ABIT OF NEWS AFTER A SHORT WEEKEND

THE FOOD DETECTIVE
Russell Schoch, Tomdispatch.com
Michael Pollan discusses food chains, ecological dead zones, and the amazing power of corn.
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/21185/

PARANOIA GRIPS THE US CAPITAL
Eric Margolis, Toronto Sun
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0206-25.htm

A PATH PAVED WITH BAD INTENTIONS
Joshua L. Dratel, AlterNet
The message that the torture memos convey is unmistakable: these policy makers do not like our system of justice, with its checks and balances, that they have been sworn to uphold.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/21189/

IRAQIS VOTED BECAUSE THEY WANT US TROOPS OUT
Linda McQuaig, Toronto Star
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0206-27.htm

MEDIA MANGLES IRAQ VOTE
Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher
Are the turnout numbers routinely cited by the press -- 8 million and 57% -- supported by reality? And was the outpouring of voters in Sunni areas really "surprisingly strong"?
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21180/

WHAT'S UP WITH EVERYONE BESIDES BARBARA BOXER?
Simon Floth Commentary
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0206-20.htm

ABOUT A BOOK
Nicholas Taylor, PopMatters
The new book by the author of 'High Fidelity' and 'About a Boy' is about...books.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21179/

A PROGRESSIVE 12-STEP PROGRAM
Bob Burnett, AlterNet
Are progressives collectively stuck in an abusive relationship with the administration? If so, a 12-step program could be the answer.
http://www.alternet.org/story/21181/

ALL IN HER HEAD
Jessica Lyons, Monterey County Weekly
Anorexia -- the most deadly mental illness -- is definitely not just about looking thin.
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/21182/

QUOTE OF THE DAY ... A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier. H.L. Mencken [US journalist & critic]