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Rights and Liberties
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.

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.
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.

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.
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.

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

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
'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.