links for 2005-11-24

• A Jolt of Caffeine, by the Can
  Caffeinated energy drinks are the fastest-growing sector of the $93 billion domestic beverage industry, but are some youths hooked?
• Juelz Santana's Hard-Hitting Game Makes Cam'ron, His Mentor, Proud
  Juelz Santana's new LP, What the Game's Been Missing, will help New York hip-hop to end its lackluster 2005 on a high note. And no one is cheering louder for him than Cam'ron, who has been Santana's mentor for many years.
• WHAT LOST IRAQ
  How Ragtag Insurgents Beat the World's Sole Superpower
• The Secret History of Rum
  Long before oil dominated geopolitics, rum was the original global commodity, tying Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Caribbean in a complex web of trade and credit. And Bacardi was the original multinational.
• No Thanks to Thanksgiving
  Instead, we should atone for the genocide that was incited -- and condoned -- by the very men we idolize as our 'heroic' founding fathers.
• Young and Uninsured
  Twenty-somethings have the lowest rates of health insurance coverage in the country.
• Put Your Money Where Your Mind Is
  Kalle Lasn, founder of Buy Nothing Day, acknowledges that the movement's gone global thanks to the net. But he calls bloggers passive and claims iPods cut us off from the real world.
• Freed by DNA, Now Charged in New Crime
  Steven Avery has left all who championed his cause facing the uncomfortable consequences of their success.
• Clooney's Desire For Political Debate Comes At A Price: Fingernail Torture
  "Syriana" interweaves multiple narratives involving characters who take part in the oil business, from sheiks in the Gulf to Texas businessmen negotiating for drilling rights. Matt Damon also hopes the thriller sparks a "battle of ideas."