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Saturday, November 7th, 2009

10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Politics: Wild, over-the-top rhetoric and bizarre conspiracy theories about health reform aren't just coming from the right-wing blogs and talk-radio loudmouths.

House of Representatives Passes Health-Care Reform Bill in Historic Vote

By Adele Stan, AlterNet
Politics: With the vote of a single Republican, Democrats passed the Affordable Health Care Act for America.

Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

By Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: Digitally-enabled mating culture has opened up the mate-finding process while also generating a whole new set of dating anxieties.

What Michelle and Barack's Marriage Has in Common with 56 Million Other Ones

By Annabelle Gurwitch, AlterNet
Politics: The first couple has tried to preserve their "date night tradition." So have my husband and I.

The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America's Emerging Battle Over Food Rights

By Makenna Goodman, TreeHugger
Health and Wellness: Because of its health benefits, many more people are turning to raw milk. But there's one hitch: Raw milk is illegal.

New York May Stop Heartless Health Insurers from Dropping Coverage When It Stops Being Profitable

By William Ehart, Washington Times
Health and Wellness: The proposed Ian's law, named after a victim of muscular dystrophy who requires an electronic device to speak would protect the most vulnerable from losing coverage.

How Does a Religious Cult Have the Clout to Delay Health Care Vote?

By Adele Stan, AlterNet
Politics: To keep House vote on track, Pelosi struggles to appease the Catholic church and The Family cult on abortion language.

Obama's First Year: It Ain't No Crystal Staircase

By Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future
Politics: Obama will increasingly have to choose -- whether to hold to his vision and raise the stakes, or compromise his vision to cut the deal.

Nothing But Bad Policy Options for Obama in Afghanistan

By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com
World: Can we avoid an approach to Afghanistan where impending disaster is seen as an invitation to make things even worse?

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Focusing on Fort Hood Killer's Beliefs Is an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre

By Mark Ames, AlterNet
Media and Technology: That alleged killer Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a Muslim is not enough to explain the attacks.

Thousands of Right-Wingers Rally at Capitol to Hear Lies About Health Care Reform, Courtesy of Bachmann and GOP Leaders

By Adele Stan, AlterNet
Politics: Days before a health bill is expected to pass the House, Republicans rallied their flock with the help of Fox News, Michele Bachmann and leading conservative groups.

Claim: CIA Sent Prisoners Abroad to Be Boiled Alive and 'Raped with Broken Bottles'

By Daniel Tencer, Raw Story
World: Former British ambassador alleges CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan.

If You Say the Taliban = 9/11 Often Enough, Maybe Someone Will Believe It?

By Greg Palast, GregPalast.com
World: It's the latest hit from the same crew that brought you Saddam = 9/11 and its twin chant, Saddam = WMD.

Why Congress' Health Care Bills Are Better Than You Think

By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat
Politics: The health care bills wending through Congress are getting a bad rap. And the major culprit is the Congressional Budget Office, and its chief, Doug Elmendorf.

How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track

By Julianne Malveaux, The Progressive
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The same nation that created a Works Progress Administration in the 1930s should create another one in the 21st century.

Who's to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation?

By Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report
Environment: Yes, Inhofe is behind much of it, but he's only part of the problem.

Christians to Get Their Own Exclusive Prison? Loopholes for Religious People Keep Growing

By PZ Myers, Pharyngula
PEEK: "I may just have to convert to Catholicism so I can charge the US and my insurance provider to cover my near-sightedness treatments at Lourdes."

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet
Media and Technology: Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Want to Save Our Economy from Almighty Greed? Here Are 10 Crucial Fights and Key Fighters to Watch

By Zach Carter, AlterNet
Politics: If the economic crisis taught us anything, it's that bringing to heel the whiz kids of finance is a top priority.

Fort Hood Shootings: 12 Dead, 31 Injured On Texas Military Base (VIDEO)

AlterNet Media and Technology: Army psychiatrist suspected of massacre survived return fire from authorities and is in custody and hospitalized in stable condition.

Former CIA Agent Once Played by George Clooney Explains Why He Quit DC and Is Holing Up in the Rockies

By Christopher Ketcham, CounterPunch
The whistleblowing agent depicted in "Syriana," Bob Baer is back in Silverton, Colo, where "people who messed up in some other life and come here to be nobody."

