Sunday, December 2, 2012
By Bill Ivey, AlterNet
Workers today are expected to be on call 24/7.
By Don Hazen, AlterNet
"The public would not be accepting of drones, if they knew how kill decisions are made, and how many innocents are killed in the process."-- Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films
By Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality
Americans today can take more than inspiration from the struggles against plutocracy that progressives waged years ago.
By Jill Richardson, AlterNet
Some of our most popular seafood treats come to us from filthy operations in other countries.
By Alyssa Figueroa, AlterNet
The FCC may weaken the exact rule needed to allow Murdoch this media ownership.
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
What are we to make of the decade of military hagiography we’ve just passed through?
By Jonathan Bernstein, Salon
Nominate Jeb Bush or Bobby Jindal. It doesn't matter: The Electoral College now favors the Democrats.
By Anat Shenker-Osorio, AlterNet
Focusing solely on taxes is the wrong approach to progressive messaging.
By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian
WikiLeaks suspect's attempts to exercise and stay occupied in a bare cell only perpetuated harsh anti-suicide measures.
By Chris Wright, The Fix
A popular model of addiction is that it's like a disease. But does that divest the addict of agency and the ability to change their lives?
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Ken and Sarah Burns' new documentary exposes the "crime of the century."
By Eric Martin, Role Reboot
I grew up sheltered sexually. So how -- and why -- did my wife and I experiment with female on male anal sex?
Saturday, December 1, 2012
By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet
Homelessness in New York has skyrocketed, thanks in part to years of conservative policy predicated on right-wing ideology.
By Les Leopold, AlterNet
Big Finance is once again getting a free pass.
By Gary Younge, The Nation
The glaring irony at the heart of secession rhetoric.
By Mitchell Anderson, The Tyee
There are ways to weed them out.
By Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet
One of Oregon's youngest medical marijuana patients, who suffers from leukemia, stirs controversy.
By Jag Davies, AlterNet
The global war on drugs is severely jeopardizing the overall "fight against AIDS."
By Irin Carmon, Salon
After an election night thrashing, the movement hopes to make its message more palatable to the public.
By William Astore, Tom Dispatch
Generals run amuck, politicians who could care less and an embedded media are not a good formula for accountability.
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Assange gave Amy Goodman a rare interview.
By Ben Castle, AlterNet
What role does adaptation have to play in countries vulnerable to climate change impacts, and does the recent international focus on adaptation offer a real cause for optimism?
By Jane Devin, The Good Men Project
Author Jane Devin overcame fear to embrace an unlikely ally.
Friday, November 30, 2012
By Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet
A notorious murder case has morphed into what some are calling a terrifying miscarriage of justice. (Includes rare interview with attorney Wade Smith.)
By Tom Tomorrow, AlterNet
You have to learn from a tough loss.
By Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet
Controversial center is looking for a federal loan to build its operation.
By Paul Bucheit, AlteNet
It's all about how you define "earnings."
By Lauren Kelley, AlterNet
Based on information about the medical examiner alone, it's unconscionable that Mississippi isn't giving the case a closer look.
By Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet
Some GOPers are continuing to fight the same noxious battles, in some cases putting women’s access at risk.
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The right can't confront the reality of their demographic challenges.
By Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle
Chris Williams is the poster boy for the Federal government's aggressive assault on Montana's marijuana providers.
By Steven Hill, AlterNet
It’s time for American patriots to roll up our sleeves and get to work to reform our political institutions.
By Laura Gottesdiener, AlterNet
In Washington state, an elementary school's use of a padded isolation room is sparking controversy.
By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters
How Fox proved it's not interested in having an open debate.
By Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon
Progressive caucus leader: Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security shouldn't be cut.
By Alex Steffen, AlexSteffen.com
Alex Steffen's new book "Carbon Zero" offers solutions on how to pull us back from the brink of disaster.
By Sandip Roy, New America Media
The colour and visual spendour of India tends to overwhelm any film that is set in India. And Life of Pi is no exception.
