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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.

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

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

 By 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

 By 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

 By 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?

 By 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?

 By 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

 By 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

 By 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!

 By 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.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time to Fight Back

 By Chris Hedges, Truthdig
Progressives must embrace emotion and passion to counter the force of corporate propaganda.

"More Better Faster!": How Our Spastic Digital Culture Scrambles Our Brains

 By David Bollier, On the Commons
Media and Technology: The digital communications apparatus is crowding out deeper relationships and more deliberative modes of thinking.

Bogus Think Tank "Third Way" Pops Up to Thwart Health Care Reform

 By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Third Way is drenched in corporate money, tangled in ties to big business and bent on Clintonian triangulation. How dare it call itself progressive?

Should We Bulldoze the 'Burbs?

 By Eoin O'Carroll, Christian Science Monitor
Environment: A debate has ensued about whether to raze neighborhoods that have fallen into economic decay.

Can Gardening Make Your Sex Life Better?

 By Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing
Sex and Relationships: The skeptical reader will probably go, say what? But I believe gardening is a good model to go off of -- in terms of getting off.

Pressuring Obama to Make the Right Decision on Health Care is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week

 By Byard Duncan, AlterNet
Take Action: This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.

DC Metro Crash: Who Will Die Next Because We Throw Money at Billionaries and Scrimp on the Public Good?

 By Dave Zirin, The Nation
The wreckage of the DC train crash is not an accident site. It's a crime scene. When we spend more on sports stadiums than infrastructure, people die.

Why Does Our Government Still Spy On, Arrest and Persecute Dissidents?

 By Emily Spence, Consortium News
Rights and Liberties: One needn't return in time to the McCarthy Era to find many individuals who have been investigated and persecuted for holding vilified opinions.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Got Health Insurance? Fighting for a Public Option Might Just Get You a Raise!

 By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Controlling health care costs isn't just necessary for the health of our economy -- it'd also be likely to boost personal incomes.

Obama Must Strongly and Unequivocally Condemn the Coup in Honduras

 By Roberto Lovato, AlterNet
Politics: Failure to take actions that send a clear message of condemnation will be devastating to the still-fragile U.S. image in Latin America.

Obama's Stance on Same-Sex Marriage Puts Him on the Wrong Side of History

 By Richard Kim, The Nation
Sex and Relationships: The question is no longer whether Obama can afford to support gay rights with full-throated passion, but rather: Can he afford not to?

Why Are People Obsessed with Their Kids?

 By Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee
Sex and Relationships: Our current interest in children and parenting is neither normal nor historical. Nor is it very healthy for kids, parents and society at large.

Michael Jackson Probably O.D.'d -- Just Like Thousands of Americans Who Fall Victim to Our Overdose Epidemic

 By Jill Harris, AlterNet
DrugReporter: We must learn how to reduce the harms associated with our drug use, including reducing easily preventable deaths from overdose.

Abyss of Joblessness: The Economy Can't Improve Unless We Put People Back to Work

 By Bob Herbert, The New York Times
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: How do you put together a consumer economy that works when the consumers are out of work?

Sanford's Sordid Sex Saga: Why We Like Publicly Shaming Hypocrite Politicians

 By David Rosen, CounterPunch
Sex and Relationships: Last week, Gov. Mark Sanford participated in one of the oldest social rituals in American history: public shaming of the moral hypocrite.

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

'A Comedy of Errors': Why It's Time to Get Rid of the So-Called Terrorist Watch List

 By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: A new report finds people on the terrorist watch list can more easily buy guns than board planes. But the real problem lies deeper than that.

Was the Economic Meltdown a Crisis of Masculinity Run Amuck? It's Time for Women to Step In

 By Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet
Reproductive Justice and Gender: If it had been Lehman Brothers and Sisters, would the financial meltdown have shaken out in the same way?

Rating the Greatest GOP Sex Scandals of the Past 20 Years

 By Brad Reed, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: From Clarence Thomas to Mark Sanford, the definitive guide to randy Republicans

Foreclosure Fiasco Continues: The Bush-Obama Strategy of Throwing Billions at Banks Doesn't Work

 By Robert Scheer, Truthdig
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Americans are now $14 trillion poorer. Many who thought they were middle class have now joined the ranks of the poor.

A Message from the Average Black Person

 By Elon James White, Huffington Post
The next time you talk to a Black person you can feel comfortable in knowing that you have no clue what they think or feel based on their skin color.

