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Human rights and civil liberties.	"My Kids Want to Hide Their Identity; They're Scared Someone Will Attack Us": U.S. Muslims Being Targeted Jaisal Noor, Indypendent American Muslims, especially those who wear religious clothing such as hijabs, are often targets of hate crimes.	The Execution of a Potentially Innocent Man Less Scandalous Than an Affair? Michelle Goldberg, The American Prospect Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration Walter Mosley, Rae Gomes, The Nation


From climate change to medical news.	Why Max Baucus' 'No' Vote on the Climate Bill May Really Help Its Passage Jeff Mcmahon, True/Slant By appearing to oppose the bill, Baucus may be masterfully (and manipulatively) staging its passage.	Why the End May Be Coming for Coal Christine MacDonald, E Magazine Why We Need Bees and More People Becoming Organic Beekeepers Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing


Critical perspectives on our media-driven world	How Biased Media Can Brainwash You Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com A new study reveals that even savvy media consumers are affected by biased coverage.	Focusing on Fort Hood Killer's Beliefs Is an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre Mark Ames, AlterNet For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet


News from the front lines of the drug war.	Lies About Marijuana Drive People to a Much More Harmful Drug -- Booze Steve Fox, AlterNet Anti-pot propaganda drives most people to drink alcohol instead. But booze is far more dangerous than marijuana.	Pot Is More Mainstream Than Ever, So Why Is Legalization Still Taboo? Steven Wishnia, AlterNet The Case for Marijuana Legalization and Regulation Paul Armentano, AlterNet


Home of The Alternative Movie Awards.	The Yes Men: Pranksters Out to Fix the World Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus The Yes Men pose as spokespeople for major companies or bodies like the World Trade Organization, and give presentations that highlight the logic of corporate greed.	Barack Obama Must See Michael Moore's New Movie (and So Must You)! Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post Michael Moore's 'Capitalism' Flick Rips into Crimes of Wall Street Xan Brooks, The Guardian


Stories on religion and atheism.	Is Blind Faith in God and the Bible a Modern Invention? Devilstower, Daily Kos A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists.	Nobel Laureate Slams the Bible, Calls It "A Catalogue of Cruelties" Mario de Queiroz, IPS News Atheists, It's Time to Stand Up to Jesus Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk, Comment Is Free


Special coverage of labor and the workplace.	Who's Paying for the Recession Most of All? Young Workers Lizzy Ratner, The Nation Young people have lost 2.5 million jobs to the crisis, making them the hardest-hit age group.	As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence? Scott Thill, AlterNet How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track Julianne Malveaux, The Progressive


Updates on food justice, the locavore movement and fresh organic veggies!	Soda Helps Make Americans Unhealthy and Fat -- Will Soda Tax Prevail Despite Pushback by Beverage Industry? Christine Spolar, Joseph Eaton, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund Soft drink makers, supermarket companies, agriculture and the fast-food business have poured millions into campaigning against taxes on sweetened beverages.	Despite Censorship By Beef Magnate, Michael Pollan Spreads Message About the Real Price of Cheap Food AlterNet The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America's Emerging Battle Over Food Rights Makenna Goodman, TreeHugger


From health care policy to fitness and nutrition.	Do We Really Want to Enshrine Insurance Monopoly into Law? This and 5 Other Complaints About the Health Bill John Nichols, The Nation Informed and engaged progressives aren't entirely enthusiastic about the measure. Here are some of the most serious complaints.	New York May Stop Heartless Health Insurers from Dropping Coverage When It Stops Being Profitable William Ehart, Washington Times 10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the Health Care Battle Joshua Holland, AlterNet


The latest headlines on immigration issues.	NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough? James E. Johnson, Jr., Imagine 2050 Who gets to choose who is American or American enough? And how will they choose?	A Broken Immigration System Marks a Disastrous Failure of Government Response Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact Deported to a "Homeland" that He Never Knew Julianne Ong Hing, ColorLines


Politics the AlterNet way	4 Ways the Stupak Amendment Deprives Women of Access to Abortion Jessica Arons, The Wonk Room The health-care bill passed by the House will expand access to health care. But millions of women are about to lose coverage they currently have and need.	What Michelle and Barack's Marriage Has in Common with 56 Million Other Ones Annabelle Gurwitch, AlterNet Falwell Power Play: Jerry's Liberty University Students Grease the Partisan Political Machine in Virginia Joseph L. Conn, Church and State


Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more.	How the Stupak Amendment Radically Undermines Abortion Rights Rachel Morris, Mother Jones Online Bart Stupak's last-minute amendment to the health care bill is even more dangerous than you think.	Fetus-Shaped Potatoes? Going Undercover Inside the Weird World of Right-Wing Abortion Foes Ann Neumann, AlterNet Why It's Not Smart to Call Women Conservatives 'Whores' Tana Ganeva, 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.	Activists, Big Business Converge on G20 Meeting Jeb Sprague, IPS News Stop GOP Hooligans From Stalling Health Reform Byard Duncan, AlterNet


Coverage concerning the global water crisis, including public water protection, conservation, pollution, bottled water, drought and dams.	Why Natural Gas Is Not a Clean Energy Panacea Stan Cox, AlterNet Natural gas is "clean" only in contrast to coal -- just as a bacon cheeseburger can only be regarded as healthful compared with a double bacon cheeseburger.	Three Gorges Dam: The World's Largest Boondoggle to Be Completed Peter Bosshard, Huffington Post Who Is Stealing California's Water? Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute


World News	10 Suicides a Month at Ft. Hood -- War Stress Is Taking Soldiers to the Brink Dahr Jamail, Asia Times The shooting tragedy at Fort Hood on Friday points to a much larger problem of combat stress and overdeployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.	With Unemployment at 40 Percent, Afghan Teens Enlist in Army, Police Lal Aqa Sherin, IPS News The Victims At Fort Hood Are Casualties of War: Why Won't the Government Count Them Among the Dead? Aaron Glantz, New America Media