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Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Look Out, Are You About to Join the White Underclass?

By Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com
Politics: "We're starting to hear a little discussion about the white underclass... Mainly because so many middle class folks are terrified of falling into it."

The Scandal Continues: The Billions in Govt. Cash Behind Goldman's "Profits"

By Matt Taibbi, True/Slant
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: That Goldman Sachs is getting away with robbery is bad enough -- that they're getting praised for being so smart is damn near intolerable.

At the Washington Premiere for 'In the Loop': When Moviemakers Meet Wonks

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Politics: The reviewer finds herself surrounded, not by Jimmy Choo-clad starlets, but by flip-flop-wearing interns and men donning khakis and polo shirts.

Pat Buchanan Continues His Racist Attacks on Sotomayor

By Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: What opponents of affirmative action like Pat Buchanan fail to grasp is that this country was built on affirmative action -- for white males.

How Dennis Kucinich May Save the Health Reform Battle

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Politics: A proposal by Kucinich that would allow states to create their own single-payer systems is gaining steam in Congress.

Five Foods You Shouldn't Eat Raw

By Greg A. Miller, The Faster Times
Health and Wellness: Did you know that children less than a year old should not eat honey?

Walter Cronkite Knew a Failed War When He Saw One: Vietnam and the War on Drugs

By Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet
DrugReporter: Later in life, Cronkite became an outspoken crusader to end our nation's disastrous policies on illicit drugs.

Right-Wing Lobbyists Try Scare Tactic of Abortion to Thwart Health Reform

By Dana Goldstein, The American Prospect
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Using the false threat of taxpayer-funded abortion, lobbyists are attempting to scuttle support for a public option.

The Darker Side of China's Economic "Miracle"

By David Sirota, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Many scholars and columnists celebrate China's gilded development. But what's beyond these capitalist pipe dreams?

Friday, July 17th, 2009

How Angelina, Bono, Gisele and Madonna Are Destroying the Planet

By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee
Environment: The carbon emissions of Bono's band's world tour are equivalent to the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year.

A Dark Hole of Democracy: How the Fed Prints Money Out of Thin Air

By William Greider, The Nation
Politics: Pelosi: "We wake up one morning and AIG was receiving $80 billion from the Fed. So of course we're saying, 'Where is this money coming from?"

Tales of How Big Corporations Are Screwing Americans Over

By Amy R. Ramos, Miller-McCune.com
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Stagnant wages, sexual harassment, worsening benefits, horrible treatment: just a few of the problems faced by American workers in all industries.

Why Is the Feminist Majority Foundation Refusing to Abandon the Women and Girls of Afghanistan?

By Eleanor Smeal, Helen Cho, AlterNet
World: The Feminist Majority Foundation responds to a piece by Sonali Kolhatkar and Mariam Rawi.

Why Is a Liberal Israel Analyst Echoing Neocon Fearmongering on Iran?

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
World: MJ Rosenberg buys into the 'Iran as existential threat' frame.

Politico and the Washington Post Have Become Virtual "Escort Services" for Moneyed Elites

Raw Story Media and Technology: More and more mainstream media are brokering cozy relationships between politicians and lobbyists.

Big Pharma Bribes Doctors to Hook Your Kids on Drugs

By Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Americans must start to question the legitimacy of the exploitative pharmaceutical-industrial complex and the predatory people atop them.

Cheney's CIA Secrets: We Must Fight to Get the Truth

By Marie Cocco, Washington Monthly
Take Action: The scary part is how little we know about the Bush Administration's clandestine plans.

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

DNA Evidence Is No Panacea for Solving Crimes: Huge Backlogs, Inept Testing and Corruption Stand in the Way

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Laws expanding DNA collection from people accused of crimes are passing in states across the country. But it doesn't mean that justice will be done.

Why the "New Atheists" Are Right-Wing on Foreign Policy

By Robert Wright, AlterNet
Belief: Chris Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins have enlisted in the War on Terror because they believe that religion is not just mistaken, but evil.

Memo to the Media: "Puerto Rican" Is Not a Race

By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's Blog
Media and Technology: There is no more a Puerto Rican race than there is an American one.

