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Human rights and civil liberties. |
Who Are the Gitmo Prisoners Released With Sami al-Haj? Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog The release of al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj last week made headlines. But few have mentioned the others prisoners freed from Guantánamo. |
How Should States Deal with Polygamous Sects? Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor Labor Lobby Melee: Union Rivalry Gets Physical Bennett Baumer, Indypendent |
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Coverage of America's war with Iraq. |
Leader of al-Qa'ida in Iraq Reported "Captured" in Mosul Raid James Macintyre, Independent UK The Iraqi Defense Ministry claims Washington's prime target, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, but the White House is skeptical. |
The Iraq Supplemental: A Three-Ring Circus Erik Leaver, AlterNet With House Poised to Spend $163 Billion, More Argue Iraq Should Use Oil Money to Pay for Reconstruction Jim Lobe, IPS News |
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From climate change to medical news. |
New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices. |
A Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off Christian Parenti, The Nation Hey Coffee Drinker, Ditch That Paper Cup Ruben Anderson, The Tyee |
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Critical perspectives on our media-driven world |
Our Media Have Been So Wrong for So Long Jayne Lyn Stahl, AlterNet In his new book, E&P editor Greg Mitchell offers a stinging indictment of the media's complicity with Washington's war-marketing machine. |
Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity Norman Solomon, AlterNet The Violent Language of Right-Wing Pundits Poisons Our Democracy Jeffrey Feldman, Ig Publishing |
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News from the front lines of the drug war. |
NYC's Staggering Arrest Rate for Pot Achieved By Police Deception and Scams Steven Wishnia, AlterNet New study says New York's cannabis crackdown is both racist and fraudulent -- and that more have been arrested under Bloomberg than Giuliani. |
Psst... Government-Supplied Marijuana Program Turns 30 Bruce Mirken, AlterNet North Dakota Man Facing Years in Prison After Buying Salvia Divinorum on eBay Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle |
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Home of The Alternative Movie Awards. |
Hollywood's Selective Outrage Dennis Perrin, Huffington Post The air-brushed Hollywood stars that populate PSAs aren't likely to tackle truly controversial issues any time soon. |
Young at Heart Sue Katz, Consenting Adult WH Campaigns Need Shot of Hollywood Jeffrey Ressner, Politico |
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Special coverage of labor and the workplace. |
Will the Mortgage Industry Pay for Its Crimes? Danny Schechter, AlterNet Borrowers are being crushed under the credit crisis. Someone needs to pay. |
Taxes and the Cult of Home Ownership Thomas Palley, AlterNet Farm Radio Broadcaster Gets the Boot After Exposing Monsanto's 'Goon Squads' Russell Mokhiber, Corporate Crime Reporter |
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Covering election theft, voting rights, money and politics, and political reform. |
VA Retreats on Voter Registration Efforts for Wounded Veterans Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will help ex-soldiers to register and vote, yet it won't allow registration drives on VA facilities. |
Democratic Congress to Voters: What Election Problems? Art Levine, AlterNet Dept. of Veterans Affairs Changes Policy on Helping Wounded Soldiers Register to Vote Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet |
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AlterNet's coverage of the 2008 election. |
Clinton: Damn the Pundits, Full Speed Ahead David Corn, MotherJones.com The Clinton campaign has signaled it will fight on. But her only real option is going nuclear. |
Obama Wins NC Decisively, Clinton Hangs on by Thread Michael Carmichael, Huffington Post There Is No 'Nuclear Option' for Hillary to Seize the Nomination at the Dem Convention Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet |
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From health care policy to fitness and nutrition. |
Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem? Doug Bremner, Huffington Post Almost all of the chronic conditions for which pills are prescribed are preventable through changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise. |
Organics May Soon Be Out of Reach for Many Consumers Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Evangelical Doctor Touts Better Health Care Plan Than Clinton, Obama Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! |
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The latest headlines on immigration issues. |
Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now? Amanda Martinez, New American Media If true, then it's hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people's hearts. |
Lawsuit: Del Monte Ripping Off Migrant Workers , Southern Poverty Law Center Immigration Hardliners Pushing Pointless SAVE Act Through Congress Joshua Holland, AlterNet |
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Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more. |
Satisfied Sex Worker or Domestic Trafficking Victim? Kari Lydersen, AlterNet New legislation could expand the definition of trafficking to treat many sex workers as crime victims instead of criminals. |
Anti-Choice Zealots Chase After Patients' Private Medical Records Katherine Spillar, Ms. Magazine Maternal Profiling Anita Sarah Jackson, Huffington Post |
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Coverage concerning the global water crisis, including public water protection, conservation, pollution, bottled water, drought and dams. |
Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma Stan Cox, AlterNet Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families? |
Water Shortage Concerns: City Contemplates Going From Toilet to Tap Barbara L. Minton, Natural News Selling Tap Water in New York to Help Provide Clean Water in Developing Countries Brita Belli, E Magazine |
