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Human rights and civil liberties.	Have Americans Traded Freedom For Security? Paul Craig Roberts, CounterPunch According to polls, Americans support torture and don't mind that their government spies on them without obtaining warrants from a court.	The Torture of Two Innocent Men Who Just Left Guantanamo Andy Worthington, AlterNet Touchdowns and Lockdowns: Transcending Racial Politics in Prison Through Sports Bruce Reilly, AlterNet


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.	Copenhagen Talks End With Agreement, But No Binding Deal: So, How Screwed Are We? AlterNet Obama Addresses Copenhagen: 'There Is No Time to Waste' Barack Obama, AlterNet


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.	The Media Industry's Whirlwind Transformation in the 2000's: Good-News, Bad-News Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org This Is Your Brain on Kafka Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com


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.	Mexico Brags About Killing a Drug Kingpin, But It Won't Be Long Before Someone Takes His Place Neill Franklin, AlterNet Congress Gets Its Act Together: Repeals Ban on Syringe Exchange Funding, Allows D.C. to Enact Medical Marijuana Program Bill Piper, Naomi Long, AlterNet


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.	Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman's Invictus Film Release Kicks Off New Campaign For Universal Declaration of Human Rights Linda Milazzo, AlterNet Disney Apocalypse: Why 2012 Sucks Alexander Zaitchik, Killing the Buddha


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.	7 Reasons for Atheists to Celebrate the Holidays Greta Christina, AlterNet Hot, Steamy Mormons: Are the Latter Day Saints Getting Sexy? Liz Langley, AlterNet


Special coverage of labor and the workplace.	Obama's Mortgage Program: FAIL? Paul Kiel, ProPublica Confusion and delays have plagued the administration's loan modification program, causing homeowners to fall behind on mortgage payments, risking foreclosure.	Hordes of Angry Activists and a $27 Billion Court Case Is Making Oil Giant Chevron Pretty Nervous Peter Asmus, East Bay Express They're Building Nuclear Missile Parts in Woodstock? You Can't Escape America's War Economy CounterPunch


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?	Quitting Meat Is at the Heart of 2009's Health Zeitgeist, And Author Kathy Freston Is Leading the Debate AlterNet Does Aspartame Cause Tumors and Pose Cancer Risks? The Jury Is Still Out Scott Thill, AlterNet


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.	Abortion in the Senate Health-Care Bill: What the Nelson Compromise Will Cost Women Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check Hey, Dr. Dean, President Obama: It's Time to Get Real with Progressives Harold Pollack, AlterNet


The latest headlines on immigration issues.	Greyhound Lines Inc. Accused of Racial Profiling Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact Greyhound, which came under fire for anti-immigrant policies in 2005, is facing a new slew of charges.	Obama and Congress: At the Crossroads of Immigration Reform Maribel Hastings, New America Media A Rogue Sheriff in One Arizona County Is a National Problem Eric Ward, Imagine 2050


Politics the AlterNet way	Can We Rescue the Republic Before the Dark Politics Take Over? Kirk Nielsen, Miller-McCune.com Books by Chris Hedges, Thom Hartmann and Cass Sunstein suggest that we've nearly lost our sense of self-government. None show the way to get it back.	If We Don't Fix the Senate's Miserable Health Bill, the Repercussions Could Last for Decades Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post Top 10 Ethics Scandals of 2009 CREW Staff, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington


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.	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.	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.	Stealing Water from the Future: California's Massive Groundwater Overdraft Newly Revealed Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica


World News	'Neocon-ing' Obama Robert Parry, Consortium News In his Nobel speech, Obama slipped decades of violent U.S. foreign policy behind the phrase "whatever mistakes we have made," while asserting the morality of U.S. interventions.	War Vet: I Served 40 Months in Iraq, After Which I Didn't Want to Go Back Home Anonymous, New America Media I Volunteered For Obama in 2008, But His Support of Landmines Is the Last Straw Clancy Sigal, Comment Is Free