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Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Does Aspartame Cause Tumors and Pose Cancer Risks? The Jury Is Still Out

By Scott Thill, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Aspartame is consumed by over 200 million people in more than 6,000 products -- but how many of us are aware of the health risks?

Politicians Are Portraying 'Gitmo North' as a Terrific Local Jobs Program -- Don't Count On It

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Politicians' claim that moving detainees to Illinois will create 3,000 jobs is a distraction from an ugly reality; Gitmo is not being closed, it is being moved onto U.S. soil.

Guess What? Casual Sex Won't Make You Go Insane

By Ellen Friedrichs, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: Many cling to the notion that casual sex must be damaging. Recent research -- and a little historical perspective and common sense -- shows otherwise.

Everything You Think About Tiger Woods is Wrong, So Shut the F* Up!**

By Michael Bader, AlterNet
Media and Technology: The hundreds of media theories that have grown up around the Woods scandal have nothing to do with him and everything to do with us.

In the Shadow of Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Is Far from Recovery

By Denver Nicks, AlterNet
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Profits and bonuses are back on the Street, but the prosperity hasn't filtered down past the service economy.

Hightower: Congress Ethics Rules Undermined by Weasels

By Jim Hightower, AlterNet
The Democratic majority in the House pushed through a widely ballyhooed set of reforms. Pelosi promised "the most honest, ethical and open Congress in history. How'd that work out?

Right-Wingers' Much-Hyped "Die-In" Health-Care Protest in Washington Never Materializes

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Politics: A promised protest on Capitol Hill by right-wingers opposed to health-care reform doesn't happen; Dick Armey's speech at National Press Club canceled.

Howard Dean Locks Horns with White House and Dem Senators After Call to 'Kill' Health Compromise

By David Edwards, Daniel Tencer, Raw Story
Health and Wellness: Dean's call to start from scratch and craft a new health care bill is a cause for frustration for Obama's press secretary and Sen. Rockefeller.

Al Gore: A Billion People's Water at Risk From Melting Ice

AFP Water: At UN climate talks Monday, he warned that record melting of Polar and Himalayan ice could deprive deprive more than a billion people of access to clean water.

Does Obama's Road to Re-Election Run Through Kabul?

By Christian Parenti, The Nation
World: The real purpose of sending 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward his next election.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Why We're Fascinated by the Paranormal, Masonic Myths and Secret Societies

By Anneli Rufus, AlterNet
Media and Technology: By making paranoia part of pop culture, writers like Dan Brown have made a fortune. Then again, maybe he belongs to a secret cabal.

Meet the FBI Operative Who Threatened My Life, and the Gov.-Elect Who May Have Helped Him

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Did NJ Republican Chris Christie grant legal protection to neo-nazi radio host Hal Turner for his undercover role in a federal program to "flush out" violent far-right plots?

Right-Wingers' Much-Hyped "Die-In" Health-Care Protest in Washington Never Materializes

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Politics: A promised protest on Capitol Hill by right-wingers opposed to health-care reform doesn't happen; Dick Armey's speech at National Press Club canceled.

"How Does Somebody Have a Baby in Jail Without Anybody Noticing?" The Awful Plight of Pregnant Prisoners

By Rachel Roth, The Nation
Reproductive Justice and Gender: The lack of common sense and compassion with which imprisoned pregnant women are treated is chilling.

Tiger Woods Syndrome: How the Golf Star's Affair Will Help Him Win Our Hearts and Minds

By Dr. Susan Block, CounterPunch
Sex and Relationships: The new Tiger Woods -- flawed philanderer, sex addict, bad boy -- is far more interesting than the scrubbed-down endorsement machine we're used to seeing.

Krugman: It Seems Like Washington Wants Another Financial Disaster

By Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Are the Dems willing to learn something from the disaster that has overtaken the U.S. economy, and get behind financial reform?

Health-Care Bill After Compromise with Lieberman: Worse Than Nothing

By Darcy Burner, AlterNet
Politics: Thanks to Joe Lieberman, the Senate health-care bill -- now with no public option or Medicare buy-in -- leaves progressives no choice but to kill it.

The Brutal Dark Side of Obama's "Softer" Immigration Enforcement

By David Bacon, The Progressive
Rights and Liberties: 'Sanctions pretend to punish employers but in reality, they punish workers.'

Former Police Chief Norm Stamper: 'Let's Not Stop at Marijuana Legalization'

By Norm Stamper, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: A new poll shows that most Americans are ready to legalize marijuana, but not drugs like cocaine or heroin. A 34-year police vet says it's time to legalize them all.