Michael Jackson's Death Was Sensationalized by the Same Corporate Media That Drove Him Insane

By Chris Hedges, Truthdig
Media and Technology: The hubbub around Michael Jackson's death was orchestrated by the same corporate forces that drove him insane.

It's Wasn't Only Cheney Who Had Assassination Programs: Clinton Did It, and Obama Does It, Too

By Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports
World: While the current focus is on Dick Cheney's role concealing these nefarious missions, the U.S. has long had a bipartisan assassination policy.

Kevin Spacey Is the Latest Pot-Puffing Shrink to Hit the Movie Screens -- Why Is This a Trend?

By Ellen Komp, AlterNet
DrugReporter: Hollywood shrink characters increasingly take mind-expanding drugs; a reflection of the growing use of psychedelics in medical research.

Our Economy Needs at Least $2 Trillion in Stimulus Spending Right Now -- Tens of Millions of Jobs Are at Stake

By Dean Baker, The Guardian
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Politicians and pundits in Washington are either too ignorant, dishonest, or scared to talk about the expenditures that this economy needs.

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

The 10 Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About the Sotomayor Hearings

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: A list of the most ridiculous questions, jabs and rants by GOP lawmakers and other conservatives.

AIG and Goldman Get Bailouts and Second Chances, But If You're Poor You're on Your Own

By Chris Hedges, Truthdig
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: If you defraud banks and customers of billions, you get taxpayer money. But if you are poor like Tearyan Brown of Trenton, N.J., you are in trouble.

Provocative New Book Challenges Us to Really Ask "Why?"

By Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Politics: When we create the right environment for deliberative democracy, we can arrive at consensus. In that consensus, there is power.

Why Silk Soy Milk's Parent Company Is Throwing American Farmers and Consumers Under the Bus

By Ari LeVaux, AlterNet
Environment: Since Dean Foods acquired Silk it has ditched support of domestic organic farms.

Video: Young Cosmopolitan Israelis Share Their Shocking Racist Views

By Max Blumenthal, Mondoweiss
World: Resentment of Arabs, minorities and designated foreign enemies ranging from Iranians to Barack Obama is now mainstream in Israeli society.

Is Iraq Doomed to Become Just Another Mideast Petro State?

By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com
World: Will it all end in Iraq not with a bang, but with an oil gusher? The latest oil news out of that country offers a hint of Iraq's fate.

The Valley Club's Exclusive All-White Swimming Pool -- Let's Protest and Stage a Pee-in

By Tim Wise, CounterPunch
Rights and Liberties: A swim club in outer Philadelphia expelled sixty kids of color from its pool, reminding us that America is far from overcoming its racist past.

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Rabid Anti-Abortionist Tries to Use Sotomayor Hearings for Comeback

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Infamous Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry employs his gory protest tactics in Washington to assail Sotomayor's record on reproductive rights.

Rachel Maddow: GOP Sex Scandal Exposes Secretive Conservative Religious Group -- 'The Family'

By Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show
Politics: Sen. John Ensign's affair has brought unwanted attention on a powerful religious network in Washington.

How Bad Will the Economy Get? Really, Really Bad

By Thomas Greco, Jr., AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Historically, every financial and economic crisis has been used to further centralize power and concentrate wealth. This one is no different.

'Blowout Profits' for Goldman Sachs? Capitalism Ain't Supposed to Be Like This

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
PEEK: Goldman's shareholders and employees are set to make billions, and the rest of us are on the losing end.

Should the Burqa Be Banned? Many Women Think No, But Others Disagree

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
Reproductive Justice and Gender: We must continue to target the pressure, coercion, and social compulsion that affects how women dress. But we must never attack women themselves.

Press Attorney General Eric Holder to Bring Torture Architects to Justice

By Byard Duncan, AlterNet
Take Action: Demand accountability and help topple ugly Bush precedents.

Will Revelations About Dick Cheney's Secret Programs Spell His Downfall?

By John Nichols, TheNation.com
Rights and Liberties: Disclosures about Dick Cheney's secret counterterrorism program has even cautious Democrats suggesting Bush's VP may have clearly broken the law.

