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Michael Jackson's Death Was Tragic, But He Was Little More Than an Icon of Mediocrity

Michael Jackson's Death Was Tragic, But He Was Little More Than an Icon of Mediocrity

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's Blog. July 9, 2009. [430 total comments]
He was not a musical genius; didn't break down racial barriers; wasn't a great dancer; didn't change American culture.

Sarah Palin Resigns: Is She Fleeing Scandal?

Sarah Palin Resigns: Is She Fleeing Scandal?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNetAlterNet: PEEK. July 4, 2009. [373 total comments]
What is behind Palin's resignation from office?

The Dark Side of Climate Change: It's Already Too Late, Cap and Trade Is a Scam, and Only the Few Will Survive

The Dark Side of Climate Change: It's Already Too Late, Cap and Trade Is a Scam, and Only the Few Will Survive

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. July 7, 2009. [317 total comments]
Father of the Gaia Theory, James Lovelock says we can't stop climate change, but that humanity will continue in some smaller form.

It's the Right-Wingers Who Are Unloading the Harshest Critiques About Palin’s Bizarre Departure

It's the Right-Wingers Who Are Unloading the Harshest Critiques About Palin’s Bizarre Departure

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. July 8, 2009. [283 total comments]
The split among conservatives over who's to blame for Palin’s early exit from the national stage is breaking out into the airwaves.

Sarah Palin's Latest Crazy Move: Are Republicans a Danger to the Republic?

Sarah Palin's Latest Crazy Move: Are Republicans a Danger to the Republic?

Robert Parry, Consortium News. July 6, 2009. [219 total comments]
Remember, this is the woman Republicans wanted to put a heart beat away from the Presidency. When did the GOP become so irresponsible?

Why the FBI Squelched an Investigation of a Post-9/11 Meeting Between White Supremacist and Islamic Extremists

Why the FBI Squelched an Investigation of a Post-9/11 Meeting Between White Supremacist and Islamic Extremists

Mark Levine, AlterNet. July 9, 2009. [217 total comments]
Shock: It seems the FBI cares more about protecting its illegal surveillance methods than following leads to stop terrorism.

My First Abortion Party

My First Abortion Party

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009. [197 total comments]
When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision. I was right and wrong.

Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny

Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny

Theresa Amato, The New Press. July 7, 2009. [178 total comments]
Third-party candidates are effectively shut out of the presidential race by the two major parties designed to squash the competition.

Sarah Palin Is Not Crazy, She's Calculating (And Still More Dangerous Than People Think)

Sarah Palin Is Not Crazy, She's Calculating (And Still More Dangerous Than People Think)

Melissa McEwan, Comment Is FreeAlterNet: PEEK. July 7, 2009. [158 total comments]
Palin is cut from the same cloth as our former president, who was similarly ridiculed and rejected by conservative leaders early on.

Meatless Mondays: Do Something Good for the Earth and Your Health

Meatless Mondays: Do Something Good for the Earth and Your Health

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. July 6, 2009. [131 total comments]
A new campaign is focused on convincing the world not to eat chickens, pigs, and other animals -- just one day per week.

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything:

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything: "I Don't Know How I'll Make It"

Rachel Neumann, AlterNet. July 6, 2009. [131 total comments]
Luz Guerra has already lost her job. Now she might lose her car, her home and her health insurance.

Why Is a Leading Feminist Organization Lending Its Name to Support Escalation in Afghanistan?

Why Is a Leading Feminist Organization Lending Its Name to Support Escalation in Afghanistan?

Sonali Kolhatkar, Mariam Rawi, AlterNet. July 8, 2009. [123 total comments]
Waging war does not lead to the liberation of women anywhere -- even if you call soldiers "peacekeeping forces."

Wingnut Congressman Brian Bilbray's Ignorance about the Constitution and Citizenship Is Shocking

Wingnut Congressman Brian Bilbray's Ignorance about the Constitution and Citizenship Is Shocking

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 8, 2009. [121 total comments]
On immigration law, and his 'anchor baby' nonsense, Bibray makes Ron Paul look like a constitutional scholar.