Congress's Attempt at Financial Reform Is Very Weak Broth

By Zach Carter, Media Consortium
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: The latest efforts to reform Wall Street don't away with too-big-to-fail banks, and that's a big problem -- here's what progressives are saying about it.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Too Fat to Serve: How Our Unhealthy Food System Is Undermining the Military

By Jill Richardson, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Americans have become so overweight that a large percentage of young people no longer qualify for military service. How did we get here?

Huge Signature Gathering Success Sends Pot Legalization to Ballot

By Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet
Politics: AlterNet broke the news that Tax Cannabis 2010 in California has gathered a surplus of ballot petition signatures, moving the state towards pot legalization.

Howard Zinn and Bill Moyers on Right-Wing Demagogues and Progressive Resistance

By Bill Moyers, Howard Zinn, Bill Moyers Journal
Zinn: "Democracy doesn't come from the top. It comes from the bottom. Democracy is not what governments do. It's what people do."

Can Boob Jobs Serve the Public Good?

By Alexandra Suich, The Nation
Reproductive Justice and Gender: A tax on plastic surgery may generate $6 billion in ten years. But feminist groups oppose it. Why?

12 Hilarious Corporate Attempts to Look Green

By * Staff, WebEcoist
Media and Technology: Don't be fooled. Hummers and McDonald's aren't "green." Neither are fossil fuels or Fox News, for that matter.

Will Copenhagen Lead to Radical Climate Experiments?

By Chris Mooney, Mother Jones Online
If the summit fails, controversial geo-engineering projects may get a boost.

9 Holiday Gifts Every American Should Go Without

By Luanne Bradley, EcoSalon
Environment: Aren't we already up to our ears in calendars, cell phones and Ugg boots?

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Why Are We Drugging Our Kids?

By Evelyn Pringle, TruthOut.org
Health and Wellness: Psychiatric drugs are overprescribed and can even make mental symptoms worse in kids. They're also a goldmine for drug companies.

Huge Signature Gathering Success Sends Pot Legalization to Ballot

By Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet
Politics: AlterNet broke the news that Tax Cannabis 2010 in California has gathered a surplus of ballot petition signatures, moving the state towards pot legalization.

The 9 Surges of Obama's War

By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com
World: The troop surge is only one part of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. Here are 8 more signs of how fully the President has committed us.

Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply for Rich and Poor Pot Smokers

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: A California hipster can hit the vaporizer without fear of harassment, but a lower-class person smoking a blunt may not be so lucky.

U.S. Business Interests Suspected in 'Fabricated' Climate Scandal

By Staff, Agence France Presse
Environment: The emails that have right-wingers frothing aren't scandalous. The issue is who hacked the scientists' computers, and what they had to gain from undermining their research.

25 Days In Federal Prison For Littering? Border Patrol Cracking Down on Human Rights Activists

By Jessica Weisberg, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Walt Staton was dropping off water jugs for people who attempt the often deadly trek into Arizona from Mexico when the Feds ticketed him for "knowingly littering."

Are Americans a Broken People? Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression

By Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet
Politics: A psychologist asks: Have consumerism, suburbanization and a malevolent corporate-government partnership so beaten us down that we no longer have the will to save ourselves?

Christian Kink: Why Traditional Religion and Non-Traditional Sex Are a Good Match

By Sarah Sloane, SeXis Magazine
Sex and Relationships: What happens when a deeply religious person finds that their sexual interests seem at odds with their faith? Sometimes, it's easier to reconcile than it seems.

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

9 Silly Things People Say When They Hear You Don't Want Kids (And Ways to Counter Them)

By Liz Langley, AlterNet
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Wanting kids isn't just the social norm, it's said to be a biological imperative, the only supposed "duh" of evolution. But yet, some of us choose not to -- and for good reason.

Big News from Copenhagen: Radical Cuts Urged, Deal In Jeopardy

By Mark Hertsgaard, TheNation.com
Environment: The divide between big emitters and at-risk nations deepened, threatening the prospects of reaching a climate deal.

How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way to Controlling Health Care

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Politics: If you think an expanded Medicare makes up for the lack of a public option in the Senate bill, you're smoking medical marijuana.

Bill Moyers: We Have a Nobel Peace President Who Won't Ban Land Mines

By Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, Bill Moyers Journal
Politics: The Nobel Committee said Obama won the prize for his respect of international law and his efforts at disarmament, yet he won't even sign on to end a barbaric weapon.

There's More to Sex Than a Cum Shot to the Face: What Men Should Unlearn from Hardcore Porn

By Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: No, porn does not turn men into crazed sex fiends. But it's clear that pornography has affected the way we view -- and have -- sex. Here's how to counter porn's effects.

The 6 Weirdest, Scariest Processed Foods

By Brad Reed, AlterNet
Health and Wellness: Once upon a time, some brave scientists had a noble dream of ridding food of nutrients. That dream is closer to reality than ever.