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet
Media and Technology: Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.

Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

By Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com
Media and Technology: Researchers looking at beliefs about al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein have made some surprising discoveries about why peopl

7 Diseases That Big, Juicy Steaks Could Give You

By Sara Novak, Planet Green
Health and Wellness: We know meat isn't necessarily the most healthy dietary choice; it could also be a fatal one.

Why Unemployment Is More Important Than Health-Care Reform

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Politics: Has Obama spent too much political capital on health-care reform, and not enough on keeping families afloat in a flailing economy?

NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough?

By James E. Johnson, Jr., Imagine 2050
Rights and Liberties: Who gets to choose who is American or American enough? And how will they choose?

Is the Right-Wing Tea Party Kettle Starting to Losing Its Steam?

By Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones
Politics: What if they gave a Tea Party and nobody came? Michele Bachmann and company promised a barrage of protest calls to the Capitol but, so far, things are kind of quiet.

Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory

By Randy Olson, Island Press
Media and Technology: Attempting to subvert the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking 'Origin of the Species,' 50,000 copies will be handed out.

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Barbara Ehrenreich: Why Your Children May Not Get a Swine Flu Shot Before They Need It

By Barbara Ehrenreich, Tomdispatch.com
Health and Wellness: Too much faith in private enterprise has left us open to a flu epidemic.

23 CIA Agents Convicted in Italy for Kidnapping Egyptian Cleric

By Gina Doggett, Agence France Presse
World: The CIA's Milan station chief at the time, Robert Seldon Lady, was sentenced to eight years in prison and othersto five years, all in their absence in the landmark trial.

Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Eating Animals' Book Will Fundamentally Change the Way You Think About Food

By Kathy Freston, AlterNet
Food: "He is the Michael Pollan of a younger generation: grittier and more daring, more insightful and decisive."

Why Can't the Corporate Media Just Tell the Truth About Iraq & Afghanistan?

By Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org
Media and Technology: One NY Times reporter finally 'fesses up that the invasion of Iraq wasn't presented truthfully by the big media outlets. It's still not too late to tell the truth.

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Are Burning Copies of the Koran? Are We Really That Stupid?

By Abdullah Obaidi, Asia Times
World: According to villagers, several U.S. soldiers burned Korans when they couldn't locate insurgents they believed had blown up part of their convoy.

Are Some Airlines Just Too Dangerous to Fly?

By Richard Korman, Miller-McCune.com
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: A new study calls for standardizing aircraft maintenance across the globe, but until then, the answer just might be yes.

The Execution of a Potentially Innocent Man Less Scandalous Than an Affair?

By Michelle Goldberg, The American Prospect
Rights and Liberties: There's something really rotten in the state of Texas.

Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration

By Walter Mosley, Rae Gomes, The Nation
Rights and Liberties: Come out of the closet about your drug use; hire a formerly incarcerated person; vote for politicians who are smart on crime.

It's Time to Rebuild Our Passenger Railroad System

By James Howard Kunstler, Chelsea Green Publishing
Restoring the American railroad system is an excellent place to start recovering our sense of national purpose and faith in collective enterprise.

Iraq Movie, 'The Hurt Locker' Is Generating Oscar Buzz: But Does It Deserve It?

By Jasmin Ramsey, AlterNet
World: Critics have praised the film as a realistic, Academy Award-worthy piece of filmmaking. But is there really anything realistic about it?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Our Produce-or-Die Culture Is Killing Us -- And We're Idiotically Grinning and Bearing It

By Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com
Politics: We've been reduced to "human assets" in a relentless economic machine. And we can't even complain: appearing cheerful is vital when all of life is monitored by an employer.

5 Key Fights We Face Against the Insurance Industry in the Push for Better Health Care

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Politics: There's momentum to repair our fractured health care system -- but activism is desperately needed to keep the process honest.

What You Should Be Watching For This Election

By Megan Carpentier, Air America Media
From the battle between moderate Republicans and the teabaggers, to marriage equality legislation, there is hot political action in the voting booths this year.

Neocons Salivating Over Their Next Great Exaggerated "Threat": Electromagnetic Pulse Attack

By Robert Farley, Right Web
Media and Technology: A diverse array of rightwing factions have united behind the effort to promote the EMP threat thesis.

