? What pill are they going to sell us next to restore the happiness the ads are taking away from us?
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POPSUncovering our Cities? Will it work here? What would our cities look like without being covered with billboards? With all the other advertising opportunities, do we really need to keep cluttering every space with commercial advertisements? Do office supply stores really need twenty foot lighted signs on multiple walls? Do we really need to be subjected to corporate enticements all the time? Why can't we enjoy the scenery without it being ruined by all this visual pollution?
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POPSLotteries: A Tax on the Poor? I've often joked that the lottery is a tax on those who are bad with math. However, with all the slick advertising that our states do to induce people to gamble using the lottery, it has become an unfair tax on the poor as well.
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POPSBetter Sinus Relief There's lots of sinus machines on the market today, but non are as simple and effective as using a neti pot with warm salt water. This is a far better alternative to using antihistamines and other medications and much cheaper than the sinus machines. It's a must during these pollen seasons for allergy sufferers. Your nose will feel better than ever.
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POPSTired of spending too much money on bloated software? Tired of spending too much money on bloated software? Here's 30 essential pieces of free (and open) software for Windows. I've yet to have a Word document that OpenOffice couldn't handle. Sure, it's missing some of those high end functions that I've never used, but for the (no) money it's a great deal. It's an excellent replacement for Microsoft Office for most home users.
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POPSCafbon Offsets Demystified When you can’t choose a zero-emissions way of getting where you’re going, you can purchase carbon offsets equivalent to the impact of your car driving, bus or train travel, or plane ride. You can also offset any other greenhouse gas emissions that result from your lifestyle, such as those from driving a car or using coal-generated electricity in your home or workplace.
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POPSThe Murky World of High-Fructose Corn Syrup Nobody thinks of Coca-Cola as being a genetically modified beverage, but the sweetener used in it is derived using gm enzymes from gm corn. High fructose corn syrup is in most processed foods these days. This article makes you wonder about it.
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