Meet Joe Bageant: One of America's Best Redneck Populist Writers

AlterNet Media and Technology: Have you been missing out on one of AlterNet's most popular authors? Here are 10 of Bageant's best works from the year.

Damning New Evidence Raises Concerns About Threats to New York's Water from Gas Drilling

By Byard Duncan, AlterNet
Water: New York may be the next state to become embroiled in a mess of litigation and public outcry over a controversial drilling technique.

The Religious Right's Potty Paranoia

By Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones Online
Sex and Relationships: Public restrooms: The final frontier of the right's war on queer folk?

Our Lives Are Filled With Worthless Crap That's Destroying the Earth: Here's What You Can Do

By Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, In These Times
Environment: The way to lower the quantity of energy required to make and distribute short-lived consumer goods is to make them durable, repairable and upgradable.

Afghanistan: How the War Hawks Caged Obama

By Robert Parry, Consortium News
World: How a desire for bipartisanship and peace within his own party led Obama to appoint a hawkish cabal that pushed him to a renewed war in Afghanistan.

Report from Copenhagen: Negotiations Heat Up, Tuvalu Fights for Survival

By Karen Orenstein, Open Left
Environment: Tuvalu has a plan it hopes may keep the country above water.

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Supreme Court's Ruling Would Allow Bin Laden to Donate to Sarah Palin's Presidential Campaign

By Greg Palast, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: I'm biting my nails waiting for the Supreme Court's ruling in 'Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission' -- here's why you should be too.

Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails

By Robert Scheer, Truthdig
Politics: Obama’s faux populism is beginning to grate, and I finally came unglued when one of his "we the people" e-mails from him landed on my screen.

Zinn's 'People's History' Masterwork Hits the History Channel

By Dave Zirin, AlterNet
Rights and Liberties: Don't miss Howard Zinn's 'Voices of a People's History' debut on the History Channel on December 13th.

Why Do Airstrikes in Afghanistan Keep Killing Exactly 30 People?

By Megan Carpentier, Air America
World: Pentagon policy from the Rumsfeld days on acceptable kill rates still seems to be the guiding logic for what field commanders are telling the news media.

Why Is the Federal Government Supporting Evangelism?

By Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check
Reproductive Justice and Gender: Why does Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, which teaches students to be "Champions for Christ," get tax-exempt status?

Heartbreaking Stories Warn New Yorkers of What May Be in Store if the State OKs Controversial Gas Drilling

By Maura Stephens, AlterNet
Water: Residents of others states are issuing words of warning for New Yorkers who may soon allow companies to use the "fracking" process to drill for natural gas.

Can Boob Jobs Serve the Public Good?

By Alexandra Suich, The Nation
Reproductive Justice and Gender: A tax on plastic surgery may generate $6 billion in ten years. But feminist groups oppose it. Why?

The Reason for 15 Million Unemployed: Poor Thinking at the Top

By Dean Baker, TruthOut.org
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: It is absolutely unacceptable to have 15 million people unemployed just because the people who call the shots are too dumb to figure out how to get them back to work.

Why Is Mainstream Media Faking a Climate Scandal When There's Real Reporting to Be Done?

By Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report
Environment: There is plenty of reporting to be done in Copenhagen, but instead the media is playing into deniers' conspiracy theories.

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Rachel Maddow Demolishes Therapist Who Claims He Can Make Her Straight

AlterNet Rights and Liberties: Richard Cohen claims his therapy can turn gay people straight -- an absurd theory debunked by all national psychological associations.

Hot, Steamy Mormons: Are the Latter Day Saints Getting Sexy?

By Liz Langley, AlterNet
Sex and Relationships: Calendars and videos featuring scantily clad Mormons are helping redefine images of the Latter Day Saints -- but not everyone in the Church is happy.

To the Hope and Change Crowd -- How's It Working Out for You?

By Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com
Politics: Obama promised change -- and sure enough, things are changing for the worse.

Pentagon's Advice to Traumatized Veterans: Think Happy Thoughts!

By Penny Coleman, AlterNet
World: Hey, all you quitters and whiners: If it’s bad and it hurts, you have to try harder, have faith, and above all, think positive!

Texas Populist Jim Hightower Makes Progressive 'Hall of Fame,' as Nation Magazine Gathering Grapples with Conflicted Feelings about President Obama

By Don Hazen, AlterNet
A year after the President's inauguration, much of the giddiness surrounding Obama has dissipated.

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Does Aspartame Cause Tumors and Pose Cancer Risks? The Jury Is Still Out

Politicians Are Portraying 'Gitmo North' as a Terrific Local Jobs Program -- Don't Count On It

Guess What? Casual Sex Won't Make You Go Insane

Everything You Think About Tiger Woods is Wrong, So Shut the F*** Up!