Coca-Cola's Troubling History: Drug Addicts, Nazis and MLK's Condemnation

 By Mark Thomas, Nation Books
Media and Technology: Knowing the history behind the ubiquitous bottle of Coca-Cola just might leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Michael Jackson Was a Freak -- Just Like You and Me

 By Richard Kim, The Nation
Media and Technology: Lodged somewhere between the superhuman and the alien, aspiration and disgust, he was a grotesque reflection of our collective desires.

Right-Wing Israeli Extremists Using Gay Rights to Justify Incursions Into Arab Villages

 By Marsha B. Cohen, AlterNet
World: Gay Pride marches are being exploited by rabidly homophobic extremists who plan to parade through Arab towns, asserting their "Jewish pride."

Friday, June 26th, 2009

We've Been Trapped Inside a Bad Health Care System So Long, We Don't Even Know How Much We're Missing

By Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future
Health and Wellness: Our current system has robbed us of the chance to save, educate ourselves, see the world and live to a robust old age.

'He Thought a Baby Would Keep Me in His Life Forever': When Partner Abuse Isn't a Bruise But a Pregnant Belly

 By Lynn Harris, AlterNet
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Intimate partner violence doesn't always show up in police photos as swollen bruises. Instead, the evidence might be the victim's pregnant belly.

Rating the Greatest GOP Sex Scandals of the Past 20 Years

 By Brad Reed, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: From Clarence Thomas to Mark Sanford, the definitive guide to randy Republicans

Americans' Unfettered Support for Israel Is Beginning to Erode -- And That May Help the Peace Process

 By Ira Chernus, Tomdispatch.com
World: The old narrative of Israel as the innocent victim is losing its grip on Americans. This is necessary if we are to be even-handed brokers.

Why Do Atheists Have to Talk About Atheism?

By Greta Christina, AlterNet
Thinking you're right and trying to persuade other people you're right is not intolerant or close-minded -- it's a cornerstone of democracy.

Will the 'Dollar Wars' Kill What's Left of the American Dream?

 By Scott Thill, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Countries yoked to America's currency, and therefore its cratering empire, want to kick the dollar to the curb. And that's bad news for the U.S.

SCOTUS: Teen Strip-Search Ruled Unconstitutional, But School Officials Are Off the Hook

 By Adam B, Daily Kos
Rights and Liberties: The Court held that the rights of a student strip searched by school officials were violated. But the school officials were given qualified immunity.

Priceless: 'English-Only' Supporters Hold Conference, Can't Spell 'Conference'

 By Lee Fang, Think Progress
Immigration: Speaking under a misspelled banner, right-wingers who want to make English the official language of the U.S. showed no sense of irony.

New Washing Machine Uses Only 1 Cup of Water

By Alastair Jamieson, The Telegraph (UK)
Water: An environmentally friendly washing machine developed in Britain that uses only one cup of water to clean clothes could be on sale next year.

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Food Inc: Michael Pollan and Friends Reveal the Food Industry's Darkest Secrets

 By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
Media and Technology: The new film Food Inc. is a shocking look at the health, human rights and the environmental nightmare that lands on our plate each meal.

Gas Pump Thievery: Who's Really Behind the Rising Prices at the Pumps?

 By Jim Hightower, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: What's going on here is not the "magic of the marketplace," but some hocus-pocus by brand-name dealers.

Obama's False Financial Reform Is Nothing But Smooth Talk and Some Fuzzy Plans

 By William Greider, The Nation
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Missing in the Obama plan are hard rules -- the classic quality of laws that command behavior by prescribing "thou shalt" or 'thou shalt not."

Sanford and Sin: When Will the GOP Give up on Their Claim of Moral Purity?

 By Jacob Heilbrunn, Huffington Post
Sex and Relationships: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will presumably disappear, but the contradictions he embodies won't.

Why You May Be Stuck Holding the Bill for the Largest Taxpayer Rip Off

 By Dean Baker, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: The health care industry is getting money out of our pockets because their friends in Congress have made sure the money flows from us to them.

Creating a 'Pollution Casino': Why the Energy Bill May End Up a Boon for Our Dirtiest Industries

 By Dara Colwell, AlterNet
Environment: Let's take a look at why Waxman-Markey has the support of big polluters such as Shell Oil and Duke Energy, and not many environmental groups.

Big Business Is Aiding the Internet Crackdown in Iran and China -- Will the Technology Be Used on Americans Next?

 By Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate
Media and Technology: No legislation in the U.S. prevents the government from employing technology that monitors everything that goes through the Internet.
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