10 Commandments of the Anti-Christ: Mysterious

10 Commandments of the Anti-Christ: Mysterious "Guidestones" Madden Conspiracy Theorists and Christian Fundamentalists

Joseph Laycock, Religion Dispatches. July 6, 2009. [110 total comments]
Conspiracy theorists and fringe Christians think the mysterious Georgia stones signal the coming of a "New World Order."

Rolling Stone Expose Declares Goldman Sachs Behind Every Market Crash Since 1920s

Rolling Stone Expose Declares Goldman Sachs Behind Every Market Crash Since 1920s

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 4, 2009. [98 total comments]
Matt Taibbi explains how the company created market bubbles and then profited from the crash that followed.

Howard Dean:

Howard Dean: "This Is Ridiculous. We're 60 Years Behind the Times" on Fixing Health Care

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 8, 2009. [96 total comments]
Progressive leader and health crusader Dean on what it's going to take to overhaul our health care system.

10 Dangerous Household Products You Should Never Use Again

10 Dangerous Household Products You Should Never Use Again

Sustain LaneJuly 9, 2009. [84 total comments]
Air fresheners, disinfectants, and cleaners found under your sink are more dangerous than you think.

Forbidden Israel: Sex and the Settlers

Forbidden Israel: Sex and the Settlers

Ira Chernus, AlterNet. July 7, 2009. [79 total comments]
If the Israeli government and courts were adhering strictly to the law, the settlers would have been gone long ago.

"Deliver Us From Evil": The Amorality of the Catholic Church

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. July 4, 2009. [78 total comments]
The basic hierarchy and theology of the Catholic Church is a recipe for the abuse of power.

Will the Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Life Be Inherited By His Kids?

Will the Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Life Be Inherited By His Kids?

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. July 4, 2009. [76 total comments]
Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers whatever fancy seized him -- including his made-to-order kids.

Taibbi's Scream: Stop the Political System That Has Let Goldman Sachs Fleece Us for 90 Years

Taibbi's Scream: Stop the Political System That Has Let Goldman Sachs Fleece Us for 90 Years

Rob Johnson, AlterNet. July 8, 2009. [69 total comments]
The sordid story of how Goldman Sachs and Co. engineered bubbles in the economy and made a hefty profit.

This Is Your Country on Drugs: How the DARE Generation Got High

This Is Your Country on Drugs: How the DARE Generation Got High

Ryan Grim, Wiley. July 6, 2009. [67 total comments]
Exclusive from new book shares the '80s generation's encounter with illicit drugs, and how they really caught on.

Three Reasons We Need an Economic Wake Up Call

Three Reasons We Need an Economic Wake Up Call

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. July 7, 2009. [64 total comments]
Several events of the past week should be a wake-up call to the Obama administration. Bottom line: the medicine isn't working.

Biden: It is Israel's 'Sovereign Right' to Decide Whether to Attack Iran

Biden: It is Israel's 'Sovereign Right' to Decide Whether to Attack Iran

Digby, HullabalooAlterNet: PEEK. July 6, 2009. [59 total comments]
"Israel can determine for itself ... what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else."

Sick: Operation Rescue Founder Launches 'Defeat Sotomayor' Tour, Including Press Conference at Dr. Tiller Clinic

Sick: Operation Rescue Founder Launches 'Defeat Sotomayor' Tour, Including Press Conference at Dr. Tiller Clinic

Ian Millhiser, Think ProgressAlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 6, 2009. [58 total comments]
Randall Terry has announced a 12-city tour to spread word that "[t]o refuse to filibuster [Sotomayor] is to bow ... to the Angel of Death."

