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Veteran Suicides Continue to Rise


Thoroughbreds and the Ultra-Wealthy: A Deadly Embrace



My Strange Relationship With Sex

McCain Is Full of Hot Air on the Environment


Today, Honor Mothers World-Wide



Hollywood's Selective Outrage

Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity

Clinton: Damn the Pundits, Full Speed Ahead


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Hedge Fund Titans Are Treating Us Like Pawns in Their Economic Chess Games

By Scott Thill, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Hedge funds exploited the misfortunes of those caught beneath currency, housing and internet bubbles, and got paid by the boatload.

tancredoWhy Harsh Immigration Crack Downs Will Never Work

Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Immigration: Tough-minded immigration policies keep backfiring, and the debate over them obscures the question of what really works and what doesn't.


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Wendy Chapkis, Richard J. Webb, NYU Press

DrugReporter: A history of the battle between politics and science over the use of marijuana as a medicine.


NEW: mccainMcCain Aides Forced to Quit over Ties to Burmese Military Junta

Leonard Doyle, The Independent

Election 2008: The McCain campaign reeks of special interests.

taserWhy the Police Wouldn't Tase Me When I Asked Them to
Danielle Egan, The Tyee

Rights and Liberties: Police explain to a journalist who wants to know what being tasered feels like, "we really don't fully understand and know the risks."


Proof of Citizenship? Missouri Vies for the Worst Voting Law in the Country
Art Levine, Huffington Post

Democracy and Elections: Missouri lawmakers are rushing to pass a law that would, among other things, deny some nuns the right to vote.


jenn hoggMisogyny Rampant in the Armed Forces: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse
Nancy Van Ness, The Wip

War on Iraq: Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers -- and the military's failure to address it.


scott blochWill Bush Crony Scott Bloch's Gay-Hating Finally Catch Up with Him?
Bill Berkowitz, Talk To Action

Election 2008: The FBI is now investigating the man who declared war on equal protection for gays in federal workplaces.


pollutionIt Isn't Morning in America Anymore -- It's Dusk on Planet Earth
Bill McKibben, Tomdispatch.com

Environment: If we want to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed, we've got to cut CO2 emissions.


nixonlandNixon's Savage Attack on the Greatest Anti-War Movement in U.S. History
Rick Perlstein, AlterNet

ForeignPolicy: As millions of Americans came together to fight the war in Vietnam, Nixon's politics became more ruthless.


feminismAnti-Feminist Backlash Out in Full Force
Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Reproductive Justice and Gender: Republican hegemony, conservative Christianity and misogynist media are taking their toll.


mosulBattle Against al Qaeda in Iraq Has Turned Mosul into a Ghost Town
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK

War on Iraq: Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Mosul, one of the world's great cities, has become a desolate battleground.


hilaryHillary's Grotesque Insult to African-Americans
Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Election 2008: It's one thing to lack class, but it's quite another to deliberately try and wreck the presidential prospects of your party's likely nominee.


puppyThe Healing Power of Pets
Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent UK

Health and Wellness: Studies show that contact with domestic animals can prevent illness.


sex workSex Work vs. Trafficking: Understanding the Difference
Melissa Ditmore, RH Reality Check

Reproductive Justice and Gender: There are big differences between women trafficked into sexual slavery and voluntary sex workers. So why are we treating them the same?


gazaThe Human Rights Crime in Gaza
Jimmy Carter, The Guardian

ForeignPolicy: A million and a half human beings are being imprisoned with almost no access to the outside world -- we can't sit idly by.


motherThe Cards Are Stacked Against Mothers in America -- Here's How We Can Fix It
Don Hazen, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Joan Blades, founder of MomsRising.org, discusses bias against mothers in the workplace and the "mommy wars." (with video)


mother's dayWas It Easier Being a Mother in 1908?
Marilyn Gardner, Christian Science Monitor

Reproductive Justice and Gender: On the first Mother's Day 100 years ago, moms had a tough -- but rewarding -- job, just as they do today.


hillaryHillary Is McCain's Dream Candidate, Not Obama's
Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet

Election 2008: Before the talk of a Obama/Hillary "dream ticket" goes too far, are we talking about the the Republicans' dream, or everyone else's?


crisisHow Food Riots, Pricey Gas and Home Foreclosures Point to a Better Future
Marjorie Kelly, Paul Raskin, AlterNet

Environment: We are beset today by a systemic global crisis that could open the way to hopeful transformation. It is up to us.


energy If We All Started Driving Priuses, We'd Consume More Energy Than Ever Before
Robert Bryce, Public Affairs Books

Environment: While energy efficiency is laudable, history shows that it leads to people consuming more energy.


burmaEditorial: The Disaster in Burma -- How You Can Help
AlterNet

Environment: International aid groups are facing problems getting to disaster-stricken areas of Burma, but a group of monks is on the front lines right now.


oldThe Sexy Path to Good Health
Sue Katz, Consenting Adult

Sex and Relationships: Healthy doses of sex with yourself and others is good for you.


cornDrive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma
Stan Cox, AlterNet

Water: Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families?


pot arrestsNYC's Staggering Arrest Rate for Pot Achieved By Police Deception and Scams
Steven Wishnia, AlterNet

DrugReporter: New study says New York's cannabis crackdown is both racist and fraudulent -- and that more have been arrested under Bloomberg than Giuliani.


wsguysWill the Mortgage Industry Pay for Its Crimes?
Danny Schechter, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Borrowers are being crushed under the credit crisis. Someone needs to pay.


gitmo prisonerWho Are the Gitmo Prisoners Released With Sami al-Haj?
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog

Rights and Liberties: The release of al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj last week made headlines. But few have mentioned the others prisoners freed from Guantánamo.


mediaOur Media Have Been So Wrong for So Long
Jayne Lyn Stahl, AlterNet

MediaCulture: In his new book, E&P editor Greg Mitchell offers a stinging indictment of the media's complicity with Washington's war-marketing machine.


