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White Liberals Have White Privilege Too!

Posted on Dec 21, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Ten misunderstandings white liberals have about race.

Readers Write: Christian Ex-Gays Try to 'Cure' Homosexuality

Posted on Dec 19, 2007, Source: AlterNet

AlterNet readers weigh in on "sexual reorientation therapy."

U.S. Commits, Lies About Domestic Human Rights Violations

Posted on Dec 12, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Human rights violations taint almost every social sector in the U.S.

Veterans Make Up One Quarter of US Homeless, Here Are Some of Their Stories [VIDEO]

Posted on Nov 12, 2007, Source: AlterNet

If we are to demonstrate our true patriotism, then we must rehabilitate the present and future lives of those veterans who carried the biggest burdens of our declarations of war.

Faking Your Way to Good Health

Posted on Oct 31, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Trendy nutrient-infused drinks like Diet Coke Plus and VitaminWater may be hip, but are they healthy?

Noose Hung on Door of Black Columbia University Professor

Posted on Oct 10, 2007

Alex Jung: The noose, a chilling representation of an overt form of white supremacy, has returned as a specter of something that never actually went away.

Will New Food Labels Make Americans Thinner?

Posted on Oct 3, 2007, Source: AlterNet

The line between health education and marketing just got blurrier.

Readers Write: Pornography, Patriarchy and Power

Posted on Sep 29, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Our discussion on pornography revisited. Second of two parts.

College Students Fight for Their Right to Say "F**k Bush"

Posted on Sep 25, 2007

Alex Jung: Angry students and faculty call for the firing of a college newspaper editor at their own peril.

Is Your Couch Toxic?

Posted on Sep 10, 2007

Alex Jung: Furniture is now on the list of ordinary objects that make the average home a veritable minefield of toxins.

Sagging Your Pants? Risk a Fine Or Jail Time

Posted on Aug 31, 2007

Alex Jung: Pant-saggers in Mansfield, LA can be fined $150 (plus court costs) or be thrown into jail up to 15 days. Seriously?

The Racial Divide of America's Youth: Whites Happier Than Everyone Else

Posted on Aug 29, 2007

Alex Jung: Success is often measured by opportunity and privilege, where people of color are lacking.

Is It Time to Legalize Drugs? [VIDEO]

Posted on Aug 23, 2007, Source: AlterNet

The United States has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to stop the flow of drugs into the country. But many of these substances are now easier to get than ever.
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