The Culture Wars
- Ayn Rand Thinks He’s a Parasite, But My Brother Kevin Contributes Greatly to Our Society | Visions | AlterNet
- 8 Surprising Things That May Be Making Americans Fat | Food | AlterNet
HealthCare
- Health-care spending vs. health – The Washington Post
- One rural doctor decides to close shop: ‘It’s just not sustainable’ – The Washington Post
The Economny
- Ten Reasons to Avoid Doing Business with Amazon.com | Economy | AlterNet
Even with Borders gone and independent booksellers struggling to get by, the war for the future of publishing rages on. As Steve Wasserman explains in “The Amazon Effect,” which appears in this week’s special issue of The Nation, booksellers and publishers have shifted toward digital books, and Amazon.com, which sells more electronic Kindle books than physical hardcovers, is well positioned to overpower its rivals. But what’s at stake in the battle over e-commerce and why should you avoid doing business with Amazon.com? (Read the complete article…)
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