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Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Why the FBI Squelched an Investigation of a Post-9/11 Meeting Between White Supremacist and Islamic Extremists

By Mark Levine, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Shock: It seems the FBI cares more about protecting its illegal surveillance methods than following leads to stop terrorism.

The Most Important Financial Journalist of Her Generation

By Dean Starkman, The Nation
Media and Technology: Long before most in the business press rose to the challenge, Gretchen Morgenson was reporting that the financial sector had gone rogue.

Wingnut Congressman Brian Bilbray's Ignorance about the Constitution and Citizenship Is Shocking

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: On immigration law, and his 'anchor baby' nonsense, Bibray makes Ron Paul look like a constitutional scholar.

Michael Jackson's Death Was Tragic, But He Was Little More Than an Icon of Mediocrity

By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's Blog
Media and Technology: He was not a musical genius; didn't break down racial barriers; wasn't a great dancer; didn't change American culture.

10 Dangerous Household Products You Should Never Use Again

Sustain Lane Health and Wellness: Air fresheners, disinfectants, and cleaners found under your sink are more dangerous than you think.

Sarah Palin Is Not Crazy, She's Calculating (And Still More Dangerous Than People Think)

By Melissa McEwan, Comment Is Free
PEEK: Palin is cut from the same cloth as our former president, who was similarly ridiculed and rejected by conservative leaders early on.

Three Reasons We Need an Economic Wake Up Call

By Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Several events of the past week should be a wake-up call to the Obama administration. Bottom line: the medicine isn't working.

Robert McNamara Was Never Really in Touch with His Role in Causing Atrocity in Vietnam

By Andrew Lam, New America Media
World: "When a man confesses yet cannot connect the horror he helped unleash with his own humanity, he is not to be trusted."

Why Iran's Turmoil Makes Me Want to Take to the Rooftops and Shout 'Allah-o-Akbar'!

By Layli Shirani, AlterNet
World: Recently, I've found myself murmuring those words, Allah-o-Akbar -- God is great.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Howard Dean: "This Is Ridiculous. We're 60 Years Behind the Times" on Fixing Health Care

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Politics: Progressive leader and health crusader Dean on what it's going to take to overhaul our health care system.

Why Is a Leading Feminist Organization Lending Its Name to Support Escalation in Afghanistan?

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Mariam Rawi, AlterNet
World: Waging war does not lead to the liberation of women anywhere -- even if you call soldiers "peacekeeping forces."

Taibbi's Scream: Stop the Political System That Has Let Goldman Sachs Fleece Us for 90 Years

By Rob Johnson, AlterNet
The sordid story of how Goldman Sachs and Co. engineered bubbles in the economy and made a hefty profit.

It's the Right-Wingers Who Are Unloading the Harshest Critiques About Palin’s Bizarre Departure

By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America
Media and Technology: The split among conservatives over who's to blame for Palin’s early exit from the national stage is breaking out into the airwaves.

The New Energy Bill May Create a 'Super Lobby' of Powerful Opposition

By Teryn Norris, AlterNet
Politics: If we don't act now to strengthen the bill, it could create a "super lobby" that will diminish the possibility of achieving future reforms.

What's So Scary About Offering People the Option of a Public Health Plan?

By Dean Baker, AlterNet
Politics: If the public plan is bad, then people will just stay with the options currently available in the private sector.

Ending Indefinite Detention Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

By Byard Duncan, AlterNet
Take Action: It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

The Dark Side of Climate Change: It's Already Too Late, Cap and Trade Is a Scam, and Only the Few Will Survive

By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet
Environment: Father of the Gaia Theory, James Lovelock says we can't stop climate change, but that humanity will continue in some smaller form.

Forbidden Israel: Sex and the Settlers

By Ira Chernus, AlterNet
World: If the Israeli government and courts were adhering strictly to the law, the settlers would have been gone long ago.

Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny

By Theresa Amato, The New Press
Rights and Liberties: Third-party candidates are effectively shut out of the presidential race by the two major parties designed to squash the competition.

My First Abortion Party

By Byard Duncan, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision. I was right and wrong.

Hunter Thompson Knew It Well: Robert McNamara's Vision for America Was Imperial and Elitist

By Joe Costello, AlterNet
Politics: The death of Robert McNamara is a time to remember how dangerous the idea of technocrats running Washington has been.

We Are Only a Few Senators Away from Having Much Better Health Care

By Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Health and Wellness: Fundamental health reform is now within reach. Obama and activists need to get those last "centrists" on board.

Promise Keepers: Christian Men's Movement Making a Comeback?

By Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet
The Promise Keepers -- a conservative men's group -- is focusing on women, the poor and Jews.

Mississippi Pol Said to Be an Ally of Gov. Haley Barbour Addresses Infamous Racist Group

By Heidi Beirich, SPLC's Hate Watch
Rights and Liberties: State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol speaks to the CCC, and admits membership to the organization.

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything: "I Don't Know How I'll Make It"

By Rachel Neumann, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Luz Guerra has already lost her job. Now she might lose her car, her home and her health insurance.

This Is Your Country on Drugs: How the DARE Generation Got High

By Ryan Grim, Wiley Press
Rights and Liberties: Exclusive from new book shares the '80s generation's encounter with illicit drugs, and how they really caught on.

Meatless Mondays: Do Something Good for the Earth and Your Health

By Kathy Freston, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: A new campaign is focused on convincing the world not to eat chickens, pigs, and other animals -- just one day per week.

10 Commandments of the Anti-Christ: Mysterious "Guidestones" Madden Conspiracy Theorists and Christian Fundamentalists

By Joseph Laycock, Religion Dispatches
Conspiracy theorists and fringe Christians think the mysterious Georgia stones signal the coming of a "New World Order."

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

By 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

By 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

By 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.

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

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

By 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?

By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet
PEEK: What is behind Palin's resignation from office?

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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By Sasha Abramsky, PoliPoint Press
Rights and Liberties: 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?

By Sameer Pandya, Miller-McCune.com
Movie Mix: Maybe they are more like summer flings -- despite all the signs that should stay far away, you fall intensely anyway.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By 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

By Linda Buzzell, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: 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

By 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

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