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Human rights and civil liberties.	What the FBI's Murder of a Black Panther Can Teach Us 40 Years Later Jeffrey Haas, The Nation The legacy of Fred Hampton, who was assassinated under COINTELPRO in 1969, should be our demand that U.S. officials be held accountable when they break the law.	Why Fanaticism Can Be a Good Thing Rebecca Solnit, Comment Is Free Amy Goodman Detained at Canadian Border; Guards Demand Notes For Speaking Event Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!


From climate change to medical news.	What's Cap and Trade? A New Video Breaks it Down and Reveals the Plan as a Scam Janet Redman, MinuteMan Media It's a scheme that tries to sell business-as-usual as a solution to global warming. Here's how it works.	Senate Climate Bill Progress Report: "Definite Republican Votes," Dems Have New Demands Brian Merchant, TreeHugger Why Direct Action Is the Only Realistic Path to Climate Reform Chris Hedges, Truthdig


Critical perspectives on our media-driven world	Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection Linda Milazzo, AlterNet Dick Cheney has used the complicit American media, his most powerful anti-prosecution tool, to near Machiavellian perfection.	The Money Behind Moon's Washington Times Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org What Do Levi Johnston, Evangelicals and Oprah Have in Common? They All Blind Us to What Really Matters Chris Hedges, Truthdig


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.	A Smart Way to Battle Drug Addiction and Save Lives: Harm Reduction Melinda Tuhus, In These Times The War on Weed: Marijuana Is Basically Harmless -- The Monumentally Stupid Drug War Is Not Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown


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.	Hey Religious Believers, Where's Your Evidence? Greta Christina, AlterNet In the marketplace of ideas, only religion gets a free ride in an armored tank.	Atheism and Diversity: Is It Wrong For Atheists To Convert Believers? Greta Christina, AlterNet Is Belief in God Hurting America? David Villano, Miller-McCune.com


Special coverage of labor and the workplace.	Congress Can Kill Outlandish Bonuses for Wall Streeters: Why Won't They? Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality We need more protection from corporate greed than the current mainstream antidotes provide. Americans get this. Too bad moderate reformers don't.	Let's Get Rolling on Unemployment -- We Need a Direct Govt. Jobs Program Isaiah J. Poole, Blog for Our Future Waiting with 45,000 People Afraid of Losing Their Homes -- Ground Zero in America's Mortgage Meltdown Andy Kroll, Tomdispatch.com


Updates on food justice, the locavore movement and fresh organic veggies!	Righteous Porkchop: Vegetarian Rancher Explains How to Raise Animals the Right Way and the Ills of Factory Farms Tara Lohan, AlterNet Nicolette Hahn Niman's new book offers a much-needed addition to the debate about whether we should be eating meat.	Why Fermentation Is the Key to Local Foods and Good Health Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing The Recession Is Taking a Bite Out of Meat Consumption Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet


From health care policy to fitness and nutrition.	25 Years Since the Bhopal Disaster, We've All Become Victims of the Chemical Industry Gary Cohen, AlterNet The Centers for Disease Control has documented that the average American carries more than 100 toxic chemicals in his or her body.	The Placebo Effect: Studies Reveal How Fake Medicine Actually Reduces Pain Michael Haederle, Miller-McCune.com 10 Signs Vegetarianism Is Catching On Kathy Freston, AlterNet


The latest headlines on immigration issues.	Italy's Media Wrestle With Immigrant-Bashing Sandip Roy, New America Media Italy's cultural landscape is undergoing a significant (and, for some, exciting) change. But will native Italians tolerate it?	Why Is the Department of Homeland Security Incarcerating Refugees Across the U.S.? Emily Creighton, Immigration Impact Republican Playbook on Immigration Debate Long on Emotions, Short on Facts Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact


Politics the AlterNet way	"Tea Party: The Documentary" -- Attending a Bizarre Movie Premiere for Right-Wingers in Washington Adele M. Stan, AlterNet Presented by FreedomWorks, the front group that organized the 9/12 March, a new documentary on the tea parties attempts to suggest that the protests were spontaneous.	This War Must End Robert Greenwald, Fed Up With Federalism Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect


Coverage concerning women's rights, reproductive health and education, gender, race, sexuality and more.	How Our Health System Screws Over Women Barbara J. Berg, AlterNet It's time to tell to tell the medical establishment and our elected officials to stop playing Russian roulette with women's lives.	Ehrenreich: The Pink-Ribbon Breast Cancer Cult Barbara Ehrenreich, Tomdispatch.com Have Women's Lives Improved Globally? Laura Liswood, Women's Media Center


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.	The First Projections for Water in 2010 Are Out: Prepare Now for Another Dry Year Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute California's water supply projections are grossly misunderstood by the media and the public and are misused by narrow water interests in the state.	Surprise: Schwarzenegger Uses 'Drought' Announcement to Promote Canal, Dams Dan Bacher, AlterNet Pennsylvania Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica


World News	Progressive Leaders Pan Obama's Decision for More War in Afghanistan -- 10 Reactions AlterNet Tom Hayden says he's taking the Obama bumpersticker off his car, Laura Flanders says the Bush Doctrine is still alive, and more.	Prop. 8 Challenge Puts Homosexuality on Trial Gabriel Arana, The American Prospect Why Should We Get Out of Afghanistan? Because Imperialism Is a Fool's Game Larry Beinhart, AlterNet