Fetus-Shaped Potatoes? Going Undercover Inside the Weird World of Right-Wing Abortion Foes

By Ann Neumann, AlterNet
Reproductive Justice and Gender: I went undercover to a Pro-Life Federation conference. What I found there was not "middle America" or even conservative America. It was fringe America.

Are the "New Atheists" As Bad as Christian Fundamentalists?

By Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet
Belief: The most aggressive members of the "New Atheism" movement have quite a bit in common with religious extremists like Pat Robertson and Ted Haggard.

"Restless Vagina Syndrome": Big Pharma's Newest Fake Disease

By Terry J. Allen, In These Times
Sex and Relationships: The pharmaceutical industry wants you to think that if you don't have sex like a porn star, you're in need of their drugs.

Is Adultery Good for Women? In Defense of Ashley Madison, the Cheaters' Website

By Jeff Schult, Your Tango
Sex and Relationships: Despite criticism, Ashley Madison -- a website that facilitates affairs between married men and women -- attracts an unprecedented percentage of female users. Why?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

By Brad Reed, Commonweal Institute
Politics: The Fox News shock jock weaves a tale of wealthy elites who are victims of tyrannical government hell-bent on taking their hard-earned money.

Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Movement Are at War With the GOP

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Politics: Just as the GOP candidate has for more than 100 years, Dede Scozzafava was supposed to win the congressional seat in New York's 23rd district. Then Palin stepped in.

Bill Moyers and James Galbraith: Our Free Market Makes Economic Collapse Inevitable

By Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal
Until we realize that our system itself is untenable, we'll be doomed to economic meltdowns.

Boobs to Die For

By Elisheva Wolfe, Nerve.com
Sex and Relationships: I love my boobs. I'm going to use them every day until they start to kill me.

Why It's Not Smart to Call Women Conservatives 'Whores'

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Conservative women should be strongly criticized. But using gendered language to attack them doesn't help progressives.

Top 10 Reasons Why Republicans Should Support the House Health Bill

By Igor Volsky, The Wonk Room
Politics: The House health-care bill does much of what Republicans said they wanted. So they've launched a disinformation campaign. Rep. Mike Pence was first out of the gate.

Who's Really Behind Organic Food Brands Like Amy's and Odwalla?

By Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon
Over the past decade many small organic food brands have been snapped up by giant corporations. Clearly, this can be bad for standards and quality.

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

16-Year Old Got Life Without Parole for Killing Her Abusive Pimp -- Should Teens Be Condemned to Die in Jail?

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Two cases in the Supreme Court could alter the fates of over 2,500 people serving life without parole for crimes they committed as teenagers.

6 Marriage Myths Shattered: How Barack and Michelle Shun Fairy Tale Romance

By Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: The first couple's imperfect union helps shed light on the reality of marriage.

There Is a Way to Help Avoid Heart Disease and Diabetes: You Are What You Eat!

By Kathy Freston, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: A plant-based diet is both preventative and healing, whereas a diet high in animal protein is destructive to our health.

The Right Isn't Only Trying to Take Down ACORN, It's Got a 25-Year Project to 'Defund' the Left

By Muriel Kane, Raw Story
Politics: GOP Rep. Michele Bachman may have revealed more than she intended when she recently crowed that the attacks on ACORN were just the start of a campaign to "defund the left."

Was CNN Host Lou Dobbs Really Shot at?

By Isabel Macdonald, AlterNet
PEEK: Statements by New Jersey state police are putting Dobbs' claim that he and his wife had been shot at into question.

Why Obama's Grand Schemes for Iran Are Doomed to Fail

By Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com
World: Following the Bush pattern of expecting the leaders of Iran to do the bidding of Washington means placing a bet on the inconceivable.

Oscar-Winning Hollywood Big Shot: Why I'm Leaving Scientology

By Guy Adams, Independent UK
Belief: Paul Haggis, who wrote hits like Crash and Million Dollar Baby, fires parting shot at "hate-filled and bigoted" church.

The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform

By Mark Schmitt, The American Prospect
Politics: How a series of roadblocks and compromises shaped the health-care debate -- and why the battle doesn't end when Obama signs a bill.

