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Human rights and civil liberties.	In Iran, Fears That a Prominent Prisoner Detained In Election Upheaval Could Die in Jail Katie Mattern, IPS News Sick and disabled, 55-year old Saeed Hajjarian is one of hundreds of reformists arrested for "orchestrating" the post-election violence in Tehran.	ACLU: Racial Profiling "Widespread and Pervasive" Haider Rizvi, IPS News Tortured to Death: New Details On Detainee Abuse Prove Bush Officials Are (Literally) Getting Away With Murder Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights


From climate change to medical news.	From Farm to Pharma: How Animals Ended Up Living in Confined Feedlots Guzzling Antibiotics Will Allen, Chelsea Green Publishing Here's the history behind the transition from farm to feedlot and why Big Pharma rules the barn.	Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship Sam Kornell, Miller-McCune Magazine Michael Pollan: We Are Headed Toward a Breakdown in Our Food System David Beers, The Tyee


Critical perspectives on our media-driven world	Will the Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Life Be Inherited By His Kids? Patricia J. Williams, The Nation Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers whatever fancy seized him -- including his made-to-order kids.	Summer Blockbusters: Why Do We Insist on Watching Really Bad Movies? Sameer Pandya, Miller-McCune.com "More Better Faster!": How Our Spastic Digital Culture Scrambles Our Brains David Bollier, On the Commons


News from the front lines of the drug war.	The Supreme Court Resists Drug War Hysteria Krystal Quinlan, AlterNet Ruling on strip-searching case is the latest sign that the High Court's drug war fever may finally be breaking.	This Is Your Country on Drugs: How the DARE Generation Got High Ryan Grim, Wiley Michael Jackson Probably O.D.'d -- Just Like Thousands of Americans Who Fall Victim to Our Overdose Epidemic Jill Harris, AlterNet


Home of The Alternative Movie Awards.	This Time, Pixar Has Gone Too Far Eileen Jones, eXiled Online Pixar, the inheritor of Disney's cheesy style, has been pushed to dangerously high glucose levels with their new animated film.	Motherhood, Sex, and a Woman's Deepest Fears Deborah Orr, Independent UK Terminator Salvation Will Win the Prize for Most Interesting Cast Names, Not Much Else Steve Burgess, The Tyee


Special coverage of labor and the workplace.	Sub-prime Redux? Wall Street Banksters to Trade California IOUs AlterNet Will buyers downplay the risks inherent in California's debt?	Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything: "I Don't Know How I'll Make It" Rachel Neumann, AlterNet Taibbi: New Secrecy Rule Lets Goldman Sachs Control Stock Prices Unmolested by Public Scrutiny Daniel Tencer, Raw Story


From health care policy to fitness and nutrition.	Key Senator: With Franken Seated No Need for Compromise on Public Option Sam Stein, Huffington Post Senator Schumer criticizes Senators wanting to compromise on health care and draws a line in the sand.	Labor Rallies for Health Care, But Keeps it Vague Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes The Results Are In: A Public Health Plan Saves Big Money Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future


The latest headlines on immigration issues.	Under Obama, Like Bush, Immigrant Suspects Face Injustice The New York Times Judge: “detainees in D.H.S. custody are dying as a result of the substandard conditions.”	Meatless Mondays: Do Something Good for the Earth and Your Health Kathy Freston, AlterNet Why is the Government Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid at the U.S.-Mexico Border? Valeria Fernandez, IPS News


Politics the AlterNet way	Breadline USA: Why People Are Going Hungry in the Land of Plenty Sasha Abramsky, PoliPoint Press America's poor are being priced out of a market flush with excess eatables. It's an abomination we can fix.	The Hell We're Leaving Behind in Iraq Jodie Evans, AlterNet Court Rules Al Franken Has Won Senate Seat Agence France Presse


Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more.	Women's Health Care Should Be a National Priority Delthia Ricks, Ms. Magazine Disparities in women's health care must no longer be tolerated.	How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life Cecily Kellogg, RH Reality Check Why Are People Obsessed with Their Kids? Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee


The hottest action campaigns this side of the Atlantic	Pressuring Obama to Make the Right Decision on Health Care is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week Byard Duncan, AlterNet This is no time to let up. We must let Obama know how important a public option is for all of America.	Tell Your Senators F-22's Are a Waste of Our Money Staff, VoteVets.org, Supporting Obama's Push For a Public Health Option is AlterNet's Top Campaign of the Week Byard Duncan, AlterNet


Coverage concerning the global water crisis, including public water protection, conservation, pollution, bottled water, drought and dams.	Will Bottled Water Companies Suck the Great Lakes Dry? Dave Dempsey, AlterNet A loophole in a recent interstate compact leaves the door open for bottled water companies to take what they wish.	David v. Goliath: Help Michigan Citizens Protect Their Water from Nestle's Bottling Operations Leslie Samuelrich, Corporate Accountability International The Health of Our Society Is Mirrored in the Health of Our Rivers Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute


World News	Time for Jews To Abandon the Old Foundation Myth of Israel? Ira Chernus, Religion Dispatches Israel must abandon its myth of unquestionable benevolence if there's to be any hope for peace.	High Noon in Honduras Laura Carlsen, AlterNet Amnesty: Israel Used Children as Human Shields in Gaza AFP

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