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Rights and Liberties
Human rights and civil liberties.
The Torture of Two Innocent Men Who Just Left Guantanamo
Andy Worthington, AlterNet
The release of Mohammed Sulaymon Barre and Ismail Mahmoud Muhammad is another example of the hysterical and false claims that Guantanamo is full of hardcore terrorists.

Environment
From climate change to medical news.
Copenhagen: Historic Failure That Will Live in Infamy
Joss Garman, Independent UK
There is nothing in this deal that would persuade an energy utility that the era of dirty coal is over. And the implications for humanity of that simple fact are profound.

Critical perspectives on our media-driven world
Moyers, Moore and Maddow are the Most Influential Progressives
Don Hazen, AlterNet
Recently we asked our readers to rank the most influential progressives. Here are the results.

DrugReporter
News from the front lines of the drug war.
We Can't Let Politics Keep Trumping Science on Drug Policy
Beth Schwartzapfel, The Nation
If Obama wants to promote public health -- over politics -- on substance abuse, there are many more bold steps his administration should take.

Movie Mix
Home of The Alternative Movie Awards.
James Cameron's Wizardry in 'Avatar' Movie Demands Being Witnessed on the Big Screen
Wajahat Ali, CounterPunch
Avatar elevates cinematic storytelling to an exciting, untapped visual apex that allows our eyes to finally experience images that were once only imaginable in our minds.

Stories on religion and atheism.
Christian Story of Jesus's Birth Is a Myth Born of Politics
Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium News
Beautiful as it is, the story of the birth of Jesus is a myth born of the political needs of early Christians.

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace
Special coverage of labor and the workplace.
They're Building Nuclear Missile Parts in Woodstock? You Can't Escape America's War Economy
CounterPunch
The New York small town has a worldwide association with peace, yet its largest employer has been making components for nuclear missiles for six decades.

Updates on food justice, the locavore movement and fresh organic veggies!
Corporations (and Sarah Palin) Are Cyborgs Sent to Scuttle the Fight Against Climate Change
Rebecca Solnit, Tomdispatch.com
Why does it seem as if we're in an action movie in which the fate of the Earth is at stake?

Health & Wellness
From health care policy to fitness and nutrition.
How Real Health Reform Was Killed by Politicians Trying to Look 'Moderate'
James Ridgeway, CounterPunch
'Moderation' has come to mean weighing the interests of campaign contributors -- Big Pharma vs. the insurance companies -- with little concern for the American people.

The latest headlines on immigration issues.
Obama and Congress: At the Crossroads of Immigration Reform
Maribel Hastings, New America Media
A prickly issue for both liberals and conservatives, immigration reform will play a key role in shaping 2010's political landscape.

Politics the AlterNet way
Is Obama's Problem That He Just Doesn't Want to Deal with Conflict?
Drew Westen, AlterNet
Somehow Obama has managed to turn a base of new and progressive voters he himself energized in 2008 into the likely stay-at-home voters of 2010.

Reproductive Justice and Gender
Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more.
Men: Invisible Allies in the Struggle for Choice
Claire Keyes, RH Reality Check
If we want supportive men's voices to balance the messages of violence and hatred, we need to reach out to men even more.
Can Boob Jobs Serve the Public Good?
Alexandra Suich, The Nation

Why Is the Federal Government Supporting Evangelism?
Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check

The hottest action campaigns this side of the Atlantic
G-20 Meetings: Nothing Much Happened in the Suites, and There Was Too Much Punch in the Streets
Laura Flanders, GRITtv
Underrepresented booming countries may get a bigger voice in global finance. Nice. But under-represented people? They got arrested.

Water
Coverage concerning the global water crisis, including public water protection, conservation, pollution, bottled water, drought and dams.
NASA Report Highlights Need to Retire Drainage Impaired Land in California
Dan Bacher, AlterNet
The retirement of drainage impaired land on the San Joaquin's west side should be a priority if we want to preserve California's limited water supply and fisheries.

World News
Obama's Af-Pak War is Not Just Deadly and Counterproductive: It's Illegal
Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet
Some 30 percent of all U.S. deaths in Afghanistan have occurred during Obama's presidency. His escalation of that war is not what the Nobel committee envisioned.