Chevron Employs Felon and Drug-Trafficker to Derail Trial to Escape Enviro Crimes

By Han Shan, AlterNet
Take Action: It appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

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10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle

House of Representatives Passes Health-Care Reform Bill in Historic Vote

Instant Sex: Has the Digital Age Destroyed Relationships or Made Them Better?

What Michelle and Barack's Marriage Has in Common with 56 Million Other Ones

The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America's Emerging Battle Over Food Rights

New York May Stop Heartless Health Insurers from Dropping Coverage When It Stops Being Profitable

How Does a Religious Cult Have the Clout to Delay Health Care Vote?

Obama's First Year: It Ain't No Crystal Staircase

Nothing But Bad Policy Options for Obama in Afghanistan

Focusing on Fort Hood Killer's Beliefs Is an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre

Thousands of Right-Wingers Rally at Capitol to Hear Lies About Health Care Reform, Courtesy of Bachmann and GOP Leaders

Claim: CIA Sent Prisoners Abroad to Be Boiled Alive and 'Raped with Broken Bottles'

If You Say the Taliban = 9/11 Often Enough, Maybe Someone Will Believe It?

Why Congress' Health Care Bills Are Better Than You Think

How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track

Who's to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation?

Christians to Get Their Own Exclusive Prison? Loopholes for Religious People Keep Growing

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

Want to Save Our Economy from Almighty Greed? Here Are 10 Crucial Fights and Key Fighters to Watch

Fort Hood Shootings: 12 Dead, 31 Injured On Texas Military Base (VIDEO)

Former CIA Agent Once Played by George Clooney Explains Why He Quit DC and Is Holing Up in the Rockies

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

7 Diseases That Big, Juicy Steaks Could Give You

Why Unemployment Is More Important Than Health-Care Reform

NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough?

Is the Right-Wing Tea Party Kettle Starting to Losing Its Steam?

Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory

Barbara Ehrenreich: Why Your Children May Not Get a Swine Flu Shot Before They Need It

23 CIA Agents Convicted in Italy for Kidnapping Egyptian Cleric

Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Eating Animals' Book Will Fundamentally Change the Way You Think About Food

Why Can't the Corporate Media Just Tell the Truth About Iraq & Afghanistan?

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Are Burning Copies of the Koran? Are We Really That Stupid?

Are Some Airlines Just Too Dangerous to Fly?

The Execution of a Potentially Innocent Man Less Scandalous Than an Affair?

Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration

It's Time to Rebuild Our Passenger Railroad System

Iraq Movie, 'The Hurt Locker' Is Generating Oscar Buzz: But Does It Deserve It?

Our Produce-or-Die Culture Is Killing Us -- And We're Idiotically Grinning and Bearing It

5 Key Fights We Face Against the Insurance Industry in the Push for Better Health Care

What You Should Be Watching For This Election

Neocons Salivating Over Their Next Great Exaggerated "Threat": Electromagnetic Pulse Attack

Fetus-Shaped Potatoes? Going Undercover Inside the Weird World of Right-Wing Abortion Foes

Are the "New Atheists" As Bad as Christian Fundamentalists?

"Restless Vagina Syndrome": Big Pharma's Newest Fake Disease

Is Adultery Good for Women? In Defense of Ashley Madison, the Cheaters' Website

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Movement Are at War With the GOP

Bill Moyers and James Galbraith: Our Free Market Makes Economic Collapse Inevitable

Boobs to Die For

Why It's Not Smart to Call Women Conservatives 'Whores'

Top 10 Reasons Why Republicans Should Support the House Health Bill

Who's Really Behind Organic Food Brands Like Amy's and Odwalla?

16-Year Old Got Life Without Parole for Killing Her Abusive Pimp -- Should Teens Be Condemned to Die in Jail?

6 Marriage Myths Shattered: How Barack and Michelle Shun Fairy Tale Romance

There Is a Way to Help Avoid Heart Disease and Diabetes: You Are What You Eat!

The Right Isn't Only Trying to Take Down ACORN, It's Got a 25-Year Project to 'Defund' the Left

Was CNN Host Lou Dobbs Really Shot at?

Why Obama's Grand Schemes for Iran Are Doomed to Fail

Oscar-Winning Hollywood Big Shot: Why I'm Leaving Scientology

The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform

Chevron Employs Felon and Drug-Trafficker to Derail Trial to Escape Enviro Crimes