Censorship in California: Marijuana Ad Campaign Rejected by TV Stations

By Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle
Media and Technology: The Marijuana Policy Project has a TV ad campaign supporting taxing marijuana, but several stations won't run it.

The GOP's Pathetic Wailing Against Sotomayor's Confirmation

By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group
Sotomayor will be confirmed. But the drama stirred up by Republicans reveals some interesting things about race in the age of Obama.

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Taking Shorter Showers Doesn't Cut It: Why Personal Change Does Not Equal Political Change

By Derrick Jensen, Orion Magazine
Politics: Are we taking the easy route? Dumpster diving wouldn't have stopped Hitler, and composting wouldn't have ended slavery.

We Need Clear Thinking: There Should Be No Clash Between Public Option and Single Payer

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Politics: The debate among progressive health reformers has been sometimes nasty, but they have more in common than they might think.

Michael Jackson Memorial Breaks All Known Records for "Obitutainment"

By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee
Media and Technology: Famous in analog. Mourned in digital. In death the King of Pop inspired the greatest online eulogy in human history.

Behind the Govt.'s Idea to Pull Vicodin and Percoset from the Shelves: Is Tylenol to Blame?

By C.A.B Fredericks, The Faster Times
Health and Wellness: Why are Vicodin and Percocet packaged with acetaminophen in the first place?

'The Select Few' Are Cashing in: Shocking Corruption at the Washington Post

By Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, AlterNet
Politics: Insiders in Washington are going to keep dealing themselves winning hands until we decide that it isn't allowed.

Obama's Voters Clearly Have His Back If He Wants to Get Tougher with Israel

By Conn Hallinan, CounterPunch
World: Israel faces growing international pressure to freeze its settlements -- will the U.S. join the chorus?

Ensign's 'C Street House' Owned By Group Touting Plans For Christian World Control

By Bruce Wilson, Talk To Action
Politics: Video reveals politically connected church's bizarre plans control of "seven key sectors" of society.

Holding One of DC's Most Secretive Institutions Accountable

By Harry Hanbury, Lagan Sebert, Mike Fritz, American News Project
Video: A rare bipartisan movement to audit the Federal Reserve.

Summer Downsizing: 31 Ways to Jumpstart Your Local Economy

By Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine
Environment: Here's how to make more with less, put people before profits and cut down on waste.

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

What Makes Religion a Force for Good or Evil?

By Terrence McNally, Robert Wright, AlterNet
Belief: Christianity, Judaism and Islam are both peaceful and violent. Robert Wright discusses what circumstances bring out the best and worst in religion.

When Will the Recovery Begin? Never

By Robert B. Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Are green shoots emerging? Not until people feel more secure economically.

Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" Is the Same Old Shtick

By Bill Gibron, PopMatters
Ridiculing American rubes is like shooting fish in a barrel filled with Jell-O. The only "genius" involved is getting the public to buy it as scandal.

How to Make Marriage More Than an Arrangement of Loveless, Sexless, Domestic Drudgery

By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee
Sex and Relationships: Marriage was designed way back when life expectancy was a couple of decades. Now that we live so much longer, does it make any sense?

David Brooks: A Republican Senator Put "His Hand on My Inner Thigh" for a "Whole" Dinner Party

By Matt Corley, Think Progress
PEEK: Brooks says politicians are all emotional freaks of one sort or another.

The Hidden Health Toll of Race

By Ryan Blitstein, Miller-McCune.com
Rights and Liberties: The stress of living in a white-dominated society makes African Americans get sick and die younger than their white counterparts.

The Right-Wing Prescription for Economic Recovery: Lionize the Rich and Demonize the Poor

By Dylan Headley, AlterNet
Media and Technology: Wing-nut commentary about the crisis blames the victims. As if things weren't already bad enough.

Obama Puts Evangelical in Charge of National Institutes of Health -- Will His Religion Get in the Way of Science?

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Francis Collins has defended practices derided by the God squad. But a man committed to reconciling faith and science brings back bad Bush memories.

Nobody Knows What Nanoparticles Do -- Yet They Are in Your Food, Cosmetics, and Toys

By Carole Bass, E Magazine
Health and Wellness: Not even the world's leading nanoscientists know what nanoparticles do inside the body or the environment