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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.

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Pelosi Unveils a Ground-Breaking Health Care Plan -- Will Senate Dems Follow Her Lead?

By Adele Stan, AlterNet
Politics: Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the Senate bill will have a public option, but now it's time to walk the walk.

Former Wall Street Player Reveals the Inside World Behind Shady Bailouts to Bankers

By Joshua Holland, Nomi Prins, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: An interview with Prins, former managing director at Goldman Sachs, now a razor-sharp financial muckraker and author of the new book, "It Takes a Pillage."

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians

By Kerry Trueman, AlterNet
Media and Technology: Cheap gas and cheap chuck remain American birthrights to loopy libertarians like Beck.

3 Silly Religious Beliefs Held By Non-Silly People

By Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog
Many of the beliefs held by religious moderates -- smart people who respect science and the separation of church and state -- are as untenable as the dogma of fundamentalists.

Right-Wingers in Congress Love Their Own Govt.-Run Health Care, But They Hate Sharing It

By Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate
Politics: Members of Congress and their families are blessed with their very own gold-plated, taxpayer-financed, Washington-run health care system.

The 10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Food

WebEcoist Health and Wellness: Which of your favorite dessert snacks contains beef fat? How about beaver anal glands? Find out below.

FOX's Political Witch Hunt Against ACORN Exposed

By Robert Greenwald, DeFox America
Politics: Video: Laying bare Fox News' agenda, clearly aimed at destroying the Obama administration and the progressive movement.

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Pot Is More Mainstream Than Ever, So Why Is Legalization Still Taboo?

By Steven Wishnia, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Obama's drug czar has said "legalization" isn't in his vocabulary. Here's why it should be.

Elie Wiesel's Shocking Stage Appearance With Mad Preacher and Anti-Semite John Hagee

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet
World: The controversial Christian right figure baselessly trashed Obama, and Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Wiesel calls him "dear pastor." What gives?

The Battle Over Raw Milk: Let's Ditch the Hysterics and Give People a Choice

By Jill Richardson, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Few foods provoke such strong reactions (for and against it) as raw milk. Find out why.

It's All About the People: Meet the AlterNet People

By Don Hazen, AlterNet
The progressive super stars and the key players who bring you the stories you want.

How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information?

By Charles Mostoller, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: An activist shared on Twitter what he heard on his police scanner, and now faces serious federal investigation.

New Online Computer Game Exploits Right-Wing Paranoia

By David Corn, Mother Jones
Rights and Liberties: Glenn Beck mysteriously killed. The GOP driven out of Congress. Obama proclaims himself the "Lost Imam." And more.

Sex for World Series Tickets?

By Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone
PEEK: A Craig's List ad goes sadly wrong.

CIA Kept Prisoners Alive to Keep Torturing Them, Lawyer Says

By Muriel Kane, Raw Story
Rights and Liberties: Human rights lawyer John Sifton says the CIA tried to prevent detainees from dying, "which might sound humanitarian, but was kind of sickening."

There's No Hope for Afghanistan If Women Aren't Involved

By Ann Jones, The Nation
World: What happens to women in Afghanistan is not merely a "women's issue." It is the central issue of stability, development and durable peace.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Thousands March in 3-Day Showdown with Banking Industry

By Kari Lydersen, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Tired of bailouts and fat paychecks for those that created the economic catastrophe, marchers made clear demands to tame an out-of-control financial system.

What's So Scary About Michael Pollan? Why Corporate Agriculture Tried to Censor His University Speech

By Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Agribusiness is trying to combat Pollan's message of sustainable, healthy eating.

30 Reasons Fox News Is Not Legit

By Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America
Media and Technology: Fox News routinely, and blatantly, breaks the code to which ethical journalists are supposed to aspire.

Is Joe Lieberman Bluffing, or Would He Really Torpedo Health-Care Reform?

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Politics: That's the question people are discussing today.

Why Won't Obama Send Condolence Letters to the Parents of Soldiers Who Have Committed Suicide?

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
World: The bereaved parents of Chancellor Keesling, a US soldier who took his own life in Iraq, wonder why the death of their son is treated differently than other mortalities.