Hunter Thompson Knew It Well: Robert McNamara's Vision for America Was Imperial and Elitist

Hunter Thompson Knew It Well: Robert McNamara's Vision for America Was Imperial and Elitist

Joe Costello, AlterNet. July 7, 2009. [55 total comments]
The death of Robert McNamara is a time to remember how dangerous the idea of technocrats running Washington has been.

Promise Keepers: Christian Men's Movement Making a Comeback?

Promise Keepers: Christian Men's Movement Making a Comeback?

Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet. July 7, 2009. [53 total comments]
The Promise Keepers -- a conservative men's group -- is focusing on women, the poor and Jews.

This July 4th, Rebel and Agitate for Change

This July 4th, Rebel and Agitate for Change

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. July 4, 2009. [52 total comments]
Agitators created America, and it's their feisty spirit and outright rebelliousness that we celebrate on our national holiday.

We Are Only a Few Senators Away from Having Much Better Health Care

We Are Only a Few Senators Away from Having Much Better Health Care

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. July 7, 2009. [52 total comments]
Fundamental health reform is now within reach. Obama and activists need to get those last "centrists" on board.

Michael Pollan: We Are Headed Toward a Breakdown in Our Food System

Michael Pollan: We Are Headed Toward a Breakdown in Our Food System

David Beers, The Tyee. July 4, 2009. [49 total comments]
Pollan gives a glimpse at the current state of food politics inside the White House and within his own home.

What's So Scary About Offering People the Option of a Public Health Plan?

What's So Scary About Offering People the Option of a Public Health Plan?

Dean Baker, AlterNet. July 8, 2009. [49 total comments]
If the public plan is bad, then people will just stay with the options currently available in the private sector.

Palin Thinks There Is a 'Department of Law' at the White House. (There Isn't.)

Palin Thinks There Is a 'Department of Law' at the White House. (There Isn't.)

Amanda Terkel, AlterNet: PEEK. July 7, 2009. [41 total comments]
Oh, and she also left the door open to running for national political office in the future.

Breadline USA: Why People Are Going Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Breadline USA: Why People Are Going Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Sasha Abramsky, PoliPoint Press. July 4, 2009. [40 total comments]
America's poor are being priced out of a market flush with excess eatables. It's an abomination we can fix.

Jeb Bush Proves Irony Is Not Dead

Jeb Bush Proves Irony Is Not Dead

David Waldman, Daily KosAlterNet: PEEK. July 8, 2009. [40 total comments]
The brother of our former President accused Obama of misleading voters during his campaign. Remind you of someone else we know?

How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life

How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life

Cecily Kellogg, RH Reality Check. July 6, 2009. [36 total comments]
Will you or your daughter be so lucky?

Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship

Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming -- But Media Obscure the Relationship

Sam Kornell, Miller-McCune Magazine. July 6, 2009. [34 total comments]
As climate change intensifies, wildfires are going to increase in the U.S. Publicizing the link could help drive home the danger of global warming.

Taibbi: New Secrecy Rule Lets Goldman Sachs Control Stock Prices Unmolested by Public Scrutiny

Taibbi: New Secrecy Rule Lets Goldman Sachs Control Stock Prices Unmolested by Public Scrutiny

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 6, 2009. [34 total comments]
The new rule means the public will no longer be able to tell if large investment banks are manipulating the stock market for their own gain.

Ending Indefinite Detention is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Ending Indefinite Detention is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009. [33 total comments]
It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.

Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue HuffPo Blogger Shannyn Moore for 'Defamation'; Moore Says 'Bring it On'

Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue HuffPo Blogger Shannyn Moore for 'Defamation'; Moore Says 'Bring it On'

AKMuckraker, Huffington PostAlterNet: PEEK. July 6, 2009. [28 total comments]
Moore: 'The most powerful person in this state accused me of defaming her for pointing out the fact that there have been rumors of corruption.'

Oh No! The Dictionary Has a Liberal Bias!

Oh No! The Dictionary Has a Liberal Bias!

Roy Edroso, AlicublogAlterNet: Media and Technology. July 5, 2009. [25 total comments]
Is nothing sacred?

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