The Superdelegate Problem
Bernard Weisberger, Truthdig

The conflict between popularly chosen delegates and powerful, unelected "superdelegates" may seriously wound the Democratic Party.


fldsHow Should States Deal with Polygamous Sects?
Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor

Rights and Liberties: Utah and Arizona have mostly ignored the FLDS since the infamous 1953 raid of Short Creek. Now, political pressure may force them to crack down.


bush turkeyThe Military's Pricey Restaurant Tastes: Gone Are the Days of Grunts Peeling Potatoes
Nick Turse, Metropolitan Books

ForeignPolicy: Judging by the Pentagon's own accounting, the army, navy, air force and marines have been very hungry -- and they've been chowing down.


childrenAre Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?
Amanda Martinez, New American Media

Immigration: If true, then it's hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people's hearts.


saluteVA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Democracy and Elections: The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will help ex-soldiers to register and vote, yet it won't allow registration drives on VA facilities.


pelosi and bushThe Iraq Supplemental: A Three-Ring Circus
Erik Leaver, AlterNet

War on Iraq: Congress thinks it's being cute in dealing with all of the funding for Iraq this year in one fell swoop.


thumbsupanddownWill Democracy Make You Happy?
Eric Weiner, Foreign Policy

Politicians have long clung to the notion that free nations breed happy people. Now, a new 'science of happiness' turns that equation on its head.


bottlesA Return to the Tap: Why Bottled Water Is on the Way Out
Melissa Knopper, E Magazine

Water: Environmental concerns are sending people back to their taps and putting bottled water companies on the defensive.


sexworkerSatisfied Sex Worker or Domestic Trafficking Victim?
Kari Lydersen, AlterNet

Reproductive Justice and Gender: New legislation could expand the definition of trafficking to treat many sex workers as crime victims instead of criminals.


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Linda Mamoun, AlterNet

ForeignPolicy: The frenzy around Israel Independence Day is an attempt to freeze history in 1948 when public support of Israel was unequivocal.


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Gregory M. Lamb, Christian Science Monitor

New lines of tiny PCs are small enough to fit in your purse and affordable enough for students in around the world.


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Sean Gonsalves
Sean Gonsalves:
Whistle-Blowers Under Attack

The government's attempt to gut a law protecting whistle-blowers does not bode well for our First Amendment rights.

Deb Price
Deb Price:
Courts Rule in Favor of Deception

Anti-gay crusaders are deceiving voters about their strategies and intentions -- and the courts are playing along.

Will Durst
Will Durst:
It's Over for Clinton

In politics, anything can happen. Except for what needs to happen for Clinton to secure the nomination.

David Sirota
David Sirota:
Acknowledging the Race Chasm

The pervasive racism that taints our political discourse will persist until we recognize and reject it.

Amy Goodman
Amy Goodman:
America's War on Journalists

The Bush administration has engaged in assault, intimidation, and imprisonment to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs.

Annalee Newitz
Annalee Newitz:
Who's Afraid of Grand Theft Auto?

If the controversial video game were a movie, we'd all be mightily impressed by its dark, ironic vision of a world at war with itself.

Robert Scheer
Robert Scheer:
Battle of the Hawks

Both McCain and Clinton have shown a dangerously cavalier attitude towards the option of a nuclear strike against Iran.

Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon:
Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity

Obama's Tuesday win represents a victory over a press corps fixated on fluff over substance.

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AlterNet Books: In-Depth Coverage of the Issues you Care about
  1. Hillary's Grotesque Insult to African-Americans
    Bob Herbert, The New York Times. May 12, 2008.
  2. The Violent Language of Right-Wing Pundits Poisons Our Democracy
    Jeffrey Feldman, Ig Publishing. May 6, 2008.
  3. If We All Started Driving Priuses, We'd Consume More Energy Than Ever Before
    Robert Bryce, Public Affairs Books. May 10, 2008.
  4. The Pentagon vs. the U.S.: How Americans Have Become Targets of Their Own Military
    Scott Ritter, Truthdig. May 7, 2008.
  5. Hillary Is McCain's Dream Candidate, Not Obama's
    Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet. May 10, 2008.
  6. Empty Wallet? Not to Worry -- Poor Is the New Rich!
    Annabelle Gurwitch, The Nation. May 7, 2008.
  7. Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?
    Amanda Martinez, New American Media. May 8, 2008.
  8. Anti-Feminist Backlash Out in Full Force
    Katha Pollitt, The Nation. May 9, 2008.
  9. The Military's Pricey Restaurant Tastes: Gone Are the Days of Grunts Peeling Potatoes
    Nick Turse, Metropolitan Books. May 8, 2008.
  10. Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma
    Stan Cox, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.
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