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Rights and Liberties
Human rights and civil liberties.
Why Fanaticism Can Be a Good Thing
Rebecca Solnit, Comment Is Free
It's popular to think the world gets changed by delightful people, but agents of change are often obsessive, intransigent, unreasonable, and demanding.

Environment
From climate change to medical news.
With the Copenhagen Summit Approaching, a Global Climate Movement Emerges
Bryan Farrell, Indypendent
From Britain to Australia, members of an enormous, diverse climate movement are getting organized.

Critical perspectives on our media-driven world
What Do Levi Johnston, Evangelicals and Oprah Have in Common? They All Blind Us to What Really Matters
Chris Hedges, Truthdig
Our obsessions revolve around the trivial and the absurd, while the course of human history is changing. Those who choose reality over fantasy are derided as pessimists.

DrugReporter
News from the front lines of the drug war.
The Feds Are Addicted to Pot -- Even If You Aren't
Paul Armentano, AlterNet
The government keeps pushing the BS that pot is addictive and has serious health consequences. And no wonder -- lying about pot is a lucrative business.

Movie Mix
Home of The Alternative Movie Awards.
Disney Apocalypse: Why 2012 Sucks
Alexander Zaitchik, Killing the Buddha
Even by the popsicle-stick standards of its genre, the disaster movie 2012 is so dumb you actually want everyone to die.
The Yes Men: Pranksters Out to Fix the World
Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus

Barack Obama Must See Michael Moore's New Movie (and So Must You)!
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post

Stories on religion and atheism.
Atheism and Diversity: Is It Wrong For Atheists To Convert Believers?
Greta Christina, AlterNet
Atheism isn't an attack on diversity, it's a defense of reality.

Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace
Special coverage of labor and the workplace.
Detroit Restaurant Workers Rally Against Wage-Stealing Restaurant Chain
Paul Abowd, Labor Notes
Members of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan demonstrated against a slew of minimum-wage violations.

Updates on food justice, the locavore movement and fresh organic veggies!
Don't Be Scared of Food: Are We Being Needlessly Hysterical About Food Safety?
David E. Gumpert, Chelsea Green Publishing
Despite all the media hype, there's little to actually suggest we're facing a major food safety crisis.

Health & Wellness
From health care policy to fitness and nutrition.
10 Signs Vegetarianism Is Catching On
Kathy Freston, AlterNet
Martha Stewart promotes a vegetarian Thanksgiving? Recently, much attention has been lavished on the horrors of factory farming and the advantages of a meatless diet.

The latest headlines on immigration issues.
Why Is the Department of Homeland Security Incarcerating Refugees Across the U.S.?
Emily Creighton, Immigration Impact
The DHS should re-consider its policy of jailing "unadjusted" refugees.

Politics the AlterNet way
Shocking: High School Grads Twice As Likely To Be Jobless Than College Grads – and Right-Wingers are Profiting From Their Pain
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
The economic meltdown has hit non-college grads much harder than the educated. And conservatives are very good at exploiting their anger and unease.

Reproductive Justice and Gender
Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more.
Have Women's Lives Improved Globally?
Laura Liswood, Women's Media Center
The World Economic Forum reported some major progress in the lives of women and girls in some surprising places.
My Baby Would Have Died Under the Stupak Amendment
Tiffany Campbell, RH Reality Check

Why Can't We Look Away From Sarah Palin?
Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet

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.
Pennsylvania Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica
The civil case, filed in Scranton, Pa., seeks to stop future drilling in the Marcellus Shale by Cabot Oil and Gas near the town of Dimock.

World News
Will A Long-Awaited Israel/Palestine Prisoner Swap Finally Go Through?
Jerrold Kessel, Pierre Klochendler, IPS News
Whether or not Marwan Barghouti will be among those released on the Palestinian side could have important implications for the peace process.