By Cat Johnson, Shareable
How some see sharing as a new paradigm and a means to a more democratic society.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The right can't confront the reality of their demographic challenges.
By Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet
West and Nobel Prize-winning economist George Akerlof talk markets and morality.
By Laura Gottesdiener, AlterNet
From bribing children with toys to convincing them to eat a “fourth meal,” the industry is glutted with perverse, profit-chasing schemes.
By Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon
Progressive caucus leader: Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security shouldn't be cut.
By Laura Gottesdiener, AlterNet
On the heels of Black Friday WalMart walkouts, hundreds of fast food restaurant workers are planning to strike in high-traffic commercial centers.
By Paul Armentano, AlterNet
The science is alarmingly inconclusive, but the punishment for mothers is severe.
By Jen Sorensen, AlterNet
Walmart strikes deserve the support of... Walmart customers.
By Scott Dodd, OnEarth Magazine
Rice holds significant investments in more than a dozen Canadian oil companies and banks that would stand to benefit from expansion of the North American tar sands industry.
By Ocean Robbins, AlterNet
Two major grocery chains are ditching factory farmed meat -- will the changes cause a ripple effect?
By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Retailers look away as the Bangladeshi government stalks, batters and kills seamstresses and labor activists.
By William Boardman, AlterNet
Key federal official warns that the public has been kept in the dark about safety risks.
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
Paul believes in liberty... for businessmen.
By , FAIR
CBS turns to benefit-cutting bosses for 'fiscal cliff' commentary.
By Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
From the debt to drones to the war on drugs, we can't have middle-of-the-road compromises -- we need bold positions
By , AlterNet
Is the lack of marriageable men all women’s fault? Obviously not--but watch Colbert to see for yourself.
By , AlterNet
What better way to recycle an old car and raise chickens at the same time?
By Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon
A report finds adult actresses are happier than the rest of us -- and that being naked might lead to self-esteem.
By Laura Gottesdiener, AlterNet
"I am absolutely delighted that nuclear weapons were invented..." he professed in his speech.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
By Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
The only way unions can regain their strength and provide a counterweight to corporate power is if liberals join the fight.
By Laura Gottesdiener, AlterNet
From sticker shock at the huge revenues governments are collecting, to international traffic camera vandalism.
By Beau Hodai, PR Watch
Corrections Corporation of America used in drug sweeps of public school students in Arizona.
By William Boardman, AlterNet
The Burlington city council is determined to defend itself against the Defense Dept.
By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet
One of the most enduring myths we love here in America is that we ended our involvement with slavery.
By Chrisanne Grise, The Fix
Many believe that Dr. Pamela Peeke's huge bestseller, The Hunger Fix, will revolutionize the way we view our eating issues.
By , AlterNet
Check out men click-clacking towards change.
By Joe Conason, Creators Syndicate
John McCain and the GOP brigade appear determined to sink Obama's likely nominee for Secretary of State, but it's going to backfire.
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
The institutions designed to make campaign finances more transparent and to ensure that election technology is evolving are paralyzed by empty leadership positions.
By Mark Howard, AlterNet
Fox Nation is a website integral to the Fox news family. And their abuse of reality and truth is truly breathtaking.
By Keith Knight, AlterNet
It gets weird with Kevin Clash.
By , AlterNet
The king of sarcasm turns his scathing coverage to the year's most important labor battle.
By Alyssa Figueroa, AlterNet
Another “Stand Your Ground” death?
By Erika Eichelberger, Mother Jones
Any budget deal means that social programs will inevitably end up as bargaining chips on the table.
By Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon
Why the federal government should not crack down on Washington and Colorado.
By Julianne Hing, Colorlines.com
Wearing the wrong color socks, talking back and being late landed young Cedrico Green in jail. The Justice Department says there are many more students like him.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
By Alex Pareene, Salon
No matter how the "fiscal cliff" is resolved, "entitlement reform" will still remain Washington's favorite solution.
By Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet
Financiers, polluters and other biz honchos team up to strangle the economy.