In the Shadow of Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Is Far from Recovery

Hightower: Congress Ethics Rules Undermined by Weasels

Right-Wingers' Much-Hyped "Die-In" Health-Care Protest in Washington Never Materializes

Howard Dean Locks Horns with White House and Dem Senators After Call to 'Kill' Health Compromise

Al Gore: A Billion People's Water at Risk From Melting Ice

Does Obama's Road to Re-Election Run Through Kabul?

Why We're Fascinated by the Paranormal, Masonic Myths and Secret Societies

Meet the FBI Operative Who Threatened My Life, and the Gov.-Elect Who May Have Helped Him

Right-Wingers' Much-Hyped "Die-In" Health-Care Protest in Washington Never Materializes

"How Does Somebody Have a Baby in Jail Without Anybody Noticing?" The Awful Plight of Pregnant Prisoners

Tiger Woods Syndrome: How the Golf Star's Affair Will Help Him Win Our Hearts and Minds

Krugman: It Seems Like Washington Wants Another Financial Disaster

Health-Care Bill After Compromise with Lieberman: Worse Than Nothing

The Brutal Dark Side of Obama's "Softer" Immigration Enforcement

Former Police Chief Norm Stamper: 'Let's Not Stop at Marijuana Legalization'

Congress's Attempt at Financial Reform Is Very Weak Broth

Too Fat to Serve: How Our Unhealthy Food System Is Undermining the Military

Huge Signature Gathering Success Sends Pot Legalization to Ballot

Howard Zinn and Bill Moyers on Right-Wing Demagogues and Progressive Resistance

Can Boob Jobs Serve the Public Good?

12 Hilarious Corporate Attempts to Look Green

Will Copenhagen Lead to Radical Climate Experiments?

9 Holiday Gifts Every American Should Go Without

Why Are We Drugging Our Kids?

Huge Signature Gathering Success Sends Pot Legalization to Ballot

The 9 Surges of Obama's War

Medical Marijuana Apartheid: Different Rules Apply for Rich and Poor Pot Smokers

U.S. Business Interests Suspected in 'Fabricated' Climate Scandal

25 Days In Federal Prison For Littering? Border Patrol Cracking Down on Human Rights Activists

Are Americans a Broken People? Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression

Christian Kink: Why Traditional Religion and Non-Traditional Sex Are a Good Match

9 Silly Things People Say When They Hear You Don't Want Kids (And Ways to Counter Them)

Big News from Copenhagen: Radical Cuts Urged, Deal In Jeopardy

How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way to Controlling Health Care

Bill Moyers: We Have a Nobel Peace President Who Won't Ban Land Mines

There's More to Sex Than a Cum Shot to the Face: What Men Should Unlearn from Hardcore Porn

The 6 Weirdest, Scariest Processed Foods

Meet Joe Bageant: One of America's Best Redneck Populist Writers

Damning New Evidence Raises Concerns About Threats to New York's Water from Gas Drilling

The Religious Right's Potty Paranoia

Our Lives Are Filled With Worthless Crap That's Destroying the Earth: Here's What You Can Do

Afghanistan: How the War Hawks Caged Obama

Report from Copenhagen: Negotiations Heat Up, Tuvalu Fights for Survival

Supreme Court's Ruling Would Allow Bin Laden to Donate to Sarah Palin's Presidential Campaign

Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails

Zinn's 'People's History' Masterwork Hits the History Channel

Why Do Airstrikes in Afghanistan Keep Killing Exactly 30 People?

Why Is the Federal Government Supporting Evangelism?

Heartbreaking Stories Warn New Yorkers of What May Be in Store if the State OKs Controversial Gas Drilling

Can Boob Jobs Serve the Public Good?

The Reason for 15 Million Unemployed: Poor Thinking at the Top

Why Is Mainstream Media Faking a Climate Scandal When There's Real Reporting to Be Done?

Rachel Maddow Demolishes Therapist Who Claims He Can Make Her Straight

Hot, Steamy Mormons: Are the Latter Day Saints Getting Sexy?

To the Hope and Change Crowd -- How's It Working Out for You?

Pentagon's Advice to Traumatized Veterans: Think Happy Thoughts!

Texas Populist Jim Hightower Makes Progressive 'Hall of Fame,' as Nation Magazine Gathering Grapples with Conflicted Feelings about President Obama

Senate Passes Compromised Health Care Reform -- Will Progressive Dems Support the Final Bill?

The Choice at Copenhagen: Heroism or Collective Suicide

12 Crazy Futuristic Water Buildings That May Help Humans Survive Climate Change Catastrophe

Everything You Think About Tiger Woods is Wrong, So Shut the F* Up!**