Sarah Palin's Latest Crazy Move: Are Republicans a Danger to the Republic?

Robert Parry, Consortium News

Remember, this is the woman Republicans wanted to put a heart beat away from the Presidency. When did the GOP become so irresponsible?

Taibbi: New Secrecy Rule Lets Goldman Sachs Control Stock Prices Unmolested by Public Scrutiny

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The new rule means the public will no longer be able to tell if large investment banks are manipulating the stock market for their own gain.

Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship

Sam Kornell, Miller-McCune Magazine

Environment: As climate change intensifies, wildfires are going to increase in the U.S. Publicizing the link could help drive home the danger of global warming.

Will the Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Life Be Inherited By His Kids?

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation

Media and Technology: Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers whatever fancy seized him -- including his made-to-order kids.

Sarah Palin Resigns: Is She Fleeing Scandal?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet

PEEK: What is behind Palin's resignation from office?

Michael Pollan: We Are Headed Toward a Breakdown in Our Food System

David Beers, The Tyee

Environment: Pollan gives a glimpse at the current state of food politics inside the White House and within his own home.

This July 4th, Rebel and Agitate for Change

Jim Hightower, AlterNet

Agitators created America, and it's their feisty spirit and outright rebelliousness that we celebrate on our national holiday.

Rolling Stone Expose Declares Goldman Sachs Behind Every Market Crash Since 1920s

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Matt Taibbi explains how the company created market bubbles and then profited from the crash that followed.

"Deliver Us From Evil": The Amorality of the Catholic Church

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog

The basic hierarchy and theology of the Catholic Church is a recipe for the abuse of power.

Breadline USA: Why People Are Going Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Sasha Abramsky, PoliPoint Press

Politics: America's poor are being priced out of a market flush with excess eatables. It's an abomination we can fix.

Summer Blockbusters: Why Do We Insist on Watching Really Bad Movies?

Sameer Pandya, Miller-McCune.com

Media and Technology: Maybe they are more like summer flings -- despite all the signs that should stay far away, you fall intensely anyway.

Chamber of Commerce Launches $100 Million Campaign to Protect Wall Street's Power at Our Expense

Zach Carter, AlterNet

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The CoC is the world's most powerful lobbying machine and it's working to make sure our money gets funneled to corporate execs.

Unprotected Sex: Abstinence Education's Main Accomplishment

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group

Sex and Relationships: Teens are having more condomless sex than they did in the 1990s. It's time for science-based sex ed, not moralizing.

'There Is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan' -- Seeds of Dissent in the U.S. Military Are Growing

Dahr Jamail, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute

World: From suicide to desertion to refusal to deploy -- service members' dissent may be growing into something far larger.

Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry

AFP

The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.

While the U.S. Dilly Dallies on Honduras, We Continue to Support a Right-Wing Thug in Colombia

Liliana Segura, AlterNet

World: Alvaro Uribe could be re-elected through just the type of referendum the ousted Manuel Zelaya has been accused of trying to carry out.

Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick

Linda Buzzell, AlterNet

Environment: Living under unnatural time pressures causes a myriad of psychological, social and physical ailments.

We Already Have a Popular Single-Payer Health Care System -- It's for Active Military and Veterans

Chris Kromm, Facing South

Health and Wellness: Oddly the states with the most people enrolled are down South -- where political leadership has been most opposed to single-payer.

Foie Gras: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet

Environment: Although some people still attempt to justify foie gras production, science backs up common sense: It's foul.

Getting Laid-Off May Lead to Early Death -- But There Are Ways to Cushion the Severe Health Impact of Job Loss

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com

Health and Wellness: Studies show that the current economic climate may be eroding months or even years from the lives of those on the bleeding edge of insecurity.

'I Quit the Evangelical Movement in Disgust': Former Evangelist Fears Right-Wing Lunacy Will Lead to More Murder

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet

Conservative pundits and GOP lawmakers must try to cure the sickness of their right-wing followers -- before it explodes again. Or don't they care?

Honduran Leader's Populism Is What Provoked Military Violence

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet

World: Contrary to most media accounts, President Manuel Zelaya wasn't seeking to abolish term limits.

For Many, Marriage Is Sexless, Boring and Oppressive: Time to Rethink the Institution?

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

Sex and Relationships: Marriage is failing many, many people. Why do we still idealize it?

Bernie Madoff: Fall Guy or First of Many?

Eric Lotke, Campaign for America's Future

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Congressional Commission on financial fraud has the ability to put hundreds of Madoffs in jail and lead the way for real bank reform.

Iraq's 'National Sovereignty Day' is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports

World: It is very doubtful that, decades from now, Iraqis will tell their grandchildren about where they were on June 30, 2009.

The Military Invades U.S. Schools: How Military Academies Are Being Used to Destroy Public Education

Brian Roa, TruthOut.org

In Chicago, there's a push to replace public schools with military academies. This model may soon spread to the rest of the country.

Hey Progressives, Join Forces to Fight the Health Insurance Industry!

Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies

Health and Wellness: Single-payer and public option advocates are fighting each other. We must remember that we're on the same side.