By Alyssa Figueroa, AlterNet
Another “Stand Your Ground” death?
By Henry McDonald, The Guardian
Sanal Edamaruku faces jail for revealing 'tears' trickling down a Mumbai church statue came from clogged drainage pipes.
By Alex Kane, AlterNet
A Global Post article by reporter Erin Cunningham sheds light on how the children of the Gaza Strip are traumatized after the latest Israeli assault on the Palestinian coastal enclave.
By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch
This year's edition of the World Energy Outlook was greeted with jubilation when it revealed that the US might become top oil producer. But this comes at a catastrophic cost.
By Rebecca Leber, Think Progress
Idaho State Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, a Republican, amplifies a debunked theory circulating on Tea Party blogs.
By Alex Kane, AlterNet
Bruce Bartlett pens a devastating critique of the Republican Party’s slide to the right over recent decades.
By Joan Walsh, Salon
Irish Catholics peddling nonsense about "dependency on government" need to read a new history of the Great Famine.
By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet
Norquist has connived over the years to get hundreds of members of Congress to violate their own oath of office by pledging to keep billionaires' taxes low.
By Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect
As the region changes demographically, the GOP's stranglehold is showing cracks.
By Ari Berman, The Nation
How voter ID laws inspired progressive voters to fight stronger and turn out in higher numbers.
By Alison Fairbrother, AlterNet
To understand how this happens one must dig into the details of fisheries science -– a science that holds profound ramifications for the future of fish in our oceans.
By Marshall Auerback, New Economic Perspectives
Outcomes range from slowdown to outright recession. And it's all totally unnecessary.
Monday, November 26, 2012
By Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect
As the region changes demographically, the GOP's stranglehold is showing cracks.
By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet
Norquist has connived over the years to get hundreds of members of Congress to violate their own oath of office by pledging to keep billionaires' taxes low.
By Joan Walsh, Salon
Irish Catholics peddling nonsense about "dependency on government" need to read a new history of the Great Famine.
By Susan Ferriss, The Center for Public Integrity
Arresting and putting low-level juvenile offenders into the criminal-justice system pulls many kids deeper into trouble rather than turning them around.
By Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet
Jane McAlevey talks about her new book "Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)" about how to organize the right way and how big labor gets it wrong.
By Alex Kane, AlterNet
Buffett’s one rich fellow with a good head on his shoulders. But many other wealthy people have been screaming their heads off about the end of the Bush tax cuts and the potential for higher taxes on the rich.
By Adam Lee, AlterNet
The Church uses its resources to oppose social progress and positive change all over the world.
By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet
A Christian magazine warns that homosexuality is caused by sex with demons. And that's just the beginning.
By Laura Clawson, Daily Kos
A Fox guest knocks the network for their Benghazi hype.
By Cole Stangler, The American Prospect
A single strike on Black Friday won't dent the retailer's profits, but it could be the first of many.
By Alex Kane, AlterNet
A New York Times review of court cases and legislation around the country shows that there are no uniform rules when it comes to whether law enforcement can search cell phone records and use the data as evidence.
By Susan Clark, Woden Teachout, Chelsea Green Publishing
Instead of seeing politics as something that is national, Washington-based, and out of reach, the real possibilities are close to home, argue the authors of a new book.
By Matt Bors, AlterNet
What would the Messiah think of all the great holiday deals?
By Rachel Rabbit White, New York Observer
Sexual abusers get spanked online.
By David Daley, Salon
The anti-tax zealot says Republicans will not cave, and won't be fooled by Democrats into raising taxes.
By Paul Armentano, Neill Franklin, Mason Tvert, PBS
Three experts explain everything you need to know about the battle to legalize marijuana.
By Breaking the Silence, TomDispatch
These are testimonies that must be read if the situation and anger in the region are to be fully grasped.
By George Monbiot, Monbiot.com
The young people we might have expected to lead the defense of nature have less and less to do with it.
By Ana Marie Cox, Comment Is Free
Republicans' future hangs on whether they prefers the 'conservative entertainment complex' to reality.