Tea Party Movement Returns, This Time with Much More Dangerous and Explicit Rhetoric

By Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: It's not too hard to guess where talk of 'Judgement Day' can lead to in the context of a right-wing, gun-loving movement.

The Case for Marijuana Legalization and Regulation

By Paul Armentano, AlterNet
DrugReporter: An exclusive look at the historic testimony prepared for a special hearing on legalizing marijuana to the California Assembly.

Is Sleeping With a Married Man Sexist?

By Mandy Van Deven, RH Reality Check
Sex and Relationships: How does sleeping with a married man square with feminist politics?

A "Dream" Student's Homeland Security Nightmare

By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez, New American Media
Immigration: Since 2001, they’ve failed to garner the 60 votes necessary in the Senate to bring the Dream Act to a full vote.

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

6 Signs That the American Empire Is Coming to an Early End

By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com
World: The day of America's global pre-eminence is over. We must face the new global realities.

Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama

AlterNet Media and Technology: The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.

Our Economy Was a Scam and Now We're Dead Broke

By Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com
Politics: America is broke. And the easy credit, phantom "growth" economy has been exposed for what it was: a credit scam.

Could a High-Fat Diet Make You Healthy and Prevent Cavities?

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: A controversial organization promoting foods high in animal fats has some ecstatic. Others think they're whack jobs.

Reid and Pelosi Have Delivered on the Public Option -- Now Let's Get This Done

By Mike Lux, Open Left
Health and Wellness: In the coming weeks we will have an all-out public war with the insurance industry. It will decide whether we pass comprehensive reform or once again fall short at the bitter end.

Conservatives Are Rewriting the Bible to Free It From "Liberal Bias"

By Joseph Laycock, Thomas Fabisiak, Religion Dispatches
The new version will sing the praises of the free market and call young women "floozies" and "bimbos."

Showdown in Chicago: Protesters Rally Against Big Banks' Anti-Reform Lobbying

By Meg White, BuzzFlash
As businesspeople wandered by, protesters young and old aired their disgust with financial institutions.

"Freakonomics" Authors Tell You How to be a Good Prostitute

By Sady Doyle, Comment Is Free
Sex and Relationships: The men behind "Freakonomics" offer a stunningly shallow and flawed view of sex work as a career option for women.

Monday, October 26th, 2009

4 Prisoners Facing Executions or Serving Extreme Jail Sentences Who Very Well May Be Innocent

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Recent evidence shows that an executed Texas man was innocent. There are others who still might avoid that fate.

Harry Reid Announces Senate Health Bill With Public Option

By Adele Stan, AlterNet
Politics: In a striking announcement, the Senate majority leader says he has the votes to stop a filibuster against a public option; gives up on Snowe.

Showdown Against the Greedy Bankers in Chicago

By Rob Johnson, NewDeal 2.0
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Marchers join together in the call against banking greed and to speak out on behalf of people abused by foreclosure, subprime treachery and absurd interest rates.

Is the End Near for the Right-Wing's Vice Grip on U.S. Israeli Policy?

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
World: Obama's national security adviser will keynote the inaugural conference of the moderate advocacy group J-Street, an alternative to Washington's hawkish Israel lobby.

Right-Wing Extremist Group on Active Military Duty?

By Rob Waters, Southern Poverty Law Center
Extremists continue to get free military training in the U.S. armed forces.

Financial Support for the Unemployed Dries Up at the Worst Possible Time

By Marianne Hill, Dollars and Sense
Politics: Think you can count on unemployment insurance if you lose your job? Think again.

Can Your Diet Make You Happy?

By Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon
Health and Wellness: What you eat and how you cook it can help stave off depression. What are the best foods to eat?

Holy Cow, Is Congress Getting Serious About Real Health Care Reform?

By Peter Dreier, The Nation
Health and Wellness: There is still no guarantee that a progressive bill will end up on Obama's desk. But the chorus in favor of the public option is getting louder.

Is This 12-Year-Old the Next Michael Pollan?

By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
PEEK: Seriously, this